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After a low-key website launch earlier this week, millions of COVID test kits will soon be shipped out to people across the county. In order to place this free request, click here. On this USPS link, you will be directed to fill out a contact form. If you live in an apartment complex, make sure […]
Adele has postponed her Las Vegas residency. The delay is due is COVID-related. The announcement comes a day before her first show was set to kick off. Adele said she is “gutted” by the last-minute cancellation and took to Twitter. All dates will be rescheduledMore info coming soon💔 pic.twitter.com/k0A4lXhW5l — Adele (@Adele) January 20, 2022 […]
Ajani Shaw from Staten Island has been arrested since he has been accused of faking positive COVID test results to obtain workers’ compensation. According to the NY Office of the Inspector General, the 23-year-old New Yorker has been accused of faking 6 positive test results resulting in weeks of quarantine as well as almost $2,000 […]
New York State assemblyman Demond Meeks along with Monroe County executive Adam Bello and City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans and Pastor Warren Meeks Jr. will be giving away free at home rapid COVID test kits. This is a free event to the community and it’ll be happening from 3pm – 5 PM at Rochester […]
400 million free N95 masks are coming next week. The Biden administration is planning to give out the masks, as the nation is facing a record surge in COVID-19 cases. The free masks will be made available to the public at thousands of local pharmacies and community health centers, according to a White House official. […]
A group of men detained at Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas say that the jail’s medical staff gave them the anti-parasite drug ivermectin last year, without their consent, to treat COVID-19, while telling them the pills were “vitamins.” The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of the inmates, filed a federal lawsuit against the […]
With a “Code Blue” in effect the county wants to make sure that anyone who doesn’t have a warm place to stay can get shelter, especially in the midst of a major winter storm. People can go to 210 W Main St. for warmth and shelter. Capacity has been increased ahead of the storm. If […]
We all know that masks are one of the key components in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but what masks are the best? On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance for consumers after months of public health experts urging Americans to start wearing higher quality masks. The CDC […]
As the COVID wave takes over the country, it’s starting to even be noticeable in the streets. Across the country, so many sanitation workers have gotten ill that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, which has angered residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions. According […]
During a press conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19, stating that NY has secured 64 million test kits. According to Governor Hochul, two million more kits are coming to schools, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, & congregate facilities. As of Thursday/Friday, the Health Electronic Response Data System […]