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Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google employees are receiving regular notifications from management of Covid-19 infections, causing some to question the company’s return-to-office mandates. The employees, who spoke with CNBC on the condition of anonymity, said since they have been asked to return to offices, infections notifications pop up in their email inboxes regularly. Employees are reacting with frustration and memes. The company began requiring most employees to return to physical… Source link

Mongolia promised its people a “COVID-free summer.” Bahrain said there would be a “return to normal life.” The tiny island nation of the Seychelles aimed to jump-start its economy. All three put their faith, at least in part, in easily accessible Chinese-made vaccines, which would allow them to roll out ambitious inoculation programs at a time when much of the world was going without. But instead of freedom from the coronavirus, all three countries are now battling a surge in… Source link

Fresh coronavirus outbreaks in Southern China are threatening to create new bottlenecks at America’s largest port again, even as the recovery in Western economies help to dramatically reduce its inventory. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said he expected to see “a little bit of a lull” with roughly a third of its cargo coming in from the Pearl River Delta in the Guangdong Province. “What we’re seeing is that 50% of normal… Source link

Richard Sherman has lashed out at the NFL’s COVID-19 plans. Now he’s convinced the NFL will go through with the 2020 season no matter what. The outspoken San Francisco 49ers cornerback told Pro Football Focus during an Instagram Live session Monday that he doesn’t see the NFL shutting the season down because of the pandemic. “I don’t see the league saying, ‘Hey, we’re going to shut down if 10 people get it, 15 people get it, 50 people get it,’” Sherman said, per the San Jose… Source link