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Coronavirus fashion: Our quarantine wardrobes include more pajamas, fewer bras and pants

Coronavirus clothes are about comfort not restrictions. Sales of bras, pants and jackets are down while sales of pj's are up ami.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 13th, 2020

Seattle health workers raced to inject 1,600 coronavirus vaccine doses in the middle of the night to whomever they could find after a freezer failed

Hundreds of people came out in their robes and pajamas when Seattle's Swedish Health Services tweeted that it had doses that were about to expire. Dado Ruvic/Reuters A freezer.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 30th, 2021

I went through a luxury-hotel quarantine in Singapore to beat the coronavirus - and it works. But Americans just wouldn"t find it acceptable.

The country has been able to control the virus through border controls and a contract-tracing app required to enter or leave establishments. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 28th, 2021

I went through a luxury hotel quarantine in Singapore to beat the coronavirus - and it works. But Americans just wouldn"t find it acceptable.

The country has been able to control the virus through strict border controls and a contract tracing app that requires users to scan a QR code any time they enter or leave an establishment. .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 28th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden to call for stimulus checks, more vaccine funds in Thursday speech

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening will unveil his coronavirus relief plan, a sweeping measure expected to include items including cash payments to Americans and money for distributing COVID-19 vaccines......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 14th, 2021

Joe Biden wants to go big with a multi-trillion-dollar stimulus package. But his economic agenda is about to collide against a Democratic drive to impeach Trump.

Biden is assembling a large coronavirus relief package that will likely include $2,000 stimulus checks and federal unemployment benef.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 11th, 2021

WHO investigation into Chinese origins of coronavirus may not include Wuhan visit

The Chinese government has reportedly controlled domestic investigations into the origins of the virus......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJan 11th, 2021

Inside wealthy kids" weird, pricey pandemic purchases, from $1,000 Patagonia fleeces to a $31.8 million T. rex

Affluent millennials and Gen Zers have taken up quirky hobbies and investments to stave off boredom and maintain status symbols in quarantine. Vintage luxury fashion items like Chanel pearls became coveted during the.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 6th, 2021

European Union nations have kicked off a mass effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to more than 450 million people

EU countries are getting small quantities of the vaccine for now, fewer than 10,000 doses, until a larger distribution planned for January. Medical personnel is given the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at the Favoriten Clinic in Vienn.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytDec 28th, 2020

Inslee mandates quarantine for travelers arriving from countries with new Covid strain

Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced that anyone arriving in Washington state from the United Kingdom or South Africa will be required to quarantine for 14 days.  The reason, Inslee said, is news of what may be a new strain of coronavirus in t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 21st, 2020

UK passengers on a plane to Germany were told to deboard or face mandatory coronavirus testing and quarantine at the airport when they landed

European countries are cracking down on travel from the UK after a surges of cases and a new, potentially more contagious strain of COVID-19 was discovered. FILE: A Eurowings aircraft lands near Stuttgart Airport in Stuttgart Germany in Septe.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 20th, 2020

: Police dog working at Hong Kong airport placed in quarantine after positive COVID-19 test

An oral sample was taken from the German shepherd, whose handler had tested positive for coronavirus last week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 17th, 2020

A group of 17 progressive Democrats is pushing for $2,000 stimulus checks to be in the next coronavirus relief package

Calls are mounting in Congress, particularly among Democrats, to include direct payments in the next relief package. Bill Oxford/Getty Imag.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 15th, 2020

A man in Atlanta faked a COVID-19 diagnosis, forcing his employer to shut down its facility and his co-workers to quarantine for no reason

While under investigation, authorities found that he also lied to his employer about the death of his non-existent child to get paid leave. People stand in line at a clinic in Long Beach, California offering quick coronavirus testing fo.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 15th, 2020

Fewer people are using their Humana health insurance — why that"s good and bad for the company

A new credit opinion update from Moody’s Investors Services, released May 8, states that, "the impact on Humana of the coronavirus is highly uncertain, depending on its severity and duration.".....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 15th, 2020

Washington state is requiring restaurants to keep a list of all their customers to trace infections if they want to reopen

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Washington state is requiring reopening restaurants to keep a log of each customer who visits. The logs will include contact information that will contribute to the state's efforts to trace potential coronavirus infecti.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 15th, 2020

Key Words: Trump says coronavirus testing ‘overrated,’ claims fewer cases if no testing

While health officials continue to stress the importance of testing as the key to controlling the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested testing is “overrated.”.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 14th, 2020

U.S. airline traffic fell by 51% in March

New data shows just how hard the novel coronavirus pandemic hit commercial airlines in March. U.S. airlines carried 51% fewer scheduled service passengers in March 2020 compared to March 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau o.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 14th, 2020

Economic Report: Almost 37 million Americans have applied for jobless benefits, but it appears less than two-thirds are getting them

We still don’t know how many Americans are getting unemployment benefits after losing their jobs in the coronavirus crisis, but it’s probably fewer than two-thirds of the nearly 37 million who have applied......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 14th, 2020

Dolce & Gabbana will lose out from virus crisis, founders tell paper

Italian fashion group Dolce & Gabbana will lose out "a lot" this year, after the coronavirus emergency, founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 14th, 2020

All the ice cream we"re eating in quarantine — and where to buy pints online

  As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, we're spending more time at home preparing our own meals. But not everyone fancies themselves a chef or baker, and for those seeking a sweet treat without the legwork, there's no finer fix than ice cream.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 13th, 2020