KING COUNTY, Wash. July 6 2020— The Transportation Security Administration has confirmed that two more of its officers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. One officer last worked on July 1, and the other on June 30. Both worked in the checkpoint area. There have been 15 confirmed TSA COVID-19 cases at […]
Orlando FL July 6 2020 TSA officers are now required to wear additional PPE at security checkpoints at the Orlando International Airport. TSA officers are already required to wear face masks but starting Wednesday they’ll be required to wear goggles or a face shield as well. In a message sent to staff, the airport’s Deputy […]
Savannah GA July 5 2020 Three Transportation Security Administration agents have tested positive for COVID at the Savannah airport after one agent initially tested positive earlier in the week. WTOC in Savannah reported the TSA reported three total officers tested positive. They work in screening at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The latest officer who tested […]
AUSTIN TX July 3 2020 Six Transportation Security Administration officers who work at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport have tested positive for COVID-19., They last worked on June 24, according to a TSA spokeswoman. She added, “Airport security operations have not been negatively impacted as a result of TSA officers testing positive for Covid-19.” Anyone who are concerned […]
Atlanta GA July 3 2020 Days before the July 4 holiday weekend, the main security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — the world’s busiest airport — has been closed for cleaning after an employee there tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Transportation Security Administration. TSA Spokesman Mark Howell said the Domestic Main […]
New York City June 30 2020 Rafael Eli, 68, stopped breathing in the early hours of April 16 after having spent 18 days on a ventilator at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Every day, his sister Myriam Eli, who lives in Florida, had called Mount Sinai to inquire about her brother, who had been diagnosed with […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. June 29 2020– Behind all the glitz and glamour of welcoming customers back to Atlantic City casinos on July 2—casino employees have a new way of entering the house. Ocean Casino Resort has installed cutting-edge thermal screening technology for its 3,000 workers to pass through, before they can begin their shifts at the […]
Florida June 23 2020 A viral video shows a middle-aged man defying Walmart’s mask policy in Florida, as he enters the store without a face covering, barges past a security guard, pushes the staff member and then falls to the ground. “You gotta wear a mask bro,” said the person who captured the incident on video, […]
LOS ANGELES CA June 14 2020 A Los Angeles Metro bus driver has died from complications of COVID-19 marking the second death among Metro workers, the transit agency announced Friday. “Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends and coworkers of our close Metro family member,” said Metro CEO Phillip Washington. “This is a heartbreaking […]
Charlotte NC June 13 2020 At this time, Private Officer International is still seeking information about security officer deaths caused by COVID-19. Up to this point, we have confirmed 147 deaths related to the virus. Many of these men and women who died from the disease worked in close contact with the public during the months […]