Coronavirus
Big Apple Visitors Scramble for Hotel Rooms as New York City Enforces New Airbnb Rules and Hotels Rates Climb
The month of September brought new challenges for people traveling to New York as the city’s new restrictions on Airbnb listings went into effect just at a time when tourism is beginning to rise.
The pandemic hit the Big Apple’s lodging market harder than any other in the United States. Dozens of hotels shuttered their doors permanently, pulling thousands of rooms off the market.
Five factors are driving room rates to or …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 18: Wastewater Reveals Near Record Covid Levels, Will Mask Guidance for Healthcare Workers Change
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,285th day of the pandemic.
MONDAY OP-ED
Wastewater Surveillance Reveals Record Covid Levels, Or Why Everyone you Know is Getting Sick Right Now
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and by that I mean December 2021 when the Delta wave of coronavirus infections hit.
It’s quite possible that the number of infections …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 17: Neanderthal Genes Are Linked to Severe Covid Risk, Toddler Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,285th day of the pandemic and the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
In news we report today, Neanderthal genes have been linked to severe Covid cases, a toddler died from brain-eating amoeba, and new research may help Long Covid patients with severe chronic fatigue,.
AT PRESS TIME
Neanderthal Genes …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 16: SARS-CoV-2 Symptoms Are Shifting, Pharmacy Chains Roll Out Updated Covid Vaccines
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,284th day of the pandemic and the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, celebrating the start of the year 5784.
In news we report today, SARS-CoV-2 symptoms appear to be shifting aware from what was seen in earlier waves, an FDA advisory panel said that phenylephrine, a key ingredient …
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Friday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive just as the country hits the fall and winter respiratory virus season and just as new vaccines for influenza and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus are becoming available.
It’s important to note it’s not …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 15: Pharmacy Chains Start to Offer New Vaccine, Indian Officials Fight Deadly Outbreak of Nipah Virus
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,283rd day of the pandemic.
MID-WEEK OP-ED
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Friday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 14: DeSantis Warns Floridians Against Being Vaccine ‘Guinea Pigs,’ CIA Confirms Covid Origins Hush Money Probe
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,281st day of the pandemic.
MID-WEEK OP-ED
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Thursday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive …