Reprinted from Deadline Hollywood by Brandon Choe on May 9, 2021.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 5 new deaths from COVID-19 and 248 new positive cases Sunday.
The number of new cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend, said the LA Department of Public Health.
To date, the county tallied 23,999 total deaths and 1,235,651 cases. Today’s positivity rate stands at 0.5%, the lowest rate in a week. …
Hollywood is adjusting its filming protocols amid the rise in COVID-19 cases. The new protocols, which were laid out in a November 19 “side letter” and went into effect two days ago, mandate that producers must notify the unions of both […]
Despite the surge of COVID-19 cases in the US, Netflix has no plans to slow production down. The streamer, one of the first companies to get cameras rolling again amid the pandemic, is currently shooting dozens of film and TV projects in […]
Unemployment benefits included in a new COVID-19 relief package will not lapse this week, as anticipated, despite President Trump’s delay in signing the bill, the Labor Department confirmed Tuesday. “As states are […]
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