girl in quarantine – GETTY A leading World Health Organization figure has described the 14-day quarantine period as a “conservative estimate” of how long people may be infectious, reports Georgina Hayes. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, cautioned that “the […]
A policy requiring all trucks to leave on time from U.S. Postal Service facilities, like this post office in Van Nuys, led to chaos in the system, a Times investigation found. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) For new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who wanted the U.S. Postal Service to […]
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Wednesday that starting Oct. 15, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19. Travelers will have to take the test within 72 hours before their flight arrives in the islands. Ige said drug store operator […]
Staff working from home for fashion retailer Next have been “stultified” by boring online presentations and missed out on office camaraderie, the company said. Next said that overall, the impact of the pandemic on business had been “expensive and miserable”. But it had also seen some advantages from the upheaval, […]
Day one, first Test vs West Indies: Kemar Roach to Rory Burns It was just a regulation first ball from Roach that Burns defended with ease but it meant so much more. It was the first day of a very different summer that at one stage looked as if it […]
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many people who were previously used to working in an office environment have had to get used to working from home, setting up home offices and acclimatising to a much quieter workplace setting than they may typically be used to. During the peak of lockdown, when […]
Liz Gillies, Michael Corcoran Liz Gillies is married after postponing her wedding due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Dynasty star, 27, tied the knot with music composer Michael Corcoran in an intimate garden ceremony on Aug. 8, she announced on Wednesday, sharing several photos from the outdoor nuptials on her […]
When the coronavirus shuttered the hospitality industry in March, Chicago bartender Garrett Collins moved back home to Edmond, Oklahoma, where he now lives with his parents and a grandmother. “When I first moved in, I felt pretty guilty,” said Collins, 27. “I felt like I was very lucky and privileged […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many to rethink their long-term plans, like committing to multiyear college programs — especially since forced virtual learning has not led to an overall reduction in the cost of schooling. Instead of enrolling as normal, some students and parents are researching gap year options. In […]
In 2018, footage of a new Harry Potter console game began circulating online with stunning imagery of what seemed to be at the time an adventure for next-gen consoles. Two years later, Hogwarts Legacy gets an official unveiling. Sony’s Playstation 5 showcase on Wednesday came with the news that this […]
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s former acting chief of staff, will soon make his first trip to the British Isles in his new role as the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland, according to two people familiar with the trip. After not traveling to Europe for the last six months […]
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When the coronavirus shuttered the hospitality industry in March, Chicago bartender Garrett Collins moved back home to Edmond, Oklahoma, where he now lives with his parents and grandmother. “When I first moved in, I felt pretty guilty,” Collins, 27, said. “I felt like I was very lucky and privileged in […]
It’s definitely a different Toronto International Film Festival than usual, with a couch and a Keurig taking the place of theater seats and a coffeehouse stop. In a year when everything in the movie industry has had to scramble amid COVID-19, Toronto (running through Sept. 19) is the biggest of […]
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Two men have been arrested after they allegedly used an illegal website to purchase sex from a 13-year-old girl who was being trafficked. Kention Obryan Johnson, 35, and Sergio Trinidad Carvajal, 30, were arrested in Dallas last week and a federal grand jury indicted them on charges of conspiracy to […]
Way out: Quarantine policies are changing quickly (Simon Calder) Another leading online travel agent has quit Abta, the travel association, in a row over refunds for customers affected by government travel changes. Love Holidays has followed On the Beach in resigning from the leading travel trade association. Both are unhappy […]
The Telegraph Second lockdown would be ‘disastrous’ for the economy, Boris Johnson warns A second lockdown would be an economic “disaster” for the UK, Boris Johnson said as he acknowledged that the testing system was experiencing “huge problems.” In his second appearance before the Commons powerful liaison committee this year, […]
Facebook actually made something good. It’s called Horizon and it’s only in VR. I didn’t expect to like Facebook’s Horizon. That’s not to say I really had any idea of what to expect prior to my first visit to the social media giant’s Pixar film-like virtual world. It’s just that […]
BARNSTABLE, MA — Nearly 36 percent of Cape Cod businesses only have enough money to survive for six months or less, according to survey results from the Cape Cod Commission. The Cape Cod Commission, an economic development agency for Barnstable County, surveyed about 400 businesses across the region affected by […]
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen delivered the State of the City Address Tuesday evening from his home over Zoom. The online meetings are the new method of getting city business into the public eye since the coronavirus began. Since March, when Laguna Beach officials made swift, […]
It’s hard to find an industry that hasn’t been majorly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but arguably travel, hospitality, and retail have been hit hardest. As businesses across the country grapple with the painful reality of the COVID retail landscape, many are being forced to make difficult changes. Recently, iconic […]