Over 10,000 Tyson Foods meat processing employees have contracted Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to a study by the Food & Environment Reporting Network, which was released today as the company announced it would implement weekly Covid-19 testing at a number of plants.

I think we can agree there are no good solutions when it comes to returning American kids to school in the age of coronavirus. Reopening in places where the virus is surging is a health gamble, and counties that choose to open schools will need a dizzying array of new procedures and smaller class sizes to mitigate risk.

U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June.
Consumer spending rose 5.6% last month after a record 8.5% jump in May, the Commerce Department said.
Personal income dropped 1.1% last month after decreasing 4.4% in May as government welfare payments slowed.

From the news to social media, a lot of information is circulating about the new coronavirus. Some is true, but much of it may be misinformed or only partly correct, especially as information rapidly changes.

McGuire recommends using credible sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization to obtain up-to-date, scientific information about the illness and how to prevent it.

My spiritual path through the COVID-19 darkness by Email (RNS) — It started three months ago with a sore throat. Then the dizziness began. When my heart rate jumped to a precipitous 150 beats per minute, I went to the emergency room, or rooms, I should say — I have lost count but am sure of at least four ER visits. Once, when my oxygen dipped into the 80s, indicating hypoxemia, I was admitted to the hospital, but I was one of the lucky ones who did not get intubated.