coronavirus

Wary Traveler: What it's like to catch a flight in the age of coronavirus - Chron Don’t fall asleep with your mask off on Southwest Airlines or the flight attendant might walk by and yell at you. “Please put your mask on,” he said loudly. Welcome to the new world of flying, an...

Coronavirus has canceled tons of foreign travel: See where you're still welcome - CNET A new site shows where you can and can't go. For decades, traveling the world with an American passport seemed to come with almost limitless privileges and entitlements. Almost all borders were open to US...

Lack of Travel Is Taking an Emotional Toll on People, Survey Finds - People The 2020 Amex Trendex has plenty of insight into how travelers are thinking during the global coronavirus pandemic If forgoing travel has you a little stressed, you’re not alone. According to the 2020 Amex Trendex, a...

We’re Going to Run Out of TV - The Ringer In the early months of the pandemic, television was in a rare position to maintain a modicum of normalcy. But as the shutdown drags on, and as sets remain closed, a drought is upon us. For the past half-decade, TV has been defined by its surplus. The...

Food is a big deal at work. Here's how the pandemic will change lunch and snacks - CNN For many companies, food plays a big part of workplace culture. Whether it's free lunches every day, or an occasional perk like pizza or bagels to celebrate an accomplishment, or an extra long meeting with...

Reality bites: how the pandemic changed the way we eat - The Guardian From wonky veg to distanced restaurants, Covid-19 has transformed the way we shop, cook and eat. Have we fixed our relationship with food for good? If I thought food waste was complicated before Covid-19 emerged, now it...

Can Kids Play Sports This Summer (With the Coronavirus Hanging Around)? - Cleveland Clinic Here’s how to assess the risk level of different activities If you’re a parent, it might not feel like summer if your evenings aren’t spent watching Little League games and shuttling kids to dance or...

Is COVID-19 the Tipping Point for Telemedicine? - Smithsonian Magazine Sheltering in place has pushed virtual health care into the mainstream, making us wonder if we’ll ever go back to waiting rooms In February — the month before COVID-19 hit Boston — Partners Healthcare, the huge health...

So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food amid pandemic - CNBC Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup...

Costco is bringing back food samples. Other stores are relaxing coronavirus policies. Is that safe? - Mercury News Costco is bringing back free food samples. Target is accepting customer returns on all merchandise. And Kroger is returning to its pre-pandemic store hours at some locations...

How to stay safe as you travel this summer amid pandemic - News 4 Jax Before you hit the road or take to the friendly skies for summer vacation this year, you’ll want to keep a close eye on COVID-19. ”I think you have to figure out exactly what’s happening both in your region you are coming...

For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication - Undark They warned that the next great pandemic would be a coronavirus, but research funding went to studying other threats. The now prophetic words could be found buried at the end of a research paper published in the journal Clinical...

Quarantine has changed us — and it’s not all bad - Vox Cities are reopening. Lockdowns are lifting. And some people are starting to feel they can glimpse a return, however slow and partial, to “normal.” But the pandemic has changed us. Although being on lockdown has been pretty grueling on...

The Shape of the Pasta Industry - Slate There’s a reason penne and linguine are still missing from stores. With Americans stocking up on affordable, shelf-stable foods, pasta has become a mainstay of the quarantine pantry—when customers can find any. Because of a considerable jump in demand...

Navigating pandemic-era air travel: What it's like to fly internationally right now - Chron As we dragged our luggage across Los Angeles International Airport's cavernous customs processing hall, my 15-year-old son asked, "Are we in the right place?" Customs at LAX is typically overfilled with...

US Air Travel Plunges 94 Percent - Yahoo As these passengers boarded a United flight to Houston on Monday, there were precious few passengers at San Francisco International Airport. Air travel in the United States is down an estimated 94 percent, according to the airlines, which are suspending...

Inside the Nightmare Voyage of the Diamond Princess - GQ They had no idea about the danger. Not as they crowded around the famous champagne waterfall. Hundreds of delighted cruise passengers watched as golden bubbly, poured atop a pyramid of 300 glasses, filled the stemware below. Then the...

How to safely order food delivery, takeout and groceries during coronavirus quarantine - Cnet Keep yourself and your food or grocery delivery driver healthy and germ-free with these tips. If you're staying home more often as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, you might be wondering: Can I...

If You Travel to Escape Your Problems, What Happens When You’re Trapped in Place? - Fodors For most people, travel is a positive means of escape. It’s natural to want a break from routine, from work, from responsibilities, and the people who drive you crazy on a daily basis. Those Pinterest...

This is what air travel could look like in a post-coronavirus world - Marketwatch It’s hard to imagine a return to normalcy any time soon, but the time will come, likely well before we have a vaccine for the coronavirus, when the world gets back to flying. But what will that look like...