Today, FEMA begins processing applications for funeral assistance, helping ease some of the financial stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
This suggests that the increased transmissibility of certain variants is not due to any difference in environmental survivability in aerosols. Keep Reading
Despite the challenges with the global pandemic, the DoD and Military Services established procedures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID‑19. However, OIG determined that the Military Services did not fully implement the procedures at six basic training centers. Keep Reading
To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $199,648 to Mesur.io Inc., for analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data. Keep Reading
IRS data show that approximately 45 percent of these employees reported to an IRS facility during the 14 days preceding a positive test result for COVID-19. Keep Reading
The next phase of the CSO will include simulated (trial) voyages that will allow crew and port personnel to practice new COVID-19 operational procedures with volunteers before sailing with passengers. Keep Reading
When Bette Korber, a biologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, spotted the first significant mutation in the Covid-19 virus last spring, some scientists were skeptical. Keep Reading
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense calls out lax implementation of longstanding federal recommendations. Keep Reading
These findings are consistent with those from the mRNA vaccines’ Phase III trials and recent observational studies of the mRNA vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19. Keep Reading
As many as 160,000 residents across the two communities will have access to free, rapid antigen tests that they can administer themselves to use three times a week for one month. Keep Reading
Studying related coronaviruses in animals including horseshoe bats and pangolins revealed that "the presence of SARS-CoV-2 has not been detected through sampling and testing of bats or of wildlife across China," WHO team said. Keep Reading
When you bump into someone in the workplace or at your local coffee shop, you might call that an “encounter.” That’s the scientific term for it, too. Keep Reading
Starting the week of April 6, 2021, the SBA is raising the loan limit for the COVID-19 EIDL program from 6-months of economic injury with a maximum loan amount of $150,000 to up to 24-months of economic injury with a maximum loan amount of $500,000. Keep Reading
Change-1 to this MSIB reflects the inclusion of sea ports and provides additional information on applicability for mask wear in the marine transportation system. Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has significant impacts on the U.S. Marine Transportation System, the Global shipping industry and on seafarers themselves. Travel restrictions imposed by governments around the world have created significant hurdles to crew changes. Keep Reading
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. Keep Reading
Now, more than ever, seafarers need to be designated as key workers to ensure priority vaccination and access to safe transit and travel, Lim said. Keep Reading
Officials are checking if the variant, where two mutations come together in the same virus, may be more infectious or less affected by vaccines. Keep Reading
Larry Lee Harris, 66, allegedly started following the three National Guard vans, en route to Matador, Texas, after they stopped at a Love’s gas station in Lubbock, and “attempted multiple times” to run their vehicles off the road. Keep Reading
During the current COVID-19 pandemic there are many efforts to apply smartphone-based technologies to automate the contact tracing and exposure notification process. Keep Reading