A parking ticket issued to an 89-year-old man who was getting his Covid booster jab has provoked fury. The team running the vaccination centre have led the calls for the fine to be revoked, with one volunteer saying she was “incensed” that the ticket was issued to the elderly gentleman,
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Medicaid enrollment jumped during the pandemic, a new report says.
Medicaid enrollment rose sharply during the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly 10 million Americans joining the public health coverage program for the poor through January, a government report released Monday shows. Eighty million people — more than ever before in the program’s history — now carry Medicaid coverage, for which states
DoorDash losses surge in first earnings report since going public.
By Kellen Browning In its first earnings report as a public company, DoorDash showed how it has benefited from the pandemic even as it hinted that difficulties might lie ahead. The delivery company on Thursday posted revenue of $970 million for the fourth quarter, up 226 percent from a year
Brits who see family at Christmas could be forced to self-isolate for two weeks
Brits who celebrate Christmas with their family could be forced to self-isolate for two weeks afterwards. Government scientists say it could stop the spread of coronavirus during the festive season. Newly released documents from Sage also suggest moving the traditional holiday to summer which sparked ridicule on social media. The
‘There is no plan’: ‘Totally Under Control’ explores Trump administration’s COVID-19 failure
As the situation in the United States spirals in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country plunges headlong towards a critical election, it’s apt timing for a documentary like Totally Under Control. It acts as both a primer on what’s happened with the Trump administration’s handling of the
Barr’s Approach Closes Gap Between Justice Dept. and White House
WASHINGTON — When the top federal prosecutor in Washington recently accused the local police of arresting protesters without probable cause, Attorney General William P. Barr stepped in. Mr. Barr, who has frequently voiced his support for police officers, brought in the U.S. attorney, Michael Sherwin, to meet with the chief
Trump tries to blow past admissions he played down coronavirus at Michigan rally
Reeling from another crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump tried to refocus attention on his Democratic rival at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday as he pushed to move past revelations that he purposefully played down the danger of the coronavirus last winter. But the virus controversy followed
Covid restrictions eased as weddings, concerts and beauty treatments can resume
Brits will once again be able to go to weddings, have beauty treatments done and even go to some concerts from this weekend. The Government has announced a further easing of some coronavirus social distancing restrictions will come into effect on Saturday. Wedding receptions with up to 30 guests will
Faint glimmers of hope as coronavirus deaths appear to be holding – The Denver Post
NEW YORK — The steep rise in coronavirus deaths in New York seems to be leveling off in a possible sign that social distancing is working in the most lethal hot spot in the U.S., the governor said Monday — a trend that appears to have taken hold more convincingly
F&B food service businesses suffer due to coronavirus, but supermarkets do well: DBS report
SINGAPORE – Food and beverage (F&B) businesses like restaurants will be hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak but supermarkets stand to gain as people snap up essential items, noted a report on Wednesday (March 25). The gloomy outlook has prompted DBS Bank Group Research analysts Alfie Yeo and Andy Sim