by William Taylor The Pandemic has been a mental struggle on a lot of people around the world. COVID-19 Pandemic has affected our lives in a way we never knew could happen. Many of us during this pandemic are facing challenges that can be stressful and overwhelming. This social distancing we are required to do … Continue reading
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COVID-19 creates challenges for graduating senior at Norfolk State University
by Juwan Saunders COVID-19 has greatly affected so many in various ways. There are new changes to our daily lives that we find ourselves trying to adapt to. No one knew just the impact that a fast-spreading virus would have on a nation. I never knew how COVID-19 would actually affect me. Every day things … Continue reading
A view from the front lines in Virginia’s pandemic battle
by Ian Williams COVID-19 still haunts the world in an unforgiving fashion. It has taken the lives of many and is projected to do even more damage. As time progresses during this pandemic, treatment in hospitals around the globe have been at an all-time high. Many questions are asked in search of solutions to the … Continue reading
Don’t let coronavirus cancel your check
by Kevin Alexander, Jr. So, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know that COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, has taken the world by storm. The everyday lives of millions of people have been put on hold and don’t seem to be returning to normal anytime soon with the … Continue reading
COVID-19 has repercussions on education
by Sarah Campos According to memes and posts across the nation, 2020 was supposed to be everyone’s year. New Years’ resolutions were going to be followed, someone may just find ‘the one’ to spend the rest of their life with, and people were going to ‘finally get their life together’. Then COVID-19 struck and life … Continue reading
Virginia receives Major Disaster Declaration from federal government for COVID-19
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced April 2 that Virginia has received a Major Disaster Declaration to aid in the Commonwealth’s response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Governor Northam requested this federal disaster assistance on Monday, March 30. A Major Disaster Declaration designation provides federal public assistance for all areas in the Commonwealth of Virginia affected by … Continue reading
“Stay at Home” increases threat for domestic abuse victims
by Skylar Sales With the current events happening now around the coronavirus (COVID-19), people have gone into a panic over the income and supplies needed to survive this epidemic. But we must also keep in mind the people who use the outside to escape the troubles that lie at home. This state of emergency could … Continue reading
Virginia under “Stay at Home” order
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today, March 30, issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The executive order takes effect immediately and will remain in place until June 10, 2020, unless amended or rescinded by a further executive order. … Continue reading
Trump says 30 more days
by Jamia Queen, March 30 President Donald Trump said Sunday, March 29, he would expand the social distancing rules for an additional 30 days, an unexpected setback from his push to revive the nation as coronavirus keeps on spreading. The 15-day rules Trump imposed two weeks ago were set to be lifted on Monday, and … Continue reading
US eyes new outbreaks as infections worldwide top 575,000
By MATT SEDENSKY, KEVIN McGILL and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Troubling new outbreaks bubbled in the United States on Friday and deaths surged in Italy and Spain as the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people. Punctuating the fact that no one is immune … Continue reading
Ways to utilize online activity during nation-wide call for social distancing
by Keona Frasier The COVID-19 pandemic released an unprecedented amount of economic and social setbacks for the nation, one of the most obvious being the call for self-quarantine. Students across the nation are feeling the effects of social distancing, as many institutions of higher education have suspended campus activity and require students to complete their … Continue reading
Virginia governor orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses, K-12 schools
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam issued a statewide order March 23 to protect the health and safety of Virginians and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Executive Order Fifty-Three orders the closure of certain non-essential businesses, bans all gatherings of more than 10 people, and closes all K-12 schools for the remainder of the … Continue reading
City of Norfolk declares local state of emergency
The declaration allows the City to ask for state and federal resources and seek state and federal reimbursement if the cost of the city’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) reaches a certain threshold. NORFOLK, VA – Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander has declared a local state of emergency. The declaration allows the City to ask for state … Continue reading
Governor Northam orders all Virginia K-12 schools closed for minimum of two weeks
~ Statewide closure intended to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus ~ RICHMOND—On March 13, Governor Ralph Northam ordered all K-12 schools in Virginia to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to the continued spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Schools will close from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 27, at … Continue reading
Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures
by CUNEYT DIL and HOPE YEN Associated Press ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Kiyana Esco needs free school lunches and breakfasts to feed her six children. But with schools shutting down over coronavirus concerns, she’s scrambling to pick up the meals, care for her kids and keep her job. Esco, a single mother who was … Continue reading
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