Month: November 2020

BOISE (Idaho Ed News) – Gov. Brad Little said he is not preparing for new lockdowns as the coronavirus continues to spread through Idaho. “I don’t foresee a shutdown coming,” Little said Tuesday, during a telephone town hall meeting coordinated by AARP Idaho. Little also used the call to repeat assurances that controlled environments — where people wear masks and maintain distances of six feet — are safer than uncontrolled environments. “We do know that whether it is in a classroom or a restaurant and people are spaced out, the risk of transmission is much, much lower,” Little said. As part of his efforts to encourage in-person learning, Little has regularly said schools are safe and not contributing to transmission. Last week, Idaho Education News asked Little’s office for the s...

Graphic by Ben Zigterman For the sixth straight day, the seven-day positivity rate for the region that covers Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt and Vermilion counties decreased — from 13.1 to 12.7 percent. The drops come amid advanced (or Tier 3) mitigation measures being in effect...

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Ireland has reported progress in tackling coronavirus ahead of a key government decision on Friday on the easing of a national lockdown over Christmas. But top health officials are urging caution over the reopening of the hospitality sector from December 1. Europcar has agreed a debt restructuring deal that will hand control of the Paris-based car rental group to its creditors, after the pandemic dealt a blow to the sector. The reduction in the group’s €2bn gross debt load by funds that hold its bonds will result in them owning between 92 per cent and 97 per cent of Europcar. An anti-lockdown coalition of Conservative MPs condemned new virus restrictions in England as “authoritarian” on Thursday, as the government outlined which rules each region will face under a new ti...