Month: March 2021

California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions – The Verge
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California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions – The Verge

Disneyland, Universal Studios other theme parks, and sports stadiums in California can reopen beginning April 1st, the California Department of Public Health said Friday. But there are caveats: the health department is requiring “significantly reduced capacity, mandatory masking and other public health precautions” due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How many people will be allowed in the parks depends on the number of COVID-19 cases in the counties where they’re located. For amusement parks, counties in the “red” tier of California’s four-tier reopening risk system— red is the second-highest risk category— will be limited to attendance of 15 percent capacity. In the orange tier, the limit increases to 25 percent capacity and in the yellow tier, to 35 percent. Attendance wil...
Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 202 new cases – KTVZ
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 202 new cases – KTVZ

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,296, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday. OHA also reported 202 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 157,079. Vaccinations in Oregon OHA reported that 33,847 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added Saturday to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 18,943 doses were administered on Friday 5 and 14,904 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Friday. Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many provid...
1 new coronavirus-related death and more than 87 new COVID-19 cases reported statewide – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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1 new coronavirus-related death and more than 87 new COVID-19 cases reported statewide – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported one new coronavirus-related death and 87 new infections, bringing the state’s totals since the start of the pandemic to 444 fatalities and 27,838 cases. No further information was immediately available regarding the latest death, which Blagiardi said in a tweet today was reported on Oahu. The state’s official coronavirus-related death toll includes 353 fatalities on Oahu, 53 on Hawaii island, 34 on Maui, one on Kauai, and three Hawaii residents who died outside the state. The U.S. coronavirus-related death toll today was more than 524,000 and the nationwide infection tally is more than 28.9 million. Today’s new statewide infection cases include 33 on Oahu, 42 on Maui, eight on Hawaii island, and four residents diagnosed outside ...
Louis Tomlinson Announces Plans to Launch New Management Company – Billboard
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Louis Tomlinson Announces Plans to Launch New Management Company – Billboard

The former One Direction member continued, "So I've decided to put it out there in the world today. I'm going to start my own music management company to help develop new artists. Watch this space." Tomlinson pointed out that the management company announcement is "the first step of actualising the idea but at this stage that's all this is. An idea!" He also clarified in another tweet that his plans do not included forming a record label. In July 2020, Tomlinson announced that he had parted ways with Simon Cowell's Syco. The artist had signed a solo recording contract with the label in 2017. "Hope everyone is doing ok! Just wanted to let you know that Syco Music and I have agreed to part ways," Tomlinson tweeted at the time. I'm really excited for the future and to be back in the studio...
‘Nomadland’ Production Sound Mixer Michael Wolf Snyder Dies by Suicide at 35 – Variety
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‘Nomadland’ Production Sound Mixer Michael Wolf Snyder Dies by Suicide at 35 – Variety

“Nomadland” production sound mixer Michael Wolf Snyder has died by suicide, according his father, David Snyder. He was 35. Snyder’s body was found in his Queens, N.Y. apartment by his father on March 1 after friends and family had not heard from him for several days. David, a psychiatrist, posted a message on Facebook on March 4. “Michael took his own life sometime in the last week and wasn’t discovered until I went to check on him Monday after he had dropped out of contact for several days,” he wrote. “He has suffered from Major Depression for many years. For most people, this is an illness that waxes and wanes over the years. I’m sure it was difficult for Michael that he spent most of the last year alone in his small, Queens apartment, being responsible about dealing with th...
Some Elderly African Americans Are Hesitant About the Covid Vaccine – The New York Times
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Some Elderly African Americans Are Hesitant About the Covid Vaccine – The New York Times

BATON ROUGE, La — Flossie West was not at all interested in taking the coronavirus vaccine. Carla Brown, the nurse overseeing her care, was determined to change her mind. Ms. West, 73, has ovarian cancer, congestive heart failure and breathing difficulties — conditions that place her at grave risk should she contract the virus. As it is, Covid-19 has killed far too many of her neighbors in Mid-City, a low-rise, predominantly Black community that sprawls to the east of the Louisiana state capital. But Ms. West’s skepticism about the new vaccines overshadowed her fears of Covid-19. “I’m just not interested because everyone tells me the virus is a hoax,” Ms. West said. “And besides, that shot is going to make me more sick than I already am.” On Thursday morning, Ms. Brown, 62, breezed into ...
1,495 COVID-19 cases, 52 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston
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1,495 COVID-19 cases, 52 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

1,495 COVID-19 cases, 52 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts Updated: 5:03 PM EST Mar 6, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,495 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 557,802 since the start of the pandemic. State health officials also added 52 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 16,044.As of Saturday, a total of 2,428,550 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 2,005,800 -- or 85.2% -- have been administered. So far, 679,369 people are fully vaccinated in Massachusetts.An estimated 27,190 cases are active across Massac...