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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Aug. 16: What Apple’s Return-to-Office Policy Might Signify, Jill Biden Tests Positive
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 859th day of the pandemic.
In a move bound to be met by groans, Apple told employees they will be required to return to the office to work three times per week in September.
Employees will work in the office on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third day that will vary by team.
However, …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Aug. 4: Hospitalizations Quadruple Since April, More Countries Hit 20 Million Mark in Cases
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 847th day of the pandemic.
Although I’ve been writing a daily brief about the pandemic since before it was classified a pandemic, I’m not immune to the scope of human tragedy I report on a daily basis. There were days when I cried, especially in the earlier months, and there were …
Germany to Bring Back Mask Mandate in October
Germany will reinstitute its face mask mandate on planes and long-distance trains come fall.
Officials expect daily case figures to dramatically increase in colder months.
The mandate, which will go into effect in October, was announced by Gesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach.
“Germany should be better prepared for the next coronavirus winter than in previous years,” said Lauterbach, adding that the country plans a vaccination campaign with new vaccines that will target the omicron subvariants.
The …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – July 27: Two Studies Support Zoonotic Origins for Covid2, Wuhan in Lockdown, Gridlock in Congress
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 839th day of the pandemic.
Scientists as well as much of the world have been pondering the origins of the novel coronavirus that has been at the center of the current pandemic since late 2019.
Noting the paucity of data and findings in this area, researchers from major institutions across the globe …
Heatwave Engulfs Northern Hemisphere; U.S., Europe, China Bake
Extreme and dangerously high temperatures are causing hundreds of millions of people across the Northern Hemisphere to swelter as record-breaking temperatures baked much of the United States and China and caused a number of wildfires in Europe.
The unprecedented weather pattern is comprised of separate high-pressure weather systems that are linked by atmospheric waves. High-temperature records have been shattered in places from the United Kingdom to Texas and Oklahoma, as well …
The World’s Worst Airports for Delays and Cancellations So Far This Summer
Flying this summer? You might want to avoid airports in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, among others.
The delays at London Heathrow Airport are so bad that the airport authority asked airlines to stop selling tickets for outbound travel this summer, limiting passenger traffic to 100,000 departures per day.
Meanwhile, two North American airports, namely Toronto-Pearson International in Canada and Orlando International in Florida, are also on the top ten list, based …
Delta to (Once Again) Restart Former Pan Am Non-Stop Service from New York to Berlin
Delta Air Lines announced plans to once again restart daily service from New York to Berlin.
The non-stop service will commence on May 25, 2023.
Delta acquired the Berlin route along with many other European destinations when it acquired and began to operate Pan Am’s transatlantic routes on November 1, 1991, giving the Atlanta-based airline a major presence on flights across the Atlantic. While Pan Am was the first to offer scheduled …
