During these difficult times under quarantine, it is important to maintain your health and physical fitness, especially given that your lifestyle is likely to be much more sedentary, with less outdoor exercise, and many more temptations within the home. These temptations can lead to binge eating or not keeping an eye on your nutritional intake. It is fundamental to our wellbeing to counter these effects of quarantine by undertaking regular exercise.
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West Orange NJ, RWJBarnabas Health is proud to have been a participant in one of the Gilead trials to assess antiviral Remdesivir as a treatment for patients with severe COVID-19. Gilead recently announced promising top line results that show similar efficacy with 5- and 10- day dosing durations of the drug.
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Trenton NJ, The NJ Department of the Treasury reported today that April revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $2.345 billion, down an unprecedented $3.5 billion, or 59.7 percent, below last April as the economic impact of the global pandemic begins to take its toll on the State’s finances. Fiscal year-to-date total collections, which had been running ahead of last year through the end of March, are now at $24.743 billion, down $2.2 billion, or 8.1 percent below the same period last year.
Continue reading State of New Jersey April Tax Revenues Plummet Nearly 60 Percent
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River Vale NJ, according to assemblywomen Holly Schepisi , “I wish this had been implemented over a month ago when I first asked and suggested that it was truly needed but it’s a positive step in the right direction.”
Continue reading NJ Heath Commissioner Finally Acts On Nursing Homes
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Trenton NJ, Legislation authored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Senator Michael Doherty allowing for the temporary reassignment of state and local employees outside of their job classifications for up to 30 days during public emergencies was approved by the Senate Budget Committee today.
Continue reading Bill Allowing Reassignment of NJ Public Workers During Crises Advances
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SPARTA NJ, Echoing constituent messages that all small businesses are essential to their owners and employees, Assemblyman Parker Space, a Republican, was joined with Branchville Mayor Tony Frato, a Democrat, in a call to responsibly and safely reopen New Jersey.
They are advocating for struggling small businesses and the more than one million New Jerseyans who have filed for unemployment.
Continue reading State and Local Bipartisan Push to Safely reopen New Jersey Economy
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Paramus NJ, Hertz Global (HTZ) Get Report said there is “substantial doubt” that it will be able to continue as a going concern as the car-rental giant struggles with losses brought on by the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ridgewood NJ, Grieving the loss of a loved one during the fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic can be overwhelming. It may be difficult for people to make decisions about how to safely grieve and honor their loved one. This guidance is for individuals and families as they work with funeral directors, community and religious leaders, and others to plan and hold funeral services and visitations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading COVID19 CDC Funeral Guidance for Individuals and Families
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Ridgewood NJ, According to a new bombshell report from The Washington Post, the White House Coronavirus Task Force response administrator is doubting the administration’s numbers.
Dr. Deborah Birx reportedly made the comments during a Wednesday meeting.
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Buffalo NY, EagleHawk is now offering drone-enabled disinfectant spraying services for large public and private venues. The current and unprecedented global crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated COVID-19 illness is changing the way people view the importance of facility cleanliness and the new normal is going to require higher levels of vigilance on cleanliness and sanitation. Large public gathering areas, such as stadiums and arenas, will need to be disinfected on a regular basis for the public to feel comfortable attending events again. Common methods of disinfection, including using crews of people to clean and disinfect areas by hand, are time consuming and too costly to scale across large areas.
Continue reading EagleHawk’s Drone-Enabled COVID19 Disinfectant Spraying
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Trenton NJ, “Cut the checks!” That’s the salient message Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli wants to send to Governor Murphy to relieve the burden on New Jerseyans faced with delayed unemployment benefits. The remark came during his talk with Joshua Einstein-Sotomayor and the Hudson County Republicans via webinar Friday evening.
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Paramus NJ, The New Jersey EMS Task Force, a statewide organization designed to respond to large-scale man-made and natural disasters, has been awarded a generous grant from the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation. The $25,000 grant will go directly to providing personal protective equipment to the NJ EMS Task Force members on the frontlines of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The men and women of the NJ EMS Task Force have been integral in the fight against COVID-19,” said Michael Bascom, President of the Non-Profit Board of Directors. “This grant from the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation will provide us with funds to assure our members have the right PPE they need now, and well into the future.”
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Jersey City NJ, Mayor Steven M. Fulop announces the proactive steps to aggressively address unprecedented financial hardships amid the current health and economic crisis are now being cited by Moody’s credit rating as reason to earn a “stable” rating this year despite many cities seeing credit downgrades and negative reviews as local governments nationwide face crippling budgetary burdens.
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New Brunswick NJ, Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results.
Continue reading FDA Approves First At-Home Saliva Collection Test for Coronavirus
