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Maine Voices: Employers, prepare for pandemic’s next wave – mental health struggles
As Mainers await a COVID-19 vaccine, the pandemic has put a damper on the holiday season. Time once spent at Christmas parties and New Year’s Eve celebrations will now be spent staying home. More than 60 percent of employees report losing at least one hour per day in productivity because of COVID-related stress. MIA Studio/Shutterstock.com …
MD school systems prepare for winter break food distributions
MARYLAND (WDVM) – Local school systems are preparing families and announcing their plans for food distribution over winter break. Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington County Public Schools are among school systems planning to distribute take-home boxes to feed students. FCPS announced 34 schools and 9 community drop-off sites will distribute five days’ worth of to-go breakfast, …
US coronavirus: Fauci asks Americans to prepare to get vaccinated as states plan for distribution
“Say, ‘I’m not going to be one of the people that’s going to be a steppingstone for the virus to go to somebody else. I’m going to be a dead end to the virus,’” Fauci told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Monday. Holiday gatherings — like Thanksgiving and upcoming Christmas and Hanukkah — are the “perfect …
College students prepare to return home on break as Indiana sees surge in COVID-19 cases
INDIANAPOLIS — Positivity rates are inching toward that 10% threshold before leaders begin to reassess restrictions. Indiana is not alone in a surge that about 40 states are experiencing right now. Experts are crediting this increase to pandemic fatigue, and people spreading the virus at gatherings. But the biggest takeaway is COVID is everywhere at …
NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts prepare for launch to space station
The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan is scheduled for 1:45 am ET on Wednesday and will be broadcast live on NASA’s website. The trio’s Soyuz capsule is expected to dock with the space station at 4:52 a.m. ET, and the hatch between the space station and the capsule will open at 6:45 …
Tarrant County Health Director Says Schools Should Prepare to Return to Virtual Learning – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The director of the Tarrant County Public Health Department says school districts in the county should prepare to return to virtual learning rather than “waiting for an outbreak.” Public health director Vinny Taneja made the statement Tuesday morning during a meeting of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court where he said all of the county’s COVID-19 …
Prepare for a ‘Different Type’ of Halloween, Chicago’s Top Health Official Says – NBC Chicago
With Halloween next month, Chicago’s top health official said the city should expect a “different type” of holiday this October. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday that the city will not cancel Halloween, but people should expect to see different celebrations than previous years due to the coronavirus. “I’ll be …
Israelis Prepare to Celebrate the Year’s Holiest Days Under Lockdown
JERUSALEM — As Israelis prepare to celebrate the holiest days on the Jewish calendar under a fresh lockdown, organizing prayer services is proving to be more of a mathematical brainteaser than a spiritual exercise. Rabbis are having to arrange worshipers into clusters of 20 to 50, separated by dividers, determining the number and size of …
Coronavirus live updates: CDC asks states to prepare to distribute vaccine as early as Nov. 1
September 3, 2020 at 2:56 AM EDT Tactics of fiery White House trade adviser draw new scrutiny as some of his pandemic moves unravel Amid the Trump administration’s troubled response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior White House aide Peter Navarro has refashioned himself as a powerful government purchasing chief, operating far beyond his original role …
Monument Health tells staff to prepare for COVID surge after 60 health care workers test positive in August | Local
× Sign Up Today and Support Local Journalism Enjoy more articles from Rapid City’s Most Trusted Information Source. Subscribers can log in for unlimited digital access Monument Health in Rapid City Jeff Easton Monument Health leaders told physicians and caregivers to “prepare for a surge in cases in the coming weeks” after a total of …
