Tag Archives: September

ICUs are nearing capacity in this French city. And it’s only September

That’s how Dr. Olivier Joannes-Boyau, head of the intensive care unit at University Hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, describes the resurgence of Covid-19 in France. After young French people took advantage of the lifting of lockdown and summer months to socialize freely, Covid-19 hospitalizations have risen in large cities like Paris, Bordeaux and… Read More »

MGM Springfield lays off 1,000 workers; extends health care benefits through September – MassLive.com

MGM Springfield will lay off 1,000 furloughed employees, part of 18,000 job cuts being made by its parent company nationwide. The workers had been on temporary furlough since the coronavirus shutdown hit in March, according to a spokeswoman for MGM Springfield. The nationwide cuts were first reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal, which said… Read More »