[ad_1] HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Officials with Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) said Sunday that the district will continue to require all students, staff and visitors to wear face masks following Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that would end the statewide COVID-19 mask mandate in K-12 schools beginning Jan. 24. Officials said that masks would […]
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[ad_1] A sign indicating Brunswick’s indoor mask mandate posted outside of Joshua’s Restaurant and Tavern. C. Thacher Carter / The Times Record Masks are now required in all indoor public spaces throughout Brunswick, and while some business owners feel the town’s mandate takes the pressure off them, others report of unruly customers and have concerns […]
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[ad_1] Posted: Jan 16, 2022 / 06:26 PM EST / Updated: Jan 16, 2022 / 06:26 PM EST AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Auburn City Schools are transitioning back to mask requirements beginning Tuesday, January 18. As approved by the Auburn City Board of Education, the threshold for an indoor mask […]
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[ad_1] Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) on Sunday said he is facing two challenges as his municipality battles COVID-19: misinformation regarding vaccinations and opposition from the political right when it comes to mask mandates and other mitigation practices. Asked by moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” what is holding him back from […]
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[ad_1] Published: 1/16/2022 4:27:47 PM Modified: 1/16/2022 4:26:43 PM ERVING — In response to a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the region, the Board of Health has enacted a townwide mask mandate for all indoor places where the public is invited. “The COVID cases have increased,” said Betsy Sicard, clerk to the Board […]
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[ad_1] Diners around Kansas City braved snow, freezing temperatures and an ongoing COVID surge to take part in the first weekend of Restaurant Week. It’s the second year in a row the annual nine-day event has taken place during the pandemic, and many restaurant-goers were equipped this year with vaccines, boosters and masks. “We feel […]
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[ad_1] Because he has chosen not to get vaccinated, student and part-time supermarket cashier Rimoldi is — for now, at least — locked out of much of public life. Without a vaccine certificate, he can no longer complete his degree or work in a grocery store. He is barred from eating in restaurants, attending concerts […]
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[ad_1] The White House has awarded over $2 billion in contracts so far as part of its plan to ship millions of free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to Americans. Among the most recent, three companies — IHealth Labs, Roche Diagnostics Corp. and Abbott — were selected out of 20 bids to manufacture a combined 380 million tests, […]
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[ad_1] Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight on Sunday after a panel of judges upheld a government decision to cancel his visa.Credit…Loren Elliott/Reuters Novak Djokovic’s last-ditch attempt to salvage his hopes of defending his Australian Open title has failed, with judges ruling on Sunday that Australia’s immigration minister was within his rights […]
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[ad_1] Despite the high number of cases, strong momentum in Turkey’s vaccination program and fewer coronavirus hospitalizations have prompted the relaxing of another pandemic-related measure. As Turkey reached 139 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered since it launched a vaccination program in January 2021, it removed the requirement for unvaccinated individuals to take a polymerase […]
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