Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector
UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.
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Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.
Read more...NYT Report: 9 of Every 10 Restaurants and Bars in N.Y.C. Can’t Pay Full Rent
While the NYT reports 9 out of 10 bars and resturants cannot make full rent, the city dithers about real solutions to eliminitaig evictions.
Read more...Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists
Some scientists fear Trump will try to approve an “October surprise” vaccine before it’s fully tested and ready to be distributed. Yikes.
Read more...CDC Flip-Flops on Paradigm Shift to SARS-COV-2 Transmission via Aerosols
Why did the CDC guidance on Covid transmission through aerosols get pulled?
Read more...Pity the Poor College Frosh: “Definitely Weird”
More than half of all U.S.colleges have either opted for in-person instruction, or a hybrid model blending in-person and on-line.
Read more...Coronavirus Economic Distress Hitting Indebted Professionals
Coronavirus damage is working its way up the economic food chain and is now hitting professionals in a meaninful way.
Read more...Voting By Mail: When Will November’s Election Results Be Settled?
When will we know the 2020 electoral results? Voting by mail raises concerns of delay and ultimate legitimacy – partisan and otherwise.
Read more...‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines
Top Trump HHS officials caught out again on bypassong CDC on COVID-19 testing recommendations for those with possible exposure to virus.
Read more...The “Crew Change” Crisis: 300,000 Seafarers Trapped. Will International Trade Grind to a Halt?
Will governments, unions, international organizations, and ship-owners be able to collaborate to solve the growing “crew change” crisis?
Read more...How Hospitals’ Profit Orientation Led to Covid-19 Unpreparedness
How hospitals set themselves to perform badly in pandemic conditions.
Read more...It’s Time for a Debt “Jubilee”
Households and businesses are overloaded with debt. Richard Vague offers a set of proposals for how to restructure it.
Read more...Thousands of New York ‘Long Haulers’ Struggle with COVID-19 Months After Diagnosis
Some doctors estimate that there are as many as 70,000 “long Covid” patients in New York alone.
Read more...Isolation, Addiction, and Drug Use in the Covid-19 Moment
Covid is rough on pretty much everyone, but those with drug or other substance abuse issues are really on the ropes.
Read more...Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Since Covid-19 will be with us till at least the end oe 2021 (and I suspect longer), it opens the path for emergency Medicare for All.
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