How is this happening again? How did beautiful, bucolic Austria, a tiny but affluent nation of 9 million people that is about the size of Maine, find itself at the center of pre-holiday season news flow for its decision to mandate COVID vaccines and impose...
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be back to its pre-pandemic glory this year, including a full route through Manhattan, balloons with handlers and crowds back in place, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The 95th annual parade will be a return to form from the...
Once again, restaurants are closing their dining rooms for virus-related reasons, though this time it is not out of fear of transmission — it is to avoid the challenges of enforcing vaccine mandates. Some quick service restaurant (QSR) locations in cities with proof of vaccine...
As COVID-19 cases remain elevated, due in large part to the spread of the delta variant, restaurants are forced to respond both to changing local legislation and local attitudes, charting their own course. While much has been made of consumers’ response to vaccine mandates, nearly...
Restaurants have been putting the brakes on reopening their dining rooms due to the delta variant of COVID-19, which has thrown a wrench into recovery plans after over a year of coping with restrictions and consumer worries, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Some of...
The U.K. has done away with its calls for vaccination proof, Bloomberg reported. The nation is dropping its plans to require proof of vaccinations to enter some venues. It is also considering getting rid of compulsory testing for returning travelers, the report stated. This comes...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended against unvaccinated Americans traveling during the upcoming Labor Day weekend, CNBC reported. The reason is the surge in the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, which has seen cases and hospitalizations rising across the country,...
McDonald’s is among the U.S. fast-food restaurants that are closing indoor seating areas or limiting their hours as the COVID-19 delta variant continues its surge, according to a Reuters report. McDonald’s had reopened about 70 percent of its indoor dining areas by last month and...
The European Union is likely to decide Monday (August 30) whether to recommend that member states block nonessential visits from the United States. Travel from the United States has worried E.U. leaders for about a month as the infection rate in the U.S. has risen...
