Janitorial Company Ordered To Pay Penalty And Refunds On Cleaning System Claiming To Mitigate COVID On Surfaces

A Des Moines commercial custodial company has been ordered to pay a $75,000 penalty and provide refunds for making false COVID-19 cleaning claims. Iowa Attorney General, Tom Miller, reports the settlement with Heritage Group, Heritage Microbial Control, LLC, SPMC and Joseph Johnson must comply with those terms of the agreement and also refrain from claiming that their antimicrobial cleaning process provides long-term protection to surfaces from the coronavirus, unless such claims are approved by the appropriate federal and state authorities.

“As the pandemic began, we shared concerns that companies would try to sell cleaning services based on unfounded claims to prevent the coronavirus, wasting Iowans’ money and potentially harming their health,” Miller says. “We are pleased to come to a resolution with Heritage Building Maintenance and to finalize the agreement that refunds customers and puts an end to these claims.” In the summer of 2020, Miller’s Consumer Protection Division opened an investigation into the company’s claims that Test-Treat-Track, their three-step antimicrobial cleaning process, would provide long-lasting prevention or mitigated transmission...

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The US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, the highest level in two months

For the first time in two months, the US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases each day, shortly after millions of Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The seven-day moving average of new cases was 121,437 as of Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Prior to this week, the US last topped the 100,000-cases-a-day mark in early October.

Also on the rise is the number of Covid-19 deaths, with a seven-day average of 1,651 people dying from the virus each day as of Saturday, the JHU data showed. Average daily deaths haven't been this high in more than a month.

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Omicron Covid variant detected in 5 U.S. states as scientists investigate heavily mutated strain

At least five U.S. states have now confirmed cases of the omicron variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, as scientists investigate whether the heavily mutated strain is more infectious and virulent.

At least 9 cases were confirmed on Thursday in Minnesota, Colorado, New York, Hawaii and California. California confirmed the first U.S. case of omicron on Wednesday, bringing the total number of reported cases so far to 10.

Minnesota public health authorities confirmed Thursday morning the second U.S. case of omicron, in a resident who recently returned from New York City, the state’s department of health said.

The man, who was fully vaccinated and has since recovered, traveled to New York City to attend the Anime NYC 2021 convention at the Javits Center Nov. 19-21, the department said in a statement. He developed symptoms shortly after returning and tested positive on Nov. 22.

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The COVID-19 omicron variant has an "unprecedented number of spike mutations" and poses a "very high" global risk, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Because of fears that the new variant has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines, there are growing concerns around the world that the pandemic and associated lockdown restrictions will persist for far longer than hoped.

"The overall global risk related to the new variant of concern omicron is assessed as very high," the WHO said, according to Reuters. The health body said countries should make sure that there are "mitigation plans in place" to deal with an increase in new cases. Scientists are working to determine how effective vaccines are in preventing infections with the new variant.

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Concern about a new, heavily mutated variant of coronavirus first detected in southern Africa, has led the UK to restrict travelled to six African countries - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini.

The variant, known as B.1.1.529, is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far - and it has such a long list of mutations that it was described by one scientist as "horrific". South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana have identified just 59 cases of the variant, so far, while Israeli media also reports one case has been identified from a traveller. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps paid tribute to South Africa's fast and transparent response, and said of the UK's decision to restrict travel: "This is a safety-first approach."

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COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows.

The disease was reported as the underlying cause of death or a contributing cause of death for an estimated 377,883 people in 2020, accounting for 11.3% of deaths, according to the CDC.

As of late Sunday, 770,461 people total have died as a result of the coronavirus, CDC data says. That means around 14,700 more people have died in 2021 than last year due to COVID-19 — and there's still more than a month left in the year for that number to grow.

The CDC figures only account for reported deaths, and it's likely that more people died in 2020 due to COVID-19 than the recorded number; 2020 coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. weren’t tracked until February...

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The growth of cleaning services market can be attributed to growing acceptance of these services as a result of the economic upturn, increasing discretionary income, and the rise in dual-income households, supporting market expansion. Furthermore, expansion in the commercial sector and real estate investment are expected to fuel demand for various cleaning services.

However, high competition, particularly in industrialized countries, is one of the key reasons limiting market growth. On the contrary, rapid urbanization has had a favorable impact on the cleaning services business, albeit having a detrimental impact on the environment due to infrastructure strain. Many governmental garbage management operations, such as mobile applications for smart cities, are influencing the cleaning services market. The market for cleaning services is likely to continue to develop as public awareness of the benefits of a green and healthy environment grows, thereby creating opportunities for the global cleaning services market growth...

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