COVID-19

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Biden Is Negative. Here&#39;s Who Else Is Getting Tested
What the Virus's Timeline
Could Mean for Trump
the rundown
Oct 2, 2020 11:15 AM CDT

What the Virus's Timeline Could Mean for Trump

Complications generally don't set in for many days

(Newser) - President Trump and Melania Trump's positive coronavirus tests have kicked off a flurry of testing among the political elite—followed by a midday sigh of relief from Democrats following news that Joe Biden tested negative. The New York Times has confirmation by way of his campaign. Meanwhile, one other...

White House Comments on Trump's Symptoms

So far, the president looks like he has a cold

(Newser) - White House officials say President Trump is experiencing "mild" symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, USA Today reports. Details remain scant, but an insider tells the New York Times that Trump has coldlike symptoms. It was said that he fell asleep on Air Force One when returning from a...

World Reacts to Trump Diagnosis
World Reacts to
Trump Diagnosis
Oct 2, 2020 6:58 AM CDT

World Reacts to Trump Diagnosis

Well wishes, dark jokes, concern expressed after president, first lady announce they have the virus

(Newser) - "[The] president of the United States has tested positive for COVID-19," was Brian Williams' somber announcement at around 1am Friday on MSNBC. "This puts us in all new territory." And with that new territory, per the Washington Post , well wishes from around the world began pouring...

Trump Diagnosis Shakes White House
Trump Diagnosis
Shakes White House
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 2, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

Trump Diagnosis Shakes White House

President's age, weight could cause COVID complications

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus in a stunning development that takes the president off the campaign trail just 32 days before the election. The president tweeted early Friday that he will begin the quarantine process immediately. Trump, who traveled to New Jersey...

Trump, First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus

'We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,' the president says

(Newser) - President Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, just a month before the presidential election and after having spent much of the last year largely downplaying the threat of the virus, the AP reports. Trump's positive test came just hours...

Carnival Cancels Most US Cruises for 2020

CDC has reports of 3,600 coronavirus cases on US cruises

(Newser) - Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most US sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away. The company said Thursday it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami...

Seattle Patient Has Second COVID Infection

Case is only the third confirmed in the world

(Newser) - For only the third time worldwide, a COVID-19 survivor has come down with a second infection of the coronavirus. The person, who is in their 60s, was hospitalized after the first infection, then was living in a nursing facility, KIRO reports. More than four months later, the patient developed mild...

Moderna Updates Its Coronavirus Vaccine Timeline

Not the kind of update you want to hear

(Newser) - Moderna has updated the world on the timeline for its coronavirus vaccine, and as far as the general population is concerned, we're looking at spring. CBS News reports that on Wednesday, CEO Stephane Bancel said the soonest the company might seek emergency authorization for the vaccine, which would give...

Mass Layoffs at Airlines: 'It Didn't Have to Be This Way'

Tens of thousands of furloughs at American, United after deadline for Congress deal passes

(Newser) - Nineteen thousand workers at American Airlines and 13,000 at United are getting bad news this week, and they may not be the only ones. The Wall Street Journal reports the two airlines are laying off tens of thousands of employees after Congress was unable to OK a coronavirus relief...

Pelosi and Mnuchin: Turning the Tide?

Mnuchin says 'we made a lot of progress'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an "extensive conversation" Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting face to face for the first time in more than a month in a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief, the AP...

COVID Causes First NFL Postponement
NFL: We Can't Let
This Game Happen
Sep 30, 2020 6:20 PM CDT

NFL: We Can't Let This Game Happen

Titans-Steelers game has been pushed back

(Newser) - The first coronavirus outbreak in the NFL has caused the league's first postponement of the pandemic. The league announced Wednesday that Sunday's Pittsburgh Steelers-Tennessee Titans game in Nashville will be delayed, although probably only until Monday or Tuesday, NBC reports. Three players and five personnel tested positive for...

The Coronavirus Turns Up in Lake Water
Weird Coronavirus Find
Turns Up in Lake Water
new research
Sep 30, 2020 5:30 PM CDT

Weird Coronavirus Find Turns Up in Lake Water

A University of Minnesota professor calls it 'very interesting'

(Newser) - A Minnesota professor has discovered the coronavirus in lake water—apparently the first such such find during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pioneer Press reports. Richard Melvin of the University of Minnesota Medical School says he stumbled on SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, in samples culled from eight beaches along Lake Superior...

Neanderthal Genes Are COVID Risk Factor
People With Neanderthal
Genes Hit Harder by COVID
NEW STUDY
Sep 30, 2020 1:24 PM CDT

People With Neanderthal Genes Hit Harder by COVID

Researcher say it's a major risk factor

(Newser) - Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published Wednesday by the journal Nature examined a cluster of genes that have been linked to a higher risk of hospitalization and respiratory...

Elon Musk: I Won't Get Coronavirus Vaccine

'I'm not at risk for COVID, nor are my kids,' Tesla CEO says

(Newser) - Elon Musk, who's made it quite clear he's a bit of a coronavirus skeptic , told Kara Swisher in an interview for a New York Times podcast that he won't be getting a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available. "I'm not at risk for COVID, nor...

NYC Is Going to Fine People Not Wearing Masks

Test positivity rate is highest since June

(Newser) - New York City is tightening some restrictions amid a rise in coronavirus cases—but it is also proceeding with reopening plans. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that the city's coronavirus test positivity rate had risen to 3.25%, lower than in many parts of the US but the...

2 NFL Teams Shut Facilities After COVID Tests

Tennessee, Minnesota make move after Titans see 8 positive results

(Newser) - The NFL is facing its first major COVID-19 issue since the resumption of play. The Tennessee Titans shut down their facilities on Tuesday after three players and five team staffers tested positive for the coronavirus, reports the Tennessean . The shutdown is expected to be in effect until Saturday, one day...

Report: Birx, Others Pressured CDC on Sending Kids to School

Ex-aide to Mike Pence: 'You're exchanging votes for lives'

(Newser) - Top White House officials, including the coordinator of the coronavirus task force, pressured leaders at the CDC to downplay the risks of sending children back to school in the midst of a pandemic, the New York Times is reporting. The report cites current and former government officials, including a former...

Earth Hits Incredibly Grim COVID Milestone
We've Hit 1M Deaths
Sep 29, 2020 12:02 AM CDT

We've Hit 1M Deaths

Incredibly grim COVID milestone for the planet

(Newser) - Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village. For the coronavirus, though, he was just one more in a million. After the virus killed the 27-year-old Chaudhary in late July,...

Feds to Distribute 150M Rapid Coronavirus Tests

Trump announces plans in push to reopen schools

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday announced that the federal government will be distributing 150 million rapid coronavirus tests to states over the next few weeks. The Trump administration is pushing the use of the point-of-care tests, which deliver results within 15 minutes, in K-12 settings so more schools can return to...

CDC Chief Makes Call on Plane, Reporter Overhears It

'Everything he says is false,' Robert Redfield said of Trump's new COVID-19 adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas

(Newser) - The director of the CDC flew from Atlanta to DC Friday, and a phone call he made while on the plane is now making headlines. Turns out an NBC News reporter was on the same flight as Robert Redfield and overheard him apparently blasting President Trump's newest coronavirus task...

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