COVID-19

Feeling Overwhelmed? Make Your Mental Health a Priority

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 1:42pm

As the number of cases of COVID-19 grows locally and across the nation, there’s a sense of dread felt by many people.

Our gatherings are cancelled, our workplaces are shuttered, our schools are empty and the shelves in some parts of the grocery store are barren. The normalcy that was tangible only weeks ago is transforming into a new reality.

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Police, Sheriff’s Office Now Enforcing Ban on Gatherings

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 11:38am

A ban on large gatherings now carries the force of law in Omaha and across Douglas County.

Necessary shopping, continuity of business operations and some other gatherings are exempt, as the community shifts away from voluntary compliance in its approach to preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

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Public Defender, Prosecutor Offices Work on Virus Reality

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 10:20am

The prosecution and defense of suspected criminals is an inherently social activity.

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Omaha, Douglas County Adopt Emergency Measures

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 10:01am

The chairman of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners ended the board’s last in-person meeting with gallows humor.

“Good luck with the plague,” Commissioner Clare Duda wished his fellow board members in the nearly deserted legislative chambers of the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center on Tuesday afternoon, which The Daily Record observed remotely via a livestream.

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Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means U.S. Recession

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 8:54am

Washington – No one knows how long it will last or how much it will hurt. But the U.S. economy is either sliding into a recession for the first time since 2009 or is already in one – a sudden victim of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Iowa Enacts Emergency Plans Closing Bars, Restaurants

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 8:52am

Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday ordered restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters and casinos to close for two weeks as part of a public health emergency plan designed to reduce the community spread of the coronavirus.

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Virus Complications Forces Businesses to Rethink Strategies

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 03/17/2020 - 3:00am

New York – Renee and Michael Brown planned to open a third location for their coffee company – and put their plans on hold when the coronavirus hit.

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Holed Up in the U.S.: Coronavirus Shutdown Threatens Jobs

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 8:05pm

Millions of Americans holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday, with many of them thrown out of work until further notice, as authorities tightened the epic clampdown and the list of businesses forced to close across the U.S. extended to restaurants, bars, gyms and casinos.

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U.S. Tells Older People to Stay Home, All Ages to Avoid Crowds

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 8:02pm

Washington – Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House on Monday released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the norms of American society.