coronavirus concerns

With growing reports of animals being diagnosed with COVID-19, many owners are wondering if their pets can pass the virus to their family. CEO of Animal Policy Group Mark Cushing insists that there is no need to take extra precautions as the risk of animals spreading the virus to people is extremely low.

As coronavirus cases spike among young people at Southern Illinois University, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a warning to college students returning to campus this fall. Prizker, accompanied by Jackson County health officials, explained Tuesday that college-age people are likely spreading the virus at the highest rates, specifically on campus. As more SIU students returned to school over the past...

As restaurants attempt to stay afloat amid coronavirus restrictions, some restaurants end the practice of tipping while instituting higher price surges. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A trend restaurant patrons may see more often: forget the tip, but the policy comes at a cost. Instead of a tip line, some eateries are turning to an added service fee. Customers at Middle Brow’s brew pub, Bungalow, will now be charged 10% to 15% more on their bill instead of being asked to leave a tip. “We’ve never…

As mail delivery services struggle due to the coronavirus, customers expressed frustration as important mail is delivered late. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Jay-Z’s annual festival in Philadelphia, Made in America, won’t take place Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic

When a man took his daughter with cerebral palsy to Target over the weekend, a worker asked for medical proof and threatened to call the police when she couldn’t wear a mask. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A Biogen employee who allegedly flew from Massachusetts to Los Angeles to China and then tested positive for COVID-19 is under investigation in China for concealing her symptoms and putting fellow travelers at risk of infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the L.A. Times, Jie Li, a Chinese citizen living in Massachusetts, became ill with coronavirus symptoms...

Blood collection centers are raising concerns that the nation’s blood supply is dangerously low. “I’ve been in blood banking for over 40 years and this is the worst shortage I’ve seen. It’s unprecedented,” said Eva Quinley, regional director for Vitalant, a blood collection center with 17 locations throughout the Chicago area. The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm...

A Vernon, Connecticut, man celebrated his 67th wedding anniversary outside of his wife’s nursing home in Stafford Springs on Saturday. The couple isn’t allowed to visit each other because of COVID-19. Due to coronavirus concerns, Bob couldn’t go inside the nursing home and be with his wife Nancy, but he didn’t let that stop him from celebrating. Bob brought...