33-Year-Old Member of Louisiana Governor’s Staff Dies of CCP Virus Complications
A 33-year-old member of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’s staff has died due to complications from the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. April Dunn served in the governor’s office of disability affairs. “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our dear April,” Edwards said in a statement Saturday. “She brightened everyone’s day with her smile, was a tremendous asset to our team and an inspiration to everyone who met her.” Dunn served as the chair of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council and was a part of the State As A Model Employer Taskforce, Edwards said in the statement. “I was proud to have an advocate like April on the task force and on my staff. She set a great example for how other businesses…
Two cruise ships carrying nearly聽2,700 passengers and crew, including聽248 Canadians are聽on the move after being stranded off the coast of Panama following the deaths of four passengers with flu-like symptoms.
Holland America鈥檚 MS Zaandam and MS Rotterdam聽have passed聽through the Panama Canal and are sailing toward Florida.
The MS Zaandam had been anchored on the west side of the canal after聽reporting four people on board had died聽nearly 200 passengers and crew were exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
Holland America says several people on the ship have since tested positive for COVID-19.
Catherine McLeod says she and her husband聽are among several hundred passengers who have been transferred to the Zaandam鈥檚 sister ship, the MS Rotterdam.
Holland America says it still does not have a port of destination, but usually docks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Yale to Provide 300 Beds, COVID-19 Testing to Police Officers, Firefighters After Criticism
Yale University said that it would provide 300 beds and expedite COVID-19 testing to its home city’s first responders who may have been exposed to the virus. The move came after New Haven, Connecticut, Mayor Justin Elicker criticized Yale for declining to make a residence hall available to the city’s police officers and firefighters. Elicker said during a Friday online press conference that the Ivy League school turned down the mayor’s request because “all of the residence hall rooms on campus are filled with student belongings.” “Our student rooms still contain their belongings, but we have teams planning the feasibility of packing and storing all the student belongings so that the rooms could be utilized,” Yale responded in a statement, reported New Haven Register. “We are pursuing schemes that involve…
