All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 2 2021 // Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking...
Aug 2 2021 // COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’...
Aug 2 2021 // COVID-19 has thrown the insurance industry a steady stream of curveballs. And while the pandemic’s effects on health insurance have been front and center, it’s worth mentioning that workers’ compensation...
Aug 2 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health systems, and our ability to respond during a crisis.In the U.S. workers’...
Jul 30 2021 // Mississippi’s top public health official said that intensive care units are filling up in some hospitals and COVID-19 outbreaks are expanding in nursing homes as the delta variant of the virus continues to spread...
Jul 29 2021 // Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do.Such a...
Jul 29 2021 // The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases.There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state...
Jul 29 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three El Super grocery stores in Southern California for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 95 workers impacted by...
Jul 28 2021 // A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients.The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put...
Jul 28 2021 // In a legislative flurry, 30 states instituted liability protections in late 2020 and early 2021 designed to protect businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits, out of fear that companies would be sued for exposing workers, clients...
Jul 27 2021 // Mary Kay Dieterich was encouraged last year when Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush promised to shake up the management of the El Paso nursing home where her father died of COVID-19.She knew it wouldn’t bring...
Jul 26 2021 // A bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance outlines actions the agency is taking to return to the ordinary course of business after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rescinded suspensions of insurance-related statutes and...
Jul 26 2021 // COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’...
Jul 26 2021 // LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports.Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point,...
Jul 26 2021 // Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national...
Jul 26 2021 // Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling Friday, July 22 by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seek to fight a Florida...
Jul 23 2021 // Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all...
Jul 22 2021 // Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is confronting a challenging new rise in cases that has fueled doubts about the global recovery and is already...
Jul 22 2021 // Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July.“4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote on Twitter....
Jul 20 2021 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will take legal action against a recent court order that left in place Center for Disease Control orders for cruise ships to follow as they roll out to sea later this summer.A panel from...