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Union NJ, A complaint was filed today against Kean University seeking reimbursements amid COVID-19.
Roy Willey, a class action attorney with the Anastopoulo Law Firm representing the plaintiffs, says:
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Introduction to the Global Pandemic
The new Coronavirus has created a global pandemic, making hundreds of thousands of people sick and taking a toll mercilessly. Believed to have originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, this virus, medical experts say can return seasonally, just like the common flu.
With vaccine trials still underway, we do not precisely know when it will be ready for deployment. As scientists suggest, a vaccine might be ready in another 12-18 months and that is way too far! So, should the coronavirus return, countries should be ready to deal with it effectively.
Continue reading What New Jersey Residents Need to Do if COVID-19 Becomes a Seasonal Illness
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Ridgewood NJ, This weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in the last of four races in the North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series. Ten clubs participated in the program, with 165 entries total. Ridgewood Crew had eleven athletes participate, resulting in three gold medals and one silver.
The North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series was offered for the first time this year after the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. This Ridgewood Crew’s results this week were as follows:
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Finishes With Three Gold Medals and Advances to Nationals!
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey non-profit 5Help.org, which was created by teenagers Drew and Heather Paglia to help others by raising funds $5 at a time, has partnered with the New Jersey EMS Task Force to increase donations to the statewide organization on the front line in the battle against COVID-19.
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TRENTON NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Superintendent of the State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan today announced an Administrative Order authorizing in-person sales to resume at car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, boat dealerships, and bike shops, by appointment only and with social distancing measures in place. The Order will take effect at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20.
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Soul Korea, The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Korean CDC) reported findings from a study of recovered COVID-19 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after their recovery. The study aimed to determine whether the positive test results after recovery—as long as 37 days after discharge from isolation—were artifacts of testing or due to reinfection or reactivation of the virus. The study concluded that the re-positive test results were not due to reinfection or reactivation, but rather, were a result of the PCR diagnostic tests detecting non-viable viral particles as the infection is slowly cleared from the body. These results indicate that individuals who have recovered from acute illness can no longer infect others. As such, the Korean CDC updated its guidance regarding the management of “re-positive cases,” including the removal of a mandatory 14-day self isolation period after being discharged from isolation and the requirement for subsequent PCR testing if symptoms present after a patient is discharged from isolation.
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Ridgewood NJ, COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person. Some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus. We are still learning about how the virus spreads and the severity of illness it causes.
Continue reading CDC Changes Tune on Coronavirus Spread No Longer Pushing “touching surfaces”
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Bellmawr NJ, according to the Bellmawr Police on Monday morning, May 18, 2020 shortly after 8:00 AM, Frank Trumbetti and Ian Smith, the co-owners of Atilis Gym reopened their business in violation of Executive Order 107, issued by New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy on March 21, 2020. This order currently remain in effect.
Continue reading Arrest Made As Gym Defies Governor Murphy’s stay-at-home Order
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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi comments on the Murphy Administration manipulation of Long Term Care COVID-19 death totals. According to Schepisi ,”1400 deaths have been removed by the State of N.J. between yesterday and today from the total number of COVID deaths from our Long Term Care Facilities because although the deaths appeared to be COVID caused deaths they were never lab confirmed by the facilities.
But even worse, the State is continuing to count these deaths in the overall State total! Today’s total death count was just reported as 10,586 deaths with 162 new deaths. Yesterday’s total death count was 10,435 deaths with 75 new deaths. Friday’s death count was 10,138 deaths. How do we continue to have 10,586 total deaths if we have subtracted out 1400 in the past 24 hours? If DATA DETERMINES DATES the data better make sense.”
Continue reading Murphy Administration Manipulates Long Term Care COVID-19 death totals
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Paramus NJ, announced that it has filed a motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to begin an orderly wind-down of the Company’s retail operations as soon as reasonably possible after store locations are able to reopen following the government-mandated closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the wind-down, the Company intends to sell its inventory and remaining assets, including its intellectual property and e-commerce business, through the court-supervised process.
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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has authorized licensed New Jersey pharmacists to widely administer COVID-19 tests to customers, paving the way for thousands of pharmacies statewide to serve as testing sites.
Expanding testing authority to the more than 18,000 pharmacists licensed in the state advances Governor Phil Murphy’s goal of doubling statewide testing by the end of the month as part of his “Road Back” recovery plan to reopen the state.
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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein shared that we will be surveying parents (K-12), students (6-12), and the staff to get feedback on remote learning. He added that we will have the extended school year for those students who qualify, and we are also looking at the enrichment program. At this time, we have not received guidance from the state regarding whether instruction should be done remotely or in-person; therefore, we are planning to move forward with a remote plan for the summer. Furthermore, we will be evaluating students early in the next school year to determine what gaps may have occurred, and a plan will be in place to catch students up by the end of 2021.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio, Senator Declan O’Scanlon, and Senator Kristin Corrado said the evidence is mounting that thousands of deaths in New Jersey’s long-term care facilities were preventable and called on Senate President Steve Sweeney to initiate legislative hearings to prevent a repeat of the tragedy should New Jersey be hit by a second wave of COVID-19.
