Disney World Eases Mask Rules; U.S. Outbreak Slows: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago
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U.S. businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
Average weekly cases fell or were even in all U.S. states and territories except Wyoming, according to the CDC’s latest data. Governor Andrew Cuomo said that more than half of New Yorkers 18 years and older are now fully vaccinated.
Covid has killed more than 1,000 bank employees in India, which has declared banking services essential even as the disease ravages the country, a key industry body said.
CDC Urges Masks for Schools; U.S. Outbreak Slows: Virus Updates
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U.S. schools should maintain mask requirements at least through the end of the academic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, even after its decision this week that fully vaccinated adults can safely shed face coverings in most settings.
Businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements after the CDC’s Thursday announcement. Governor Andrew Cuomo said that more than half of New Yorkers 18 years and older are now fully vaccinated.
Covid has killed more than 1,000 bank employees in India, which has declared banking services essential even as the disease ravages the country, a key industry body said.
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Some chief executive officers are so eager for their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 that theyâre granting workers time off or cash incentives to get shots.
In the US, retailer Lidl is giving its staff $200, while Aldi, Dollar General Corp. and Trader Joeâs Co. are offering extra hours of pay. Online grocery delivery firm Instacart Inc. is providing a $25 stipend for workers and contractors. Yogurt makers Chobani LLC and Danone SA are offering as much as six hours of paid leave, and the French company says it will cover the cost of inoculation in countries where vaccines arenât free.
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