Food insecurity in Hawaii continues in the aftermath of COVID-19.

Despite Hawaii’s distancing from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-hunger advocates remark that food insecurity among its people has not only persisted but is increasing. According to a discussion on the “Spotlight Hawaii” show on Wednesday, Hawaii Foodbank’s president and CEO, Amy Miller Marvin, said that the food bank now serves an average …

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Catherine Middleton’s Parents’ Exclusive Party Pieces Company Plunges into Administration with £2.6 Million in Debt.

Party Pieces Holdings, the party company founded by the parents of the Duchess of Cambridge, has announced it has entered administration with debts of almost £2.6 million. The company, run by Michael and Carole Middleton, owes £612,685 to the taxman, £218,749 to RBS bank for a Coronavirus Business Interruption loan, £456,008 to other creditors, and …

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Shutdown of Hawaii’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification App

Hawaii’s state-approved COVID-19 exposure notification system, the AlohaSafe Alert app, is set to be discontinued on May 11, according to the official alohasafealert.org website. The move coincides with the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency declaration. Launched at the start of 2021, the app’s primary function was to notify users if they had …

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Federal emergency ends, Hawaii’s COVID cases maintain stability.

As the U.S. public health emergency for COVID-19 draws to a close, Hawaii’s coronavirus metrics seem to be holding steady. The expiration of the federal emergency signifies the end of several COVID-19-related initiatives. To help inform the public, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a fact sheet regarding what will or …

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Surveillance focus shifts to the sewers as COVID emergency subsides

As the COVID-19 public health emergency expires in the United States, many of the data streams that have helped Americans monitor the virus will go dark. However, experts can use sewage to keep tabs on the virus. People infected with the virus shed the pathogen in their stool, whether or not they take a COVID …

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Resignation of Brett Sutton, the Chief Health Officer of Victoria

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, known for his strict Covid-19 restrictions during the pandemic, has stepped down after serving for four years. However, the accomplished healthcare expert is not leaving without taking another role as the director of health and biosecurity at CSIRO, the national science agency of Australia. Premier Daniel Andrews has expressed …

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