Experts say attending events like the NCAA basketball tourney is relatively safe because of how big arenas with high ceilings work to move and mix air—as long as capacity limits allow for physical distancing and masks are still worn properly.
The bill redefines what constitutes a “virtual student” and ensures schools receive full funding for all students, regardless of whether they are receiving instruction virtually or in the classroom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Of the 2,300 coronavirus tests that have been conducted so far for the men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis, five have come back positive.
As of Monday, more than 2.1 million Hoosiers had received their first shot, while 837,233 had been fully vaccinated.
The NCAA said only one of the officials tested positive for the virus, but the other five were “identified as exposure risks due to prolonged close contact.”
The measure limits total fees to no more than 20% of a meal’s price. It also prohibits third-party delivery services from attempting to make up lost fees by passing costs on to drivers or customers.
The state said more than 837,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday. More than 1.27 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Sunday marked the fourth straight day that TSA saw more than 1 million people pass through its checkpoints. That has not happened since March 2020, when travel was collapsing at the start of the pandemic.
With nearly 30 million U.S. cases of COVID-19 and 119 million worldwide, the impact could be staggering, even if only a small fraction of patients develop long-term problems.
The state said more than 830,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Sunday. More than 1.27 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
The state said more than 816,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Saturday at 5 a.m. More than 1.25 million had received the first dose of a vaccination.
The cancellations create uncertainty about the programs’ ability to participate in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indiana, which begins March 18.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased from 598 on Wednesday to 608 on Thursday.
More than 600 artists, musicians, dancers and other creative types are expected to take part in Swish, an arts and cultural festival that will take over sidewalks and outdoor cultural spaces in downtown Indianapolis starting Saturday.
President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to “mark our independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July.
The president signed the aid package into law Thursday without a comprehensive plan in place to distribute all of the funds, which will be a core focus of the administration in coming weeks.
The S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average and the Russell 2000 measure of small-company stocks all closed at record levels on Thursday.
Since most state budgets are not in the tailspins that many feared last spring, states can use their share of the money to go way beyond balancing the books and dealing with the direct costs of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Biden’s challenge Thursday night will be to honor the sacrifices made by Americans over the last year while encouraging them to remain vigilant despite “virus fatigue” and growing impatience to resume normal activities.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported 922 new cases of COVID-19, the 13th time in the past 14 days in which daily cases have been below 1,000.
