All Criminal Charges Dropped After Investigation into Covid-19 Outbreak at Ischgl Ski Area, Austria Finds No-One Was to Blame All criminal charges against people and officials involved in the covid-19 outbreak at Ischgl ski resort in Austria have been dropped. Five people, including four local officials, had been under investigation. “The investigations into the spread of coronavirus in Ischgl in spring 2020 have been discontinued. There is no charge. There is no evidence that anyone culpably did anything or failed […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 8 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO Declares COVID-19 Outbreak Among Resort Employees Winter Park Resort, CO and Grand County Public Health (GCPH) released a joint statement Monday night declaring a COVID-19 outbreak among resort employees. By reporting the outbreak, more resources can now be made available to the resort to combat the spread among workers. Through case investigations, it has been determined that these cases have not been traced back to transmission […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
136 Covid-19 Cases Now Linked to Big White Ski Resort, BC Another 25 confirmed covid-19 cases have been linked to Big White Ski Resort, BC, taking the total to 136. The outbreak was first reported on December 15, when 60 cases were initially announced. The cases occurred mostly from transmission related to shared housing. Michael Ballingall, vice president at Big White, told CBC that the tests are in response to several […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 6, 2021 0 Comments
Coronavirus panic at French ski resort: 11 British skiers quarantined 11 British nationals visiting a ski resort in the French Alps were placed in isolation units at a hospital last Friday, Feb. 7, after 5 of them were diagnosed with the coronavirus. 4 adults and a 9-year old boy reportedly contacted the virus from one of the British nationals whom had spent time in Singapore where they contracted the coronavirus […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2020 0 Comments
Mumps Outbreak in Colorado Linked to Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort Summit County Public Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are working together to investigate a small cluster of mumps, a contagious viral illness that can be prevented by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. To date, six cases of mumps have been identified among people associated with or employed by Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2019 0 Comments
Norovirus Strikes Dozens of Staff in PyeongChang | Officials Scrambling to Contain It Olympic officials are scrambling to contain an outbreak of the norovirus that struck dozens of security guards ahead of the official kickoff of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, reports the New York Times. Around 1,200 security staff members have been kept in their rooms while they wait to be tested for the highly contagious virus, Olympic representatives said during a […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 9, 2018 0 Comments
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