COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

(source: cdc.gov)

University Of California Pays Students To Skip Spring Break
University Of California Pays Students To Skip Spring Break
March 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Would you skip your college spring break for $75? If you’re a student at the University of California, Davis, your school’s officials are hoping the...

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How A Year of COVID Has Changed Restaurants, By The Numbers
How A Year of COVID Has Changed Restaurants, By The Numbers
March 12, 2021  |  Retail

The last year has been enormously transformative for restaurants. As COVID restrictions and economic fluctuations ate away at traditional revenue sources, the industry took a...

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One Year: How Consumers Have Changed In Response To COVID
One Year: How Consumers Have Changed In Response To COVID
March 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Anniversaries are usually happy events — celebrated with gifts, balloons and parties to celebrate. But the anniversary we as a nation collectively pass this week...

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Mastercard And ICC Work Toward Global Digital Health Pass
Mastercard And ICC Work Toward Global Digital Health Pass
March 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

How can a country tell which travelers have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19? In many cases, they need to rely on paper documents,...

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House Greenlights Biden COVID Bill
House Greenlights Biden COVID Bill
March 10, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The U.S. House of Representatives gave the final OK on Wednesday (March 10) to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill championed by President Joe Biden,...

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US COVID Relief Package Offers $28.6 Billion To Small Restaurants
US COVID Relief Package Offers $28.6 Billion To Small Restaurants
March 10, 2021  |  Coronavirus

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Restaurant Rescue Plan, which sets aside $25 billion for restaurants impacted by the pandemic as part of...

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Despite Recovery, Tripadvisor Keeps Staff Cuts In Place
Despite Recovery, Tripadvisor Keeps Staff Cuts In Place
March 10, 2021  |  Personnel

Tripadvisor executed significant cuts last year in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. With the pandemic severely curtailing travel, the Massachusetts company eliminated a quarter...

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Movie Cinemas In NYC, San Francisco Set To Reopen
Movie Cinemas In NYC, San Francisco Set To Reopen
March 05, 2021  |  Retail

Select cinemas in San Francisco and New York City, two of the nation’s largest box-office markets, are set to open during the weekend. However, the...

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Businesses Gear Up For An Uncertain Summer
Businesses Gear Up For An Uncertain Summer
March 05, 2021  |  Retail

Amid a great deal of uncertainty about future state and U.S. guidelines for reopening, businesses now face the prospect of organizing, buying and hiring for...

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