PROVO, Utah-COVID-19 is also negatively affecting summer activities as the Stadium of Fire concert for 2020 has been canceled. The lineup of performers had not been announced at the time of the cancelation. Provo City has also canceled its annual 4th of July parade although a fireworks spectacle that evening […]
Alaska, Hawaii, Montana and Wyoming are among the least-populated states in the U.S., and not surprisingly have the lowest numbers of residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus. But despite their small size, they scored big this spring when Congress pumped out direct federal aid to the states. […]
As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. But their decisions on which technologies to use — and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives — […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of new Utah residents claiming unemployment slowed for a fourth consecutive week, state officials warned workers Thursday that they must accept offers to return to work or risk losing state and federal jobless benefits. The message delivered by Department of Workforce Services […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices. Industry leaders acknowledge that the U.S. food chain has […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, the Utah COVID-19 results were released for the past 24 hours and the numbers look promising across the board in virtually every important statistic. There are now 4,233 positive tests for COVID-19 in the Beehive State. This is an increase of 110 cases from Saturday-Sunday, but it […]
LONDON (AP) — A thinner-looking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after a bout with the coronavirus and warned strongly against easing the country’s lockdown, even as other European countries and U.S. states began lifting restrictions to get their economies going again. The shutdowns are being eased […]
Stocks around the world rose Monday as governments prepare to gradually lift restrictions they imposed on businesses to slow the sweep of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in the first few minutes of trading at the start of a week chockablock with market-moving events. Several of […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday’s COVID-19 statistics for Utah, as released this afternoon, show some promise for the future. While the overall positive test case total increased to 4,123 in the Beehive State Sunday, an increase of 175 from Saturday which means a net increase of 9 cases in the past 24 […]
WASHINGTON-Thursday, United States president Donald Trump presided over a productive briefing as the White House Coronavirus Task Force shared their latest information on COVID-19. To start things off, Trump said “We expect the house to pass the Paycheck Protection Program.” He confirmed that immigration has indeed been suspended. This order […]
