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Hospital Must Turn Away Sickest COVID Patients

'The situation is desperate' in Starr County, Texas

(Newser) - The lone hospital in one Texas county is so swamped with coronavirus patients that it will start sending home patients who are deemed to be the most likely to die, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . The idea is to focus resources on patients who can be saved at Starr County...

McDonald&#39;s to Require Face Coverings
No Mask, No Burger
Jul 24, 2020 2:27 PM CDT

No Mask, No Burger

Company plans training to deal with customers who refuse to wear face covering

(Newser) - Starting Aug. 1, you won't be able to enter a McDonald's in the US without a face covering. Noting that 82% of its restaurants are in places under government pandemic mandates to wear a mask, the company said, "It's important we protect the safety of all...

Woman Blasts Texas Governor on Virus, Then Offers an Invite

Fiana Tulip pens letter to Greg Abbott, citing his 'poor leadership' and asking him to mom's funeral

(Newser) - Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou was a 64-year-old respiratory therapist from Texas with no underlying health issues who died of COVID-19 on the Fourth of July, after just a week of suffering from a seemingly mild case, per the Houston Chronicle . Now, her funeral is set for Monday, and her daughter, Fiana...

Florida's Virus Woes: 'Like Swimming for Shore and Not Seeing Shore'

Grim news continues on COVID, with 12,444 new cases Friday, more than 400K infected in all

(Newser) - Florida has zipped past a grim benchmark amid the pandemic, per data from the state's Department of Health: With the addition of 12,444 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the statewide total has now surpassed 400,000, the Miami Herald reports. There were also 135 new resident deaths, bringing...

One Star Hit by COVID Flew Under the Radar, Until Now

64-year-old star was hospitalized for week in April with the virus but has since recovered

(Newser) - For anyone keeping track of the celebrities and other well-known figures who've been stricken with the coronavirus, there's a new one for your list—and he managed to fly under the radar for months. A representative for Mel Gibson confirms the 64-year-old actor and director was hospitalized in...

His F-Bomb Is a Weird New Baseball Problem

Curse by Joc Pederson is picked up on TV broadcast because of empty stadium

(Newser) - When the Dodgers' Joc Pederson grounded out to first in Thursday night's game, he did not say "Darn it." He said another word, begins with "f," loudly, notes SFGate . Normally, this would have gone unnoticed amid the noise from a stadium packed with fans. But...

Watch Anthony Fauci&#39;s First Pitch
Watch Fauci's
Wild First Pitch
Jul 24, 2020 12:14 AM CDT

Watch Fauci's Wild First Pitch

It was a little outside

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci had his moment on the mound Thursday. The nation's top infectious disease expert threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed Opening Day, as the Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees. Sports Illustrated calls the wild pitch "an instant classic,...

US Hits 4M Cases, Just 15 Days After Last Milestone

Positive results are surging around the country

(Newser) - The US reached another unwanted milestone in the pandemic on Thursday by hitting 4 million cases. The figure comes from the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker . As NPR notes, the milestone comes just 15 days after the US reached 3 million cases. It also represents a doubling of cases in the...

Over 2 Days, 2 Bad Milestones in Florida

State records highest single-day death count, and its youngest victim, a 9-year-old

(Newser) - Florida reported 140 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, including that of the state's youngest victim yet. A 9-year-old girl from Putnam County died from complications of COVID-19, as confirmed by Putnam County Health Officer Mary Garcia, who said she was unaware of any underlying medical conditions, per CNN...

These 11 Cities Receive a COVID Warning

Dr. Birx is worried about Baltimore, Cleveland, and 9 others

(Newser) - White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx is worried about 11 US cities in particular because of a surge in positive tests, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity . Birx warned state and local leaders—the exact participants are unclear—in a private phone call...

Republicans Ditch Key Trump Demand in New Aid Package

Payroll tax cut won't be in 'base bill'

(Newser) - Republicans have jettisoned one of President Trump's key demands even before the start of negotiations with Democrats over the next coronavirus stimulus package. Senate Republicans, who are planning to unveil the package Thursday, decided not to include the payroll tax cut the president has been calling for, the Washington ...

Experts: Don't Panic About COVID-19 Reinfection

It seems to be 'highly unlikely,' virologists say

(Newser) - Reports of people recovering from COVID-19 and then becoming sick again within months make the coronavirus seem like an almost unstoppable enemy—but virologists say fears may be overblown. Experts tell the New York Times that while it may be possible for people to become infected twice, they believe it...

'No Reason for Panic': Worker on White House Grounds Has Virus

Cafeteria worker at Eisenhower Executive Office Building tests positive

(Newser) - "There is no reason for panic or alarm." So reads an email sent to administration officials Wednesday after a cafeteria worker at the White House complex tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reports. Both the cafeteria and an eatery in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located across the street...

Don't Get Your Hopes Up for a Single-Dose Vaccine: Gates

Bill Gates says we'll likely need multiple doses

(Newser) - While scientists hoped to develop a coronavirus vaccine that would require just one dose, that does not appear to be likely, Bill Gates warned Wednesday. "None of the vaccines at this point appear like they'll work with a single dose," he told CBS Evening News . And "...

NFL: All Fans Will Have to Wear Masks

'It's league-wide,' NFL exec says

(Newser) - If NFL games with fans happen at all this season—which is still very much an open question—all fans will have to wear masks, the league confirmed Wednesday. "Yes, it is league-wide," tweeted NFL exec Brian McCarthy. He says that while the league will require face coverings...

Fauci: &#39;I Don&#39;t Really See Us Eradicating It&#39;
When It Comes to COVID Cases,
a New Big Global Number
the rundown
Jul 22, 2020 2:11 PM CDT

When It Comes to COVID Cases, a New Big Global Number

We've passed 15M

(Newser) - Wednesday brought word that the US has inked a deal that will have the country receiving the first 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine candidate in the works from Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech SE—with those 100 million doses expected by the end of 2020. Except on...

California Has More COVID Cases Than All But 4 Countries

With 409K confirmed cases, it has overtaken NY to have the most cases of any state

(Newser) - California’s confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 409,000, surpassing New York for most in the nation by about 1,200 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. However, New York's 32,520 deaths are by far the highest total in the country and four times more than...

Operation Warp Speed Counts a Vaccine Win

Government will pay $1.95B for 100M doses, expected by year's end

(Newser) - The US has inked a deal that will have the country receiving the first 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine candidate in the works from Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech SE. The government could nab an additional 500 million doses under the agreement, which will see the US...

COVID Went Through Convent 'Like Wildfire'

Convent in Livonia, Mich., loses 13 nuns to virus

(Newser) - In what "may be the worst loss of life to a community of women religious since the 1918 influenza pandemic," a Roman Catholic convent in Livonia, Mich., says it has lost 13 of its nuns to COVID-19. CBS News reports that's 22% of the convent's nuns,...

Inmates Warned of Alarming Conditions. Now, an Outbreak

More than 500 test positive for COVID-19 at Texas federal medical prison

(Newser) - More than 500 women at a federal medical prison in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of the largest confirmed outbreaks at a federal prison, the Bureau of Prisons said. The number of confirmed cases at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth jumped to 510 on...

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