COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said officials will do “whatever we have to do” to enforce social distancing and other protective measures if bars and restaurants fail to restrain crowds as the state eases coronavirus measures. DeWine said he had seen images of a packed Columbus ...
STEUBENVILLE — After 55 days quarantined in his home because he tested positive for COVID-19, Steve admits feeling a little, well, heady at the thought he might finally be going back to work. “Steve” isn’t his real name. He’s chosen to withhold it to prevent backlash from anyone who might not understand the virus and how it is spread as well as those who think it is a political conspiracy and the risks overblown. A health care professional, Steve’s quarantine was extended because even after his symptoms had passed he continued to test positive for the coronavirus. The ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Steubenville Retired Teachers meeting for May has been canceled. ¯ The Franciscan University of Steubenville Women’s Scholarship Guild’s annual Spring Into Spring fundraising event that had been scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled. ¯ The Jefferson County Fair Board has canceled its May 21 meeting. Fair officials said they await word from Gov. Mike DeWine regarding county fairs during the pandemic. Anyone with questions ...
NEW YORK — On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop. In separate stark warnings, two major European leaders bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine. “We are confronting this risk, and we need to accept it, otherwise we would never be able to relaunch,” Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said, acceding to a push by ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — A British general’s pessimistic prediction about a World War II operation is showing up as a coronavirus-era catchphrase. The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, urged caution in Senate testimony last week on reopening decisions, including about children and schools, saying “the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine to facilitate the reentry of students into the fall term would be something that would be a bit of a bridge too far.” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican who has earned praise for aggressive measures to curb the ...
Associated Press Christine Gale Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park before it closed in March when California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued shutdown orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. So, she filled the back of her car with donated books and began her own mobile library. “I know this may not be legal, conventional, or ethically sound, and yet it has worked for many, and I feel of use,” she said. She physically distances while making her stops and sanitizes the books. Across the United States, volunteers are reporting a jump in little free ...
