Health

White House Chief of Staff Mark MeadowsMark Randall Meadows The Atlanta airport checkpoint was closed after workers tested positive for coronavirus. Republicans in the House of Representatives urge the White House to support the TSA that performs temperature checks on travelers. He said Monday that the “vast majority” of Americans …

A medical staff member treats a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center on July 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have skyrocketed since Texas reopened, bringing intensive care rooms to full capacity and raising concerns about an increase in deaths as …

The Kansas City Chiefs are still slated to open their training camp July 25 at the team’s practice facility on the grounds of the Truman Sports Complex. That is only 19 days from now. But over the weekend, we learned that the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has made a proposal …

Health officials reinstated the ban on eating in covered restaurants in Marin County on Sunday, just a week after lifting it. The county cited the continuing threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The ban would take effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday and would last at least three weeks. Outdoor seating and …

The most important aspect of Major League Baseball’s comeback (the new coronavirus screening test) is not going as well as some had hoped. There appear to be problems with the tests being taken and some teams do not receive those results quickly. The Nationals and Astros canceled training on Monday …