Public enemy : Taiwan airline sacks Kiwi pilot blamed for rare Covid-19 case
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Taiwan s EVA Airways has sacked a Kiwi pilot the Taiwanese government blamed for the country s first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April.
In a statement, the nation s Centers for Disease Control said the Kiwi pilot tested positive for the virus on December 20, after flying between Taiwan and the US.
The agency said the pilot, in an initial interview, could not recall all activities and didn t mention a contact history with the new case.
The health agency also said a failure to provide truthful contact information could violate the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law and result in fines of up to NT$300,000 (NZ$15,000)
Covid 19 coronavirus: Taiwan s first local case in eight months linked to Kiwi pilot
22 Dec, 2020 08:30 AM
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NZ Herald
The first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 in eight months has been reported in Taiwan.
The new case is linked to a New Zealand pilot diagnosed with Covid-19 on Sunday, the Financial Times reported.
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The nation s Centers for Disease Control said the pilot in an initial interview, could not recall all activities and didn t mention a contact history with the new case.
The health agency also said a failure to provide truthful contact information could violate the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law and result in fines of up to NT$300,000.
Virginia Developments
Readers will no doubt recall that, during the week of July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard concerning COVID-19 and how employers were to protect employees in the workplace from being exposed and/or contracting COVID-19. Virginia was the first state to adopt such standards. When the Emergency Temporary Standard went into effect, it was made clear that it would expire either within six months of its adoption, upon the expiration of Governor Northam’s State of Emergency Order for Virginia, which has not occurred, or when superseded by a permanent standard, whichever came first. Williams Mullen’s prior articles concerning the Emergency Temporary Standard can be found
It s a great moment, said one staffer as the coronavirus vaccine arrives at Indiana hospitals. Author: Emily Longnecker Updated: 7:07 AM EST December 16, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS Thousands of critical care workers will get a coronavirus vaccination over the next five days.
IU Health s Dr. Gabriel Bosslet has never been more ready to roll up his sleeve and take a needle in the arm.
“The injection I get tomorrow is a miracle, he said. It will be a miracle that’s injected into my arm.”
The “miracle” he speaks of is a vaccine against the coronavirus, one Bosslet believes is the first step toward ending a global pandemic and the suffering that’s come with it.
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On December 10, 2020, The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Program released its Revised Proposed Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SAR-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19. Generally, these revisions serve to clarify previously existing requirements or reduce the impact of some requirements that were found to be excessive, impractical, or in conflict with existing laws and updated CDC guidance.
The revisions, if approved by the Governor without further revisions, will be in place throughout the duration of the Governor’s COVID-19 State of Emergency and the Commissioner of Health’s COVID-19 Declaration of Public Emergency. Within 14 days of the expiration of such states of emergency, however, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board shall re-evaluate whether there is a continued need for the standard.