WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The United States government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 in the 72 hours prior to boarding, amid concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus that could be more transmissible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in … Read more
NEW YORK – The New York State Division of Consumer Protection reminds New Yorkers that surcharges on credit cards are prohibited in the state. Businesses cannot advertise a price and add a surcharge at the point of sale when a consumer chooses to pay with a credit card. Instead, businesses must inform consumers of the … Read more
What you should know Six people were charged in connection with a money laundering scheme related to places described as “Birth Houses”, where apparently more than 100 children of Turkish mothers were born in those places so that minors could obtain US citizenship, according to informed the Department of Justice of the country. Pregnant women … Read more
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – US Supreme Court justices will consider President Donald Trump’s move on Monday that seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from the total population figures used to assign legislative districts to states, a aspect of his tough policy towards immigration. US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, USA, November 20, … Read more
Experts predict an explosion of COVID-19 cases in the US after Thanksgiving. With millions of people moving across the country, a new outbreak could appear in two to three weeks. In recent days, more than a million people have traveled through the country, a record number since the pandemic began last March. “I’m not too … Read more
NEW YORK – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday directed state agencies to prepare for a potential emergency as a weather system is expected to bring thunderstorms, high winds and even snow to parts of the state beginning Monday through the morning. According to the governor in a statement, the eastern parts of the capital … Read more
NEW YORK – The Rockland County Health Department announced that it will provide COVID-19 testing beginning Monday, November 30, and for one week, to school districts located within the yellow zone. By New York benchmarks, schools within this zone must test 20% of students, faculty, and staff during the two-week period immediately following the announcement … Read more
New York, Nov 27 (EFE) .- The United States airline United Airlines began operating on Friday charter flights with vaccines against covid-19 developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in order to accelerate its distribution if the product receives the approval of the health authorities, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper, which cites … Read more
FILE PHOTO: A man gets a coronavirus test on Thanksgiving at a homeless shelter as the global outbreak of the disease continues. Los Angeles, California, USA. November 25, 2020.REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in U.S. hospitals reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling … Read more
New York state reported about 6,000 cases Saturday. As reported by Governor Andrew Cuomo, 5,972 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, or 2.87% of the tests. It also said that 2,433 were hospitalized in the state for the disease and 34 lost their lives. Today’s update on the numbers: Of the 207,907 tests reported … Read more