Per agreed-upon NFL-NFLPA policy, clubs are not permitted to comment on a player’s medical status other than referring to roster status. Being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list is for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19 or who has been in close contact with […]
Day: July 24, 2021
Move for some health care systems to require COVID-19 vaccine comes in midst of nurse shortage
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Hospitals across the state have announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all employees. One veteran nurse said she understands opposition to requiring the shot, but believes it’s best for everyone’s safety. “I respect those who say it’s against their rights, I respect […]
Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19. Caretakers noticed that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. Later, two separate tests of his stool confirmed the presence of the […]
LA County Public Health Director On Area’s Spike In COVID-19 Cases
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer about her county’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases and what’s being done about it.
Big Ten Says Schools Will Decide on COVID-19 Protocols
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a “decentralized” approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each school to put in place its own plan. “Our schools are finalizing their proposed policies and procedures for the fall,” Warren said at Big Ten […]
Piers Morgan says he caught Covid-19 while at Wembley for the Euro 2020 final
Piers Morgan has said he caught Covid-19 while at Wembley for the Euro 2020 final. The former Good Morning Britain host thinks he contracted the virus after crowds of ticketless fans swarmed the stadium. Piers, 56, has had both doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but […]
Justice Department says it will not investigate Covid-19 nursing home deaths in several states
(CNN)The Department of Justice will not open a civil investigation into the Covid-19 response in state nursing homes in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, after the department was seeking to determine whether policies issued during the pandemic requiring Covid-19 patients to be admitted into the […]
Sajid Javid criticised for suggesting people have ‘cowered’ from Covid-19
“Please, if you haven’t yet, get your jab, as we learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus,” he wrote on Twitter.
Mumbai: 155 people duped at fake inoculation camp finally get Covid-19 vaccine jabs
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday vaccinated 155 residents of Hiranandani Heritage Society in Kandivali West who were administered saline water instead of Covid-19 vaccines in an illegal inoculation camp organised in May. The camp was held on Saturday at Amenity Market in Kandivali’s […]
Five Cases of Kappa Variant of Covid-19 Found in Gujarat
Gujarat has so far reported 8,24,683 COVID-19 cases of which 8,14,265 patients recovered.