During the COVID-19 pandemic, Daquel is concerned that ... “We need to support our healthcare workers and our essential workers. We need to stay home and save lives.” Alex Alvarez, 42, is ...

But over time, we have seen a growing appreciation among the public for the contributions and sacrifices that essential workers are making ... to deal with the coronavirus—for who knows how ...

Sophia Waterfield is a reporter for Newsweek based at its London bureau. She has written for publications such as Metro UK, New Scientist, and Forbes.com, and has covered topics such as business ...

Newly-classified "essential workers" talk risking their lives ... As a newly-deemed "essential worker" during the novel coronavirus pandemic, she continued going to work even as COVID-19 made ...

The coronavirus hit the United States in January and was declared a global pandemic by March 11 Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE Those on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic took center stage at the ...

Seven core policy reforms are required to protect public health and treat essential workers with respect during the COVID-19 pandemic. A health care professional prepares to screen people for the ...

Since the coronavirus ... warehouse workers—the list goes on. Despite the risks they encounter, they continue doing their jobs. The government calls them "essential workers." ...

No longer expected to attend class every day in person during the shutdown ... the grocery store’s manager declined to comment. Catching COVID-19 has been many essential workers’ greatest fear, but ...

Female essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic were substantially more at risk of contracting the virus according to new research published by UCD in partnership with the Nevin Economic ...

Connecticut is offering financial relief to residents who were essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers have created two programs — the Premium Pay Program and the Essential ...

Maria Segarra, a nurse at Hartford Hospital, glances skyward during an event to celebrate ... the Premium Pay Program and the Essential Workers COVID-19 Assistance Program — to distribute ...