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CBS News on Monday issued a clarification after promoting a story about a nurse who claimed she was asked not to wear a face mask while working in a coronavirus response unit. Imaras Vera earlier this week posted a video of herself in tears on social media, announcing she had quit her job as an …
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Amazon has reportedly threatened to fire warehouse workers repeatedly caught breaking social-distancing rules aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. The e-commerce behemoth recently told warehouse staffers that they’ll get a written warning for their first violation of the guidelines, which instruct workers to stay six feet apart from each other, according to CNBC. …
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Tae Bo creator Billy Blanks is bringing healthy living to your living room. The fitness guru has started his own online workout series called “In the Living Room with Billy Blanks” to help keep people motivated, energized and happy during quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. “At home with nothing to do due to quarantine? Well… …
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Sheinelle Jones returned to the “Today” show on Monday after a 6-week hiatus due to vocal cord surgery. “It feels very weird. What did I miss?” Jones, who called in to the show from home, joked with her co-hosts Craig Melvin and Al Roker. “It’s good to see you guys.” Jones, 41, couldn’t speak for …
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“Today” anchor Hoda Kotb has opened up about battling the loneliness that millions of Americans are now feeling. She’s living outside New York City with her fiancé Joel Schiffman, her partner of six years, and their two young daughters and she leaves for work at 3:45 a.m. every today to helm the NBC show from …
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Apple has started making protective face shields for health workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giant plans to ship more than 1 million see-through shields each week through a “company-wide effort,” CEO Tim Cook said. The first batch was delivered last week to Kaiser hospital facilities in California’s Santa Clara …
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Walmart will begin limiting the number of customers inside stores Saturday to encourage social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Only five customers per 1,000 feet will be allowed in, and workers will be tasked with admitting them one-by-one into the store, according to Reuters. “While many of our customers have been following the advice of …
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Michael J. Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, attends a news conference on the coronavirus in Geneva, Switzerland, February 24, 2020. Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, defended China on Thursday against accusations that the country has underreported cases and deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus …
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Captain Brett Crozier addresses the crew for the first time as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in San Diego, Calif., November 1, 2019. The U.S. Navy relieved aircraft carrier Captain Brett Crozier of his command after the captain sent a letter to superiors urging them to take action to contain a …
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Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year-old has lost his job because of the coronavirus crisis and will be soon heading to work in a hospital instead to help save patients. He is part of a first group …
CBS News on Monday issued a clarification after promoting a story about a nurse who claimed she was asked not to wear a face mask while working in a coronavirus response unit. Imaras Vera earlier this week posted a video of herself in tears on social media, announcing she had quit her job as an …
