Laconia Woman Dies In Fire
An elderly Laconia woman died Wednesday afternoon in a two-alarm fire on Highland Street, according to The Laconia Daily Sun.
Laconia Fire Chief Kirk Beattie told the newspaper that firefighters found the woman on the first floor of the building at 171 Highland Street, and she was not breathing. Firefighters tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but Beattie said he learned about 4:30 p.m. that the woman had died.
The cause and origin of the fire in the three-story duplex remains under investigation.
Child Care In New Hampshire
Chris Santaniello, director of the Division of Economic and Housing Stability within the Health and Human Services Department, and DHHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette said 45,000 children are in licensed child care facilities in the state.
Their report, at the request of Executive Councilor Joseph Kenney, addressed the $20 million that the state has received through the pandemic relief plan to assist with child care. They are entertaining grant requests from more than 500 facilities and are working with businesses to determine the future of child care in the state.
The state considered child care an essential service, so never shut it down as other states did.
New Travel Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that, based on the latest scientific studies, fully vaccinated people no longer need to be tested before travel or to self-quarantine afterward, unless required to do so by carriers or destinations. People still should wear masks when they are not able to maintain a six-foot distance from others, and they should continue washing their hands frequently. Avoiding crowds is still important.
Despite the new guidelines, health officials continue to discourage nonessential travel.
The CDC is not lifting travel restrictions for non-U.S. citizens arriving from China, Brazil, South Africa, and parts of Europe. Airline passengers entering the U.S. must get a test within three days of their departure and show proof of a negative result before boarding.
Human And Computer Viruses
The Liberty Independent Media Project is doing a series of articles on the “hidden double-helix economic threat” from biological and virtual viruses. The first appeared on March 31 with an overview of the situation, and the latest focuses on restaurants and hotels who are facing huge losses due to the pandemic.
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