Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Reports July Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Jul 23 2021 // Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all...
Embedded As a Risk, New COVID Cycle Could Challenge Economic Recovery
Jul 22 2021 // Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is confronting a challenging new rise in cases that has fueled doubts about the global recovery and is already...
Mississippi Health Official: State Seeing Rapid Increase in July COVID-19 Cases
Jul 22 2021 // Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote on...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Pledges to Fight Against CDC COVID Cruise Ship Rules
Jul 20 2021 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will take legal action against a recent court order that left in place Center for Disease Control orders for cruise ships to follow as they roll out to sea later this summer. A panel from...
Britain’s Largest Pub Group Launches Billion-Dollar Suit over COVID-Related BI Claim
Jul 20 2021 // Britain’s largest pub group, Stonegate Pub Group Co., sued three insurers for 846 million pounds ($1.2 billion) over losses it suffered after being forced to shut during the coronavirus pandemic. Owned by TDR...
South Carolina Bill Stopping COVID Suits Against Businesses Signed
Jul 19 2021 // Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held a ceremonial signing of a bill preventing people from suing companies over the...
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships
Jul 18 2021 // A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the...
Q&A: Have Drivers Gotten Worse Since COVID?
Jul 16 2021 // As the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted, and more and more people hit the road to return to their work spaces and routines, there has been a familiar refrain: “People have forgotten how to drive.” Is it...
Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 During 2020 Pandemic
Jul 16 2021 // Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the...
Amazon Asks Judge to Toss New York State Lawsuit Over Warehouse COVID-19 Safety
Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...
Pandemic Part of a Perfect Storm for Insurers, Homeowners Bracing for Bad Wildfire Season
Jul 14 2021 // A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as odd as it may sound, the trouble may have begun with the pandemic. Property insurance...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Over COVID Vaccine Passport Ban
Jul 14 2021 // Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings filed a lawsuit against Florida’s surgeon general on Tuesday July 13 over a state law that bans businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination from customers. The cruise...
Rising COVID Outbreaks on Ships Endanger Maritime Workers, Risk Trade Disruptions
Jul 13 2021 // Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic...
Five Ways to Position Workers’ Compensation in a COVID-19-impacted World
Jul 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. With prevailing economic pressures widely expected to persist, more and more businesses will consider different ways to adapt, including the...
Tennessee Doctor Accused of Using Wrong Test to Clear Patients of COVID
Jul 7 2021 // Tennessee doctor used the wrong test to clear at least two patients of the coronavirus, according to discipline allegations before the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Michael LaPaglia, 49, used rapid blood test...
As UK Eases COVID Rules, Businesses Concerned About Legal Liability
Jul 6 2021 // Businesses have been been clamoring for the government to finally reopen the UK economy. Now that face masks and social distancing will be all but dropped, they have a new set of worries. Industry groups, big and small,...
Ohio Governor Says Fines to Remain for Pandemic Rule-Breaking Businesses
Jul 2 2021 // Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message to the vast majority of companies that followed the rules, GOP Gov....
Workers More Likely to Get COVID Vaccine When Employer Encourages It
Jul 1 2021 // As more employers return to in-person work, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that workers are more likely to have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when their employer encourages it or provides paid sick leave...
Most COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted in Washington
Jun 30 2021 // Most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place and modified several times since last spring were lifted in Washington on Wednesday, meaning restaurants and bars and other businesses could resume full indoor...
Connecticut Opioid Deaths Keep Rising Even After Pandemic Eases
Jun 30 2021 // Opioid deaths spiked in Connecticut during the pandemic and continue to increase in 2021, fueled by continued disruptions to recovery programs and a deadly, fentanyl-laced drug supply. The synthetic opioid fentanyl, which...
