Tag: restrictions

Pregnancy Scan Appears to Show Baby Wearing a Mask–as Mom Tests Positive for COVID

A mom-to-be was left laughing when her pregnancy scan seemed to show her baby wearing a mask—only to test positive for the CCP virus shortly after. Samantha Spicer, 34, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, was nervous to attend her 12-week scan, but her worries soon turned to giggles when she saw her unborn baby seeming to wear…


Orange County Partners With Blue Shield as it Eyes Orange Tier

The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a partnership with Blue Shield to administer COVID-19 vaccines. The board during its March 23 meeting approved a memorandum of understanding with the insurance company on a distribution contract. The partnership will allow Orange County to continue using its Othena scheduling platform. During the meeting, Orange County’s…


Orange County Inches Toward Moderate Reopening Tier

Orange County was one-tenth of a percentage away from advancing to a less-restrictive set of reopening rules March 16. Although it missed the mark for the state’s most recent weekly review of COVID-19 data, it could reach the orange tier by April 7 if metrics continue a downward trend. Reaching the orange tier would allow…


Gym Owners React to Orange County Moving to Less Restrictive Tier 

Orange County’s graduation to a less-restrictive COVID-19 tier has come too late for some businesses, a local entrepreneur says. Tammy Niemann said her family-owned gym, Total Training, was forced to close its brick and mortar facility permanently largely due to state-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns. She said she felt the restrictions were hurting the chances of small businesses…


Toronto Archbishop Urges Parishioners to Contact MPS About ‘Arbitrary’ COVID-19 Restrictions at Churches

The Archbishop of Toronto is calling on parishioners to contact their representatives about using a percentage of capacity instead of an arbitrary number to limit COVID-19 restrictions at churches, saying the current rules impose “inequities facing our faith communities.” “The province has relaxed restrictions in Grey (Lockdown) regions, with retailers permitted to operate at 25 percent…


Disneyland Reopening Will Help Get Anaheim’s Finances Back on Track, Official Says

The planned reopening of Anaheim’s trademark amusement park marks the start of a financial comeback for the city, a spokesman says. “It’s not like flipping a switch and going back to normal, but we will take that because it’s the beginning of an economic recovery roadmap that we have,” Mike Lyster told The Epoch Times….


Multiple Governors Announce Significant Rollbacks of CCP Virus Restrictions

Governors across the United States have either ended their states’ COVID-19 mask mandate or are considering ending it soon—as well as rollbacks on capacity limits and restrictions on businesses. In one example, Utah’s statewide mask order is scheduled to end April 10 under a law that was passed on March 5, and Gov. Spencer Cox,…


Orange County’s Restricted Businesses Unlikely to Reopen Until Late March

Indoor gyms and theaters will likely reopen in Orange County later this month, if the region’s COVID-19 metrics continue their downward trend. Right now, Orange County falls under the state-mandated purple tier, meaning some of its non-essential businesses, fitness facilities and theatres must remain closed. Restaurants can remain open to facilitate takeout orders, or serve…


Enforcing UK’s Restrictions as Lockdown Eases ‘Not Manageable,’ Says Metropolitan Police Federation

Britain’s police officers don’t want to enforce residual CCP virus restrictions as the country eases out of its third national lockdown, the chairman of a major police staff association reportedly said on Sunday. “Police don’t want to police this,” said Ken Marsh, Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF), according to The Telegraph. “We have…


State Eases Restrictions on Youth Sports Amid COVID Concerns

LOS ANGELES—Youth competition in sports such as football and basketball could resume sooner than anticipated in the Southland, with the state today revising its guidelines to allowing the activities in counties with relatively low rates of new COVID-19 cases. The standard, which takes effect Feb. 26, allows for a resumption of “outdoor high-contact sports” in…