masks

The Biden Administration have announced that 60,000 food pantries and over 1,300 community centers will be receiving high quality masks from the government over the next few months. The masks will be reusable and come in adult and child sizes. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients gave a statement addressing the new initiative: “Not […]

We are still battling COVID-19 and will continue through 2021. As we work through the year we will still have to social distance and wear masks. I know it’s not what we truly want to hear but this is where we are at globally. We have to appreciate our loved ones and let them know […]

The COVID-19 rates in the Dakotas are the worst in the world according to USA Today. After declining to cancel their state fair and bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to a motorsports rally this summer, South Dakota’s hospitals are filling up and the COVID-19 death rate is one of the highest in the world. […]

Any in-person SUNY student who wants to go home for the Holidays, will first have to test negative for coronavirus. Those who are infected or exposed within 14 days before Thanksgiving break, will be isolated or quarantined on campus. Chancellor Jim Malatras says the idea behind the massive testing is to stop the spread to […]

The Rochester City School District released their plans to reopen for this next school year. Dr. Lesli C. Myers-Smalls sent out a letter Monday addressing the districts reopening and the School Year 2020-2021: RSCD Together document. To read her letter click here. Prior to the RCSD Together plan, the district asked for input from the […]

Although the Trump administration had promised that it would help supply nursing homes with enough PPE to make it through the pandemic, reports are saying that 1 in 5 facilities across America are coming up desperately short. Even though only 1% of the population in the US lives in these homes, they account for 43% […]

National grocery store chain Whole Foods is facing a class action discrimination lawsuit from employees who were disciplined for wearing Black Lives Matter face-coverings during their shifts. The stores being sued were in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and two other states. According to the suit, employees caught wearing the masks were sent home and denied pay […]

As of yesterday, August 19th, New York State’s COVID-19 infection rates have continued to be clocked at under 1% for the 12th day in a row. According to the most recent numbers of 80,425 tests conducted Tuesday, 631 came back positive for an infection rate of 0.78%. Governor Andrew Cuomo commented on this during a […]

All over New York State, businesses large and small are requiring face coverings and social distancing measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Even though it is mandated by the state, it’s not uncommon to see patrons not wearing masks as they shop around. After receiving complaints about the lack of enforcement, the state […]

“Looks like Cuomo running to be the next Black President”. That’s the response my friend had while reading a tweet from Governor Cuomo to Mayor Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta. In the tweet Cuomo says New York is preparing to send 7,500 test kits, 30,000 pieces of PPE (personal protection equipment) and 1,250 gallons of hand […]