Category: AMERICA

Goldman Sachs Asks Employees to Get Booster Shots to Enter Offices

Goldman Sachs has informed U.S. employees who are returning to offices they will have to get a COVID-19 booster shot, if eligible, by Feb. 1 in order to enter company premises as Omicron spreads throughout the country, while New York registers one of the highest infection rates. Workers must also get tested twice a week…


New York Sees Four-Fold Rise in COVID-19 Pediatric Hospitalizations, Symptoms Mostly Mild

New York City has seen a 4-fold rise in pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the two-week period between Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, with half the admissions being children under 5 years of age, according to a Dec. 24 statement released by the New York State Department of Health. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul co-issued…


Thousands More Flights Canceled as COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt Holiday Travel

Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Monday amid the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus nationwide surge in Omicron variant cases. Around 3,259 flights were canceled in total globally yesterday, of which around 1,474 were in the United States, according to the flight-tracking website, FlightAware. Of the 1,474 flights, 136 were pulled by Delta airlines, 108 were scrapped from United,…


Apple Closes String of New York City Stores to Walk-In Customers Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Apple has closed a string of stores to in-store shopping for customers in New York City amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. The company has closed major stores across New York, with Upper West Side, Upper East Side, West 14th Street, Staten Island, and Bronx locations to shoppers, as well as those in Huntington Station and Manhasset. Apple’s…


Omicron Disrupts New York City Subway Services

New York City subway services will be curbed starting this week as another wave of COVID-19 infections hits the city resulting in rescheduled stops, longer passenger waiting times, and staff shortages. “This Monday through Thursday, trains will run less frequently than usual,” said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in a tweet on Monday. “Like everyone…


Outgoing Mayor’s Vaccine Mandate Now in Effect for NY Businesses, Indoor Venues

The New York City vaccination mandate for private businesses went into effect on Dec. 27 as the surge in the Omicron variant intensified. The city’s expanded vaccine mandate, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Key to NYC program, is the strictest in the nation. It defines only individuals with at least two doses of a…


‘We’re Going to Have Your Back,’ Biden Tells Governors as Omicron Cases Rise

President Joe Biden told U.S. governors that his administration will do everything it can to assist their efforts to mitigate the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “My message to the governors is simple: if you need something say something, and we were going to have your back…


CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines for General Population

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a reversal of a previous recommendation, cut the number of days of isolation for Americans who contract COVID-19 from 10 days to five days regardless of vaccination status. The agency similarly shortened the time that close contacts of COVID-19 need to quarantine. Authorities with the…


Growing Number of Highly Vaccinated Cruise Ships Facing Disruption Over COVID-19

At least four cruise ships have reported COVID-19 cases in recent days, coming as Colombia officials prevented the Seven Seas Mariner ship from allowing anyone to disembark in Cartagena after seven positive cases were reported onboard. Authorities in Mexico also prevented the Holland America Line Koningsdam vessel from allowing passengers to disembark in the tourist area of Puerto Vallarta…


China’s Extreme COVID-19 Rules Force Delta Flight to Turn Back

An American Delta Air Lines flight turned back to Seattle in midair due to the new COVID-19 rule that China’s Shanghai airport launched, the airline stated on Dec. 27. A Delta staff member told The Epoch Times on Dec. 26 that “China’s arbitrary and unreasonable pandemic prevention policy not only sets an insurmountable threshold for Chinese…