The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Rose Week festival at Lady Dixon Park will not go ahead for another year

The 2022 event was also cancelled last year as a result of the pandemic on staffing resources

Belfast Live · Jul 2, 2023

Hello, Bookstore review – life-affirming documentary about a US literary haven

A venerable Massachusetts bookshop and its hippy owner struggle through the pandemic in AB Zax’s engagingly quirky portrait

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

Eight well loved restaurants and pubs Merseyside has lost this year

This year several pubs and restaurants in Liverpool have closed

Liverpool Echo · Jul 2, 2023

NHS heroes captured in Tate Liverpool artworks presented to Alder Hey

The artwork was previously on display at Tate Liverpool in 2021

Liverpool Echo · Jul 1, 2023

'Like sitting on the 101 in LA': Yosemite visitors wait in line for hours to enter park

Waterfalls may be flowing freely at Yosemite National Park after record-breaking precipitation, but lines out of the park have often been at a standstill this season — the first summer without a reservation system since before the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2023

Appeals court rejects lawsuit over House fines for mask rule

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington swatted down a lawsuit Friday from three House Republicans who faced fines for violating a pandemic-era rule that required members to wear a mask on the House floor.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Americans expected to spend $100 million more this year on fireworks

Sales have rebounded since the pandemic, and are expected to rise 4% from 2022.

Axios · Jun 30, 2023

EU Commission Secures Vaccine Production Capacity For Future Crises

Pfizer and European pharmaceutical firms to stockpile vaccines for rapid response, raising concerns over equity

Zenger · Jun 30, 2023

WA DOC workers say they were wrongfully excluded from $1K pandemic bonuses

OLYMPIA — Most state workers can expect a $1,000 bonus in July for staying on at their jobs, but one group of workers at the Department of Corrections says they have been wrongfully excluded from getting it.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Biden's plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling the nation's chief executive did not have legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2023