s Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional information. Like other U.S. carriers, Alaska Airlines scaled back meals and drinks on most flights early during the pandemic, limiting onboard interactions while enabling the airline to conserve some much-needed cash. Now, after the airline restored some service on flights to and from Hawaii and expanded offerings on other routes as well, many Alaska Airlines flyers will begin to experience a level of onboard service on par with what you might have expected before the pandemic. As of July 31, freshly prepared hot meal options will be available in first class on transcontinental flights and snacks may be pre-ordered for select passengers, along with full beverage service available in all cabins....
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While there is debate as to when it should happen, the fact is businesses are reopening in places where the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of abating. Among the first wave of businesses to open their doors again: gyms. Men's Health did a deep dive into how everyone's experience at the gym is about to change post-COVID-19. Because like it or not, working out is about to be a very different experience for those who run fitness facilities and for their customers. Men's Health noted that a spokesperson for the U.S. Surgeon General said that gyms are allowed to open as long as "they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols." To that end, gyms at all levels with different...
Photo credit: Michael Bilow RI Gov. Gina Raimondo allowed her stay-at-home executive order to expire March 8, the next day beginning “Phase 1” of at least three such phases, each expected to last at least two weeks. On April 27, she laid out six specific criteria that all had to be met before any of the phased reopening could start: Has the rate of spread continued to decrease? Do we have the capacity to quickly identify community spread on an ongoing basis before a major outbreak occurs? Do we have the necessary supports in place for vulnerable populations and for anyone in quarantine? Does our healthcare system have the capacity and the PPE to handle future surges? Do businesses, schools,...
