America’s third Covid-19 surge is here. It was predictable — and preventable.

America’s third Covid-19 surge is here. It was predictable — and preventable.

 People wearing protective masks on empty streets of New York City during Coronavirus quarantine lockdown. – New York City, NY / USA – 3/29/2020 (Shuttersock) By German Lopez, Vox America is in the middle of its third nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases — what some are calling a “third wave” — with reported cases hitting a […]

CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19

The new guidance is likely to have the biggest impact on schools, workplaces and other group settings since more people are likely to be considered at risk.

CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19

Customers at Trader Joe’s at Chelsea lining up with masks for the register, New York City, USA – August 16, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Federal health officials issued new guidance on Wednesday that greatly expands the pool of people considered at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus by changing the definition […]

‘I’m very, very worried’: Laid-off workers struggle with no social safety net

‘I’m very, very worried’: Laid-off workers struggle with no social safety net

By Maeve Reston, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) – For more than a year on the campaign trail, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic presidential contenders spoke at nearly every event about the number of families in America who were living at the precipice, one paycheck away from losing everything — even as the economy was booming. Now […]

USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1

USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1

Nov 24, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Shutterstock) Effective March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and Application Support […]

Don’ts and Dos on Coronavirus

Don’ts and Dos on Coronavirus

By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.” Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories and did not take advice to stock up […]

Coronavirus cancels March Madness completely

Coronavirus cancels March Madness completely

By Dennis Young, NY Daily News The NCAA has canceled the men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournaments will not be delayed or played at a later date. The news came after a chaotic two days, when Rudy Gobert’s positive test started a series of cancellations in American […]