Key Takeaways
- Respiratory disease rates remain low across the Commonwealth.
- Hazardous heat is expected across most of Virginia this weekend and early next week, with the heat index exceeding 90 degrees, with the potential to hit triple digits in a few areas. The National Weather Service recommends “extreme caution” with heat indexes in this range.
- The WHO urged countries to work together to manage avian flu, noting the risk the ongoing outbreak affecting wild birds, poultry, and at least 26 mammal species poses a risk to humans.
- Despite a jump in the total number of Canadian wildfires, there are no uncontrolled wildfires in southern Quebec for the first time since May. Wildfire smoke is not expected to impact Virginia’s air quality significantly over the next few days.
- Measles outbreaks continue globally, with Asia and Africa hit the hardest. The CDC has issued a health alert and recommends that all travelers without presumptive immunity be vaccinated. Case rates in the U.S. and Europe remain low.
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