Tag Archives: Guidance

The federal government made an about-face to its mask guidance on Tuesday, advising even some vaccinated people to wear masks indoors — making a decision that could push employers to rethink how they go about reopening their doors.  The updated guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says due to the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant, fully vaccinated people should wear a mask indoors in public in areas with ”substantial or high transmission.” The guidance also… Source link

Yandex NV (NASDAQ: YNDX) reported second-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 97% year-on-year to $1.13 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $1.01 billion. Revenues from Online advertising grew 60% Y/Y to RUB 39.6 billion, Taxi segment, excluding sales of goods, rose 99% Y/Y to RUB 21.4 billion, sales of goods increased 365% Y/Y to RUB 13.4… Source link

Google has been sharing incorrect instructions on contact tracing through its Covid-19 “common questions” feature, advising some users that they can stop self-isolating when NHS rules say the opposite. The flaw is the latest example of Google incorrectly parsing information from websites and trying to present a simple answer to keep users from clicking away from the search engine. The company has pledged that it will now fix the advice after a government request to do so. British Google… Source link

WASHINGTON — Thursday’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus do not have to wear face masks in most indoor or outdoor situations was a landmark moment in the fight against COVID-19. But widespread relief was accompanied by confusion about what the new guidance will mean when applied to the real world. “These are just recommendations,” explained Yahoo News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel, who… Source link

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday that people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus do not have to wear face masks in most indoor and outdoor situations. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel explains what the new guidance means for Americans, as well as what you need to know about “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people. Source link

Bloomberg Real Estate Investors Desperate to Spend $250 Billion Hoard (Bloomberg) — Investors with a record hoard of money to finance distressed commercial real estate are finding themselves in a tough spot: There’s nowhere to spend it.The massive wave of defaults expected after the coronavirus shuttered offices, hotels and stores last year has so far failed to materialize. Now, as the U.S. economy swings from pandemic lows to a vaccine- and stimulus-induced rebound, the window of… Source link

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled a centralized school reopening plan Friday that includes safety and mitigation practices such as physical distancing and masking, as well as using new measures such as “podding.” Podding includes keeping the same students together (as in a pod) to reduce students’ possible exposure to the virus. But questions about access to critical resources like better ventilation, testing and masks, remain unanswered. During a press… Source link

The State of Pennsylvania on Friday clarified its new mask mandate, saying that football players, “whether professional or youth,” while competing on the field, are exempt for medical reasons. The new interpretation comes one day after Governor Tom Wolf’s press secretary said the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of several high-profile football teams in the state, were not exempt from the latest COVID-19 protocols. Those protocols, issued Tuesday, would have required Steelers players and their… Source link

Netflix (NFLX) reported paid subscriber additions and guidance that sharply missed estimates, with subscriber growth decelerating more sharply than expected over the course of 2020 after a strong initial surge in sign-ups. Shares traded more than 5% lower after market close Tuesday afternoon. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Q3 Revenue: $6.44 billion vs. $6.39 billion expected Q3 Earnings per share: $1.74 vs. $2.13 expected Q3… Source link

Google recently updated their structured data developer page with regard to multiple items. Google recommends nesting related items, particularly for recipe sites. The update was not specific to recipe structured data. However one part of the update specifically completely changed how Google recommends recipe structured data is displayed. Previously, Google recommended that Recipe structured data and Video structured data be listed separately. That recommendation to list them separately has… Source link