COVID-19

Nebraska Way on Full Display In Response to COVID-19

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 5:00am

You can’t spell “pandemic” without “panic.”

But, despite the circumstances that brought the Nebraska Legislature back to Lincoln last week, the state’s 49 senators displayed no panic at the Capitol. Rather, they demonstrated admirable resolve without any of the partisan tensions in crafting an emergency response to the coronavirus.

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U.N. Estimates Loss of 195M Jobs Across Globe

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:59am

Geneva – The U.N.’s labor organization estimates the equivalent of 195 million full-time jobs could be lost in the second quarter alone from the COVID-19 outbreak, with businesses and plants shuttered worldwide.

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Legal Aid of Nebraska, VLP Team Up to Offer Free Hotline During Virus Outbreak

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:58am

A free COVID-19 Disaster Relief Hotline is available for Nebraskans affected by the coronavirus who need legal assistance.

Legal Aid of Nebraska set up the hotline with support from the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project to make legal assistance available.

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UNMC Creates Shield for Intubation Procedures

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:50am

A new protective barrier invented at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shields and protects health care workers from contagions and other contaminants during intubation procedures.

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Governors Plead for Food Stamp Flexibility Amid Pandemic

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:47am

Phoenix – Yvonne Knight, who has respiratory problems that make her especially vulnerable in the coronavirus pandemic, can’t buy groceries online with her food stamps – even though each trip to the store is now a risky endeavor.

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Halt on Corporate Travel Hits Omaha Business Hard

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:46am

Omaha-based Travel and Transport was nearing a 75th birthday and coming off its best back-to-back years of bookings yet. Sales had soared to $3.3 billion, up from $1.9 billion five years earlier.

Its travel management operation – headquartered in a 15-story tower jutting above 72nd Street and Mercy Road – had grown to include 1,800 workers in seven countries beyond the United States.