Coronavirus Lockdowns Archives

Four California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns

December 28, 2020December 27, 2020 Admin

California small businesses are crumbling under the weight of a new stay-at-home order and a lack of meaningful financial assistance.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new region-based lockdown order for California on Dec. 3, forcing more California businesses to close their doors or severely limit operations.

Four California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns

December 26, 2020December 25, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

California small businesses are crumbling under the weight of a new stay-at-home order and a lack of meaningful financial assistance.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new region-based lockdown order for California on Dec. 3, forcing more California businesses to close their doors or severely limit operations.

Appomattox County Kills First Amendment Sanctuary Resolution

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 Eric Burk

The Appomattox County Board of Supervisors declined to vote on a First Amendment Sanctuary resolution at a Monday night meeting. Multiple members of the board said that they share concerns over Governor Ralph Northam’s executive orders, but they said the board does not have the authority to enforce the resolution or to protect Appomattox County citizens from state-level enforcement of the executive orders. With no one willing to second Supervisor John Hinkle’s motion to vote on the resolution, the motion died.

Commentary: Harvard Researchers: Nearly Half of Young Adults Showing Signs of Depression Amid Pandemic

November 14, 2020November 13, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

Mounting evidence shows that pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions have inflicted much more harm on younger people than the coronavirus itself. A new report reveals that nearly half of 18 to 24 year-olds are “showing at least moderate depressive symptoms,” and for many the depression is severe.

Commentary: Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids

September 13, 2020September 12, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

I read an advice article at Slate recently where a mom of a nearly five-year-old daughter wrote in to express concern that her child hasn’t seen any friends in five months, since COVID-19 lockdowns began.

Data Show Pandemic Contributing to Opioid Crisis, Local Health Experts Report ‘More Relapses’

September 10, 2020September 9, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has contributed to rising drug-related deaths and the ever-worsening opioid crisis in the United States, according to health officials said local data.

Individuals battling opioid addiction have experienced increased stress due to isolation during the pandemic, according to health experts and data collected by the Wall Street Journal reported. Roughly 13% of American adults surveyed in June said they had started or increased drug use, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.

Commentary: Are the State-Led Pandemic Shutdowns a Trial Run for the Green New Deal?

July 18, 2020July 17, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

At the height of the state-led COVID-19 pandemic economic shutdowns in April, 25.3 million Americans had lost their jobs as businesses shuttered up and families stayed behind closed doors, waiting for the worst of the virus to pass.

While working from home or being furloughed, millions of Americans stayed off the roads, driving much less and monthly fuel consumption down 47.1 percent in April, according to the Energy Information Agency.