Stories tagged: "COVID-19"

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Economy Why Didn’t Virginia’s Minimum Wage Go Up? Pandemic Halts Plans

RICHMOND-- Virginia’s minimum wage was supposed to go up at the beginning of this month.

Arianna Coghill Arianna Coghill January 13, 2021 3:37 am EST
Coronavirus COVID-19 Leads to Visitor Lockdown in Charlottesville
Coronavirus Charlottesville Hospital Bans Visitors as Region’s COVID-19 Cases Spike

CHARLOTTESVILLE – As of today, patients can't have visitors at University of Virginia (UVA) Health.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 12, 2021 9:14 pm EST
Vaccine News The Vaccine is Safe, Fauci Says
Vaccine News ‘It’s About Trust’: Fauci Answers Virginia Faith Leaders’ Vaccine Questions

RICHMOND – As of Friday, there were close to 90 million cases of COVID-19 across the world.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 11, 2021 8:36 pm EST
Vaccine News Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Vaccine News Picking Up Speed: Vaccination Phase 1B Starts for Some Parts of Virginia

CHICKAHOMINY – Parts of Virginia are picking up the pace when it comes to vaccination.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 11, 2021 3:58 pm EST
Economy Protecting All Citizens and Travelers (PACT) signs designate businesses that promise to follow Forward Virginia guidelines. Contributed photo.
Economy Virginia Business Owners Fight COVID-19 Through a New PACT

LEXINGTON – Patty Williams had to think fast when the COVID-19 pandemic first struck the Commonwealth.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 11, 2021 3:38 am EST

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Coronavirus Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Coronavirus Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against Key Mutation, New Study Finds

The encouraging news comes the same day the US recorded 4,085 deaths from COVID-19, setting a grim, new single-day record.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 8, 2021 2:28 pm EST
Coronavirus A member of medical staff holds a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jab at Guy's Hospital at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the UK's history on December 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Victoria Jones - Pool / Getty Images)
Coronavirus How Do You Streamline the Vaccine Process? In Richmond, You Go Online

RICHMOND-Local health districts found a way to streamline the vaccine process.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 7, 2021 7:24 pm EST