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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 23: CDC Director Tests Positive for Virus, Vienna to Continue Mask Mandate

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 23: CDC Director Tests Positive for Virus, Vienna to Continue Mask Mandate

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 927th day of the pandemic.
One thing that is not prominent in pandemic reporting these days is contact tracing and there’s perhaps good reason, despite continued high numbers of cases in many parts of the country.
Covid is so pervasive today in the world that the type of contact tracing done in …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 18: Today is Information Overload Day, Fauci Urges Funding for Long Covid Research

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 18: Today is Information Overload Day, Fauci Urges Funding for Long Covid Research

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 922nd day of the pandemic.
Today is Information Overload Day.  I’m mentioning this because the pandemic has created a volume of health care information unprecedented in history.
The day is intended to call attention to an issue that costs companies and consumers as much as $988 billion per annum in the United …

Hilton Reflags Former Embassy Suites as Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Bay Resort

Hilton Reflags Former Embassy Suites as Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Bay Resort

Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of the Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Bay resort as part of the chain’s Curio Collection, following the reflagging of the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort and a multi-million renovation of the property.
The 250-key Spanish Colonial Revival style oceanfront resort is located on the California Pacific Ocean coast between Malibu and Santa Barbara.  The hotel features suites with separate bedrooms and living rooms, and many offer …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 9: BA.2.75 Variant Detected in Los Angeles, Germany to Burn Expired Face Masks

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 9: BA.2.75 Variant Detected in Los Angeles, Germany to Burn Expired Face Masks

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 913th day of the pandemic.
Observant readers of the Morning News Brief are aware that the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has been in decline, and it’s a trend one hopes will continue
However, the virus has proven itself to be unpredictable and that prompted Dr. Anthony Fauci, …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 5: People Are Starting to Don Masks… For the Flu, SNL Tackles Anti-Vaxxers

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 5: People Are Starting to Don Masks… For the Flu, SNL Tackles Anti-Vaxxers

Good morning. This is Anna Breuer sitting in for Jonathan Spira. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 909th day of the pandemic.
It may take the flu to get some Americans to don face masks again.
A study by the National Foundation for Infectious Disease found that 58% of those surveyed plan to mask at least sometimes during the upcoming flu season, a figure higher …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 1: New Variant BA.2.75.2 a ‘Major Concern,’ Taiwan Loosens Visitor Restrictions

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 1: New Variant BA.2.75.2 a ‘Major Concern,’ Taiwan Loosens Visitor Restrictions

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 905th day of the pandemic.
It’s October.  We can tell this not merely by turning the calendar page but because hurricanes have already pummeled a good swath of the United States including Puerto Rico, Florida, and South Carolina, not to mention that it left the entire island of Cuba in the …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 30: Italy Ends Public Transit Mask Mandate, Head of Russian Church Seriously Ill With Covid

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 30: Italy Ends Public Transit Mask Mandate, Head of Russian Church Seriously Ill With Covid

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 904th day of the pandemic.
If you are getting a strange reaction from someone younger than you, there might be a very good reason: A new study shows the extent to which the coronavirus has altered individuals’ personalities.
The pandemic may have made young adults moodier and less cooperative, a study published …