Category Archives: Viva!

Coronavirus latest: EU revises safe travel list, removes Serbia and Montenegro | News | DW | 16.07.2020

The two Balkan countries have not been included on the EU’s revised travel list due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, Russian hackers have been accused of targeting vaccine research. Follow DW for the latest.

Source: Coronavirus latest: EU revises safe travel list, removes Serbia and Montenegro | News | DW | 16.07.2020

Washington State Beat Back Covid-19. Now It’s Rising Again. – The New York Times

“It’s really important for people to understand that their individual behaviors, everyone’s individual behaviors, collectively have a big impact on transmission,” said Dr. Kathy Lofy, Washington’s health officer. “We can increase testing, we can do case and contact investigations, we can do outbreak response, but those activities only get us so far.”

Cuomo Announces New Three Strike Rule For NYC Bars & Restaurants Violating Pandemic Guidelines – Gothamist

“The state has looked at over 5,000 establishments in downstate New York and found many cases of failure to comply. It’s wrong, it’s dangerous, it’s selfish and it’s also illegal.”

Source: Cuomo Announces New Three Strike Rule For NYC Bars & Restaurants Violating Pandemic Guidelines – Gothamist

Pennsylvania Approves Police Reform Bill Requiring Employment Records From Officers Seeking New Jobs

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The state of Pennsylvania is taking baby steps towards weeding out the “bad apples” (in a bunch that’s more spoiled throughout than people want to admit, but whatever) plaguing police departments by requiring officers applying for new positions to reveal previous employment records. And I know what you’re thinking:…

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