Work travel represented 21% of the $8.9 trillion spent on global travel and tourism in 2019, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. How much of that business will return after the pandemic is uncertain.
Because of the initial limited supply, the number of doses each state receives will be determined by the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations in a given week, federal officials said.
Fishers Public Health Director Monica Heltz is recommending a public health order that would impose pandemic-related business and social-gathering restrictions in response to a recent increase in coronavirus cases.
The Indiana Hospital Association on Tuesday warned that medical facilities are struggling to keep up with a record number of hospitalizations. It called on Hoosiers to wear face coverings and practice social distancing.
Restaurants, gyms and coffee shops rank high among locations where the coronavirus is most likely to spread outside the home. That’s according to a newly published report, based on data from millions of Americans, tracked by their phones.
New cases of COVID-19 in Indiana have exceeded 4,000 for six straight days and topped 2,000 for 20 consecutive days.
The initial scarcity of the drug and the logistical complexities of administering it could mute its immediate impact on the pandemic and raise questions about whether it is being distributed to people in the greatest need.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the experimental drug from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. for people 12 and older with mild or moderate COVID-19 not requiring hospitalization. It’s a one-time treatment given through an IV.
Global markets roared Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average soaring to intraday highs not seen since February.
Republican surrogates for President Donald Trump resumed their legal fight Monday to try to stop the vote count in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Shoefly Public House suspended operations on Saturday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The initial plan was to reopen, but the owners soon decided to make the closure permanent.
Steak n Shake revenue plummeted to $78.8 million in the third quarter, down from $141.3 million a year ago.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday said the seven-day moving average for COVID-19 cases reached another all-time high of 4,212.
Markets were already sharply higher on the U.S. election result when Pfizer said that research shows vaccine shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track this month to file an emergency-use application with U.S. regulators.
The coronavirus shots, made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world—four of them so far in huge studies in the U.S.
Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for about 1% of the U.S. population, but represent 40% of COVID-19 deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 262 new COVID-19 deaths over the past seven days, up from 229 the previous week.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 also rose to another high in Indiana, as did testing of new individuals.
The increase included a $3.98 billion increase in credit card borrowing, the first rise since February. Credit card use had fallen for six straight months as households cut back on use of credit cards once the pandemic hit.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday said the seven-day moving average for COVID-19 cases reached another all-time high of 3,576.
