In March 2020, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine went fully remote; all students were sent home, and the Harvard Dental Clinic — where students typically hone their skills working with patients — was shut down except for emergency care. “We went from a full clinic and then to a […]
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Sacramento CA area may get vaccine, COVID shutdown this week
The COVID-19 clock is ticking in Sacramento toward two major moments this week. Health officials on Monday said they suspect they will have to announce the shutdown of further businesses by the end of this week or early next week – this time restaurants, hair salons and barbers – as […]
Some fitness center offering virtual workouts during shutdown | Local News
After many businesses were forced to close this spring during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, area gyms and rec centers found ways to engage their members through virtual workout sessions. That experience is once again helping some of them continue serving their members as another shutdown is causing them […]
How to help Modesto CA, Stanislaus retailers survive shutdown
The holidays are stressful under normal circumstances. But during an ongoing global pandemic that has killed more than a quarter-million Americans and has again shut down small businesses locally, well, it’s easy to not feel so holly or jolly. Still as this coronavirus crisis has worn on, hopefully we’ve learned […]
Some Tri-Cities gyms rebrand to ‘wellness centers’ to avoid shutdown. Can they do that?
KENNEWICK — Some gyms and fitness centers in Tri-Cities announced this week they are now “wellness centers” and will stay open despite Washington state COVID-19 restrictions. But at least one state official questioned if that’s allowed. “Businesses cannot just immediately make up their own designations in response to actions by […]
Gyms quick to rebrand in attempt to stay open in shutdown
Some gyms and fitness centers in Tri-Cities announced this week they are now “wellness centers” and will stay open despite Washington state COVID-19 restrictions. But at least one state official questioned if that’s allowed. “Businesses cannot just immediately make up their own designations in response to actions by the state,” […]
NYC Reels on One-Two Punch From School Shutdown, Subway Outlook
(Bloomberg) — New York’s recovery from the coronavirus outbreak suffered twin blows on Wednesday, with the announcement of citywide school closings and the warning of massive cuts to public-transit service. Parents of hundreds of thousands of kids must find alternative child-care arrangements or adjust their work schedules by Thursday, after […]
San Joaquin Public Health: Businesses not to blame for latest shutdown | News
STOCKTON — When asked by supervisors to pinpoint which industry caused the county to be demoted to the purple tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, Dr. Maggie Park said both public and private gatherings were the driving factor. “This is not the fault of any one restaurant, […]
Valley gym owners hoping second shutdown never comes
With increasing cases of COVID-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine mentioned possibly shutting their doors yet again by: Brooke Meenachan Posted: Nov 13, 2020 / 06:13 AM EST / Updated: Nov 13, 2020 / 06:18 AM EST (WKBN) – Some gym owners say with the rising COVID-19 numbers, they’re anxious, waiting […]
Will Canada have a ‘massive shutdown’ in the second wave? Tam ‘concerned’ about regions with rising cases
Yahoo News Canada is committed to providing our readers with the most accurate and recent information on all things coronavirus. We know things change quickly, including some possible information in this story. For the latest on COVID-19, we encourage our readers to consult online resources like Canada’s public health website, […]
Will Canada have a ‘massive shutdown’ in the second wave? ‘It’s very difficult,’ Minister of Health Hajdu says
Yahoo News Canada is committed to providing our readers with the most accurate and recent information on all things coronavirus. We know things change quickly, including some possible information in this story. For the latest on COVID-19, we encourage our readers to consult online resources like Canada’s public health website, […]
Californians reel as shutdown hits again
Photograph: Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images California’s dramatic rolling back of reopening after a surge in coronavirus cases has left businesses scrambling to make sense of conflicting orders. And for some, it has meant closing up shop all over again. On Monday Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, ordered all bars to shut down […]