#Delta COVID-19 variant won’t cause new lockdowns

#Delta COVID-19 variant won’t cause new lockdowns

“#Delta COVID-19 variant won’t cause new lockdowns” President Biden said Friday that the Delta variant of COVID-19 won’t trigger new lockdowns in the US, but that it may cause more infections in regions with lower vaccination rates. “No, it’s not a lockdown, but some areas will be very hurt,” Biden said at the White House…

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#Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

#Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

“#Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust” NEW YORK — Karen Glidden’s loneliness became unbearable during the coronavirus pandemic. The 72-year-old widow, who suffers from vision loss and diabetes and lives far from any relatives, barely left her house in Champion, Michigan, this past year, for fear of contracting the virus. Finally vaccinated,…

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#Australia finds Indian variant in latest COVID-19 outbreak

#Australia finds Indian variant in latest COVID-19 outbreak

“#Australia finds Indian variant in latest COVID-19 outbreak” Australian health authorities are hunting for the source of a highly infectious variant of COVID-19 detected in a new cluster of cases in the southern state of Victoria. The nation’s second-most populous state on Saturday reported five new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, bringing the latest outbreak in…

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#Man spent entire pandemic alone in five-star NYC hotel

#Man spent entire pandemic alone in five-star NYC hotel

“#Man spent entire pandemic alone in five-star NYC hotel” Isolated in the lap of luxury, he watched the skyline go dark. When New York City went into its COVID-19-induced lockdown in March 2020, the fire department announced properties were required to keep one person on-site in case of trouble. For Midtown’s five-star Chatwal hotel, that…

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#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives

#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives

“#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives” We’ve locked down the economy instead of the virus. Jobs are recovering slower in New York and other states holding on to stringent COVID-19 restrictions than in states that fully reopened their economies, even though continued lockdown measures don’t appear to be saving lives, an…

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#Strict states ruined livelihoods — without saving lives

#Strict states ruined livelihoods — without saving lives

“#Strict states ruined livelihoods — without saving lives” At a time when politics has become vicious and national, Americans would benefit from looking at leaders’ competing visions at the state level. Who is actually making people’s lives better or worse, and how? The public may be starting to do so as Govs. Ron DeSantis, Gavin…

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