Outbreaks - Page 27

December 22, 2020

Los Angeles County allows churches to meet indoors days before Christmas following Supreme Court ruling

Los Angeles County reversed its ban against indoor religious services just days before Christmas following Supreme Court rulings that sided with a southern California church that challenged the state’s coronavirus restrictions on places of worship.

December 21, 2020

Cuomo asks airlines to add New York to list of 120 countries with testing mandate for UK flights

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he asked three airlines to add New York state to the list of 120 countries requiring passengers traveling from the United Kingdom to get a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding flights.

December 21, 2020

New Mexico sheriff won't enforce stay-at-home orders that subvert constitutional rights

The sheriff in New Mexico’s most populous county said in a video last week that he will not enforce any stay-at-home orders that subvert individuals’ constitutional rights, adding that his office will focus on helping families and businesses stay safe from crime.

December 20, 2020

AOC gets coronavirus vaccine on social media, as Congress begins to receive Pfizer injections

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as several other New York lawmakers, utilized social media to document her experience getting vaccinated for the coronavirus Saturday, as the vaccine has become available for Congress as part of a continuity of governance plan.

December 20, 2020

European nations ban flights from UK to prevent coronavirus mutation from spreading to continent

Several European nations on Sunday banned flights from the United Kingdom to prevent a new strain of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across southern England from gaining traction on the continent.

December 16, 2020

DeSantis vows to keep Florida restaurants open, criticizes NYC indoor dining shutdown

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to keeping restaurants open and criticizing other areas of the country like New York City where indoor dining has been suspended despite evidence that most coronavirus infections can be traced to small gatherings at homes.

December 15, 2020

Georgia man who lied to employer about contracting coronavirus pleads guilty to federal fraud charges

A Georgia man who prosecutors say earlier this year lied to his employer about contracting the coronavirus to obtain paid leave, thus causing the corporation $100,000 in losses to shut down its Atlanta facility and compensate other workers forced to quarantine, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Monday.

December 2, 2020

Anti-gay Hungarian politician resigns after Brussels police bust 25-man orgy for violating coronavirus rules

An anti-LGBTQ politician from Hungary resigned from the European Parliament on Sunday after he was caught fleeing from what was described as a 25-man orgy in Brussels busted by police for breaching Belgium’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

November 30, 2020

Cuomo criticized for calling coronavirus 'the Grinch' after profiting from response

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was criticized Monday for calling the coronavirus “the Grinch” amid spiking hospitalizations across the state after allegedly profiting from the response to the pandemic.

November 29, 2020

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