Tag Archives: COVID-19

One in three people who survive COVID-19 has been diagnosed with “brain disease.” According to scientists’ findings on Tuesday, a third of people who overcome the Coronavirus see the long-term brain and psychiatric disorders afterward. CBS News reports researchers studied more than 236,000 patients, most of whom are in the …

Season three of Tyler Perry’s hit television series, “Sistas,” will premiere on June 9 on BET. The second season, which ended on March 31, brought in 1.4 million viewers weekly. According to Variety, the scripted series is the first TV series to be completely produced during the pandemic.     …

President Joe Biden is expediting the eligibility date for the COVID-19 vaccine. The President announced on Tuesday that the vaccine would be available to all adults on April 19. “Let me be deadly earnest with you: We aren’t at the finish line. We still have a lot of work to do. …

A family on a flight from Orlando to New York was ejected off Spirit Airlines by a flight attendant because their two-year-old boy was not wearing a mask while eating. The boy, who is special needs, was accompanied by his father and mother who is 7-months pregnant. The flight attendant …

Miami-Dade will officially lift its COVID-19 curfew on April 12th after a year in place. The county’s mayor Daniella Levine Cava made the announcement on Monday during a news conference. The county’s midnight curfew was put in place after South Florida endured an influx of COVID-19 infections in the early …

Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the federal government will not mandate vaccine passports for travel. The announcement came as concerns arose about whether or not travelers would be forced to show proof of vaccinations to travel freely. The “vaccine passport” is a form of evidence that a traveler has …

Scientists are concerned that a new “double mutant” version of the coronavirus has been found in California and that the strain might be more contagious. According to Stanford Health Care spokesperson Lisa Kim, the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab detected and confirmed one case of the variant in the Bay Area. …

Krispy Kreme will be collaborating with Oreo to make two brand new treats available. The Famous Glaze Waterfall will be transferred to cover donuts in rich cookies and cream coating. The Oreo Glazed Doughnut and the Oreo Cookie Over-The-Top Doughnut are two limited-edition donuts added to the menu. The first …

Beginning April 15th, California will allow private gatherings, indoor concerts, and theater performances to resume. According to ABC 7.com, the California Department of Public Health announced the changes on Friday as the rates of positive COVID-19 diagnosis nears a record low. This decision also signals a sharp turnaround from the …

A new study has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the rate of stillbirths, maternal mortality, and depression. The study, published on Wednesday in the Lancet, collected data from 40 separate studies in 17 countries. They discovered that stillbirths and maternal deaths increased by a third. Researchers from St. …

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says people who are vaccinated do not appear to carry to spread COVID-19.  According to data from a study released this week, people who have received their Rona vaccine shouldn’t be able to pass along the virus and appear not to be …

Mexico has decided to close its historic Mayan Ruins after tourists have continuously violated its mask policy. According to Yahoo! Finance, Mexico is closing up its Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula from April 1 to April 4 as a part of its response to tourists neglecting and ignoring the …

The Biden administration wants people to still wear their masks due to the lingering coronavirus and has launched a $500,000 contest where inventors are asked to create and design masks that can be effective and worn every day. “We know that properly and consistently worn face masks help reduce the …

Disney World is giving visitors a new no-touch entry into the happiest place on the Earth. As the doors open for theme parks, corporations are thinking of new strategies to help curve the spread of COVID-19. This week, Disney World launched MagicMobile, a new app that would allow guests to …

Wisconsin‘s Supreme Court has ruled against the Governor’s statewide mask mandate despite a spike in COVID-19 cases. The ruling was reached on Wednesday and is a significant setback to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers‘s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. The court ruled 4-3 that the Governor violated state legislation …

Los Angeles will now allow movie theaters to operate at 50% capacity, allowing up to 200 patrons inside a theater at any given time. The moves provide a glimmer of hope that the pandemic could be coming to a close. L.A. is moving into California’s orange tier, which is the …

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida have come under fire after a study published in the American Journal of Public Health earlier this month said the state had undercounted the number of people who died from COVID-19. According to Yahoo News, the study’s findings, titled Review of Excess …

American Airlines sees an uptick in sales after experiencing record low numbers during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas-based airline lost over $8.9 billion last year due to travel restrictions that were in place during the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. Luckily, American Airlines’ net bookings now stand at ninety …

A fourth stimulus check could be in our future as the idea gains more support from Congress. Since the pandemic started, Americans have only been given three COVID-19 relief payments as millions have been unemployed. Many Americans received their third check officially on March 17, but several Democrats have been …

Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx believes that hundreds of thousands of deaths “could have been mitigated” in the pandemic’s earlier stages. During a CNN documentary, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, Birx was asked how much of an impact early mitigation measures would have had on …