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Top Players to NFL: Uh, Hello? Virus Plan?

Drew Brees and Russell Wilson are among those engaging in a social-media blitz

(Newser) - NFL players are publicly pleading with the league to address several health and safety concerns on the eve of training camp, the AP reports. The league informed teams on Saturday that training camps will open on time even though discussions with the players' union regarding testing for the coronavirus and...

'It's Up to Us': Workers Have to Track Virus Cases

Employers, it seems, aren't revealing the numbers

(Newser) - Jana Jumpp spends eight hours a day updating a spreadsheet—not for work, but a recent hobby: figuring out how many of Amazon's 400,000 warehouse workers have fallen sick with the coronavirus, the AP reports. Amazon won't give a number, so Jumpp tracks it on her own...

Grim New Death Tolls for US, Globe
Grim New Death
Tolls for US, Globe
Jul 19, 2020 1:40 PM CDT

Grim New Death Tolls for US, Globe

Pope Francis: 'The pandemic is showing no sign of stopping'

(Newser) - The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the US to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections, the AP reports. Hong Kong also warned of a resurgence in the virus as...

Trump Wants to Stop Funding for Contact Tracing, Testing

Money is included in Senate GOP legislation

(Newser) - Senate Republicans have a plan to send billions to states for contact tracing and billions more to the CDC, State Department and Pentagon for other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Some of the money would be used to prepare to distribute a vaccine, once one is ready,...

Colonial History Adds to French Guiana's Pain

Pandemic recalls illnesses first brought by Europeans

(Newser) - When white doctors walked into Camopi, a majority Indigenous town near the border with Brazil, townspeople felt worry instead of relief. With French Guiana facing a wave of coronavirus infections, the AP reports, doctors from the French mainland were there to administer tests and treat the sick. But for residents...

With Children in School, Study Suggests, Expect Transmission

Those ages 10-19 are big coronavirus spreaders

(Newser) - We may have been kidding ourselves about the likelihood of children spreading the coronavirus. A major study conducted in South Korea shows that children under 10 do give the virus to each other and to adults less often than other age groups do, the New York Times reports. But it...

Texas Doctor: This Is Worse Than During Hurricane Harvey

New coronavirus cases are swamping hospital emergency rooms in some parts of the country

(Newser) - A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the US, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge. Patients struggling to breathe are being placed on ventilators in emergency wards since intensive care units...

Canada to Blue Jays: No Way You&#39;re Playing Here
Canada Gives Jays
the Ol' Heave Ho
Jul 18, 2020 2:30 PM CDT

Canada Gives Jays the Ol' Heave Ho

It's not safe for them to play in Toronto, the government says

(Newser) - The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic, the AP reports. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced in a statement Saturday the federal government had denied the request, confirming what an official familiar with the matter had told the AP...

One County Has 85 Infants With the Virus

'That's why we're asking people to wear face masks,' says Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales

(Newser) - One Texas county is offering two sad statistics: Eighty-five infants with the coronavirus and one who died from it. "We currently have 85 babies under the age of one year in Nueces County that have all tested positive for Covid-19," said Annette Rodriguez, director of public health for...

Blocked From Visiting Husband, Wife Gets Creative
Blocked From Visiting
Husband, Wife Gets Creative
in case you missed it
Jul 18, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Blocked From Visiting Husband, Wife Gets Creative

Mary Daniel becomes part-time dishwasher at assisted living facility

(Newser) - She runs a small company that helps people navigate health care bills, but Mary Daniel is also now working as a part-time dishwasher. But hers isn't a story about a struggle to pay the bills—it's about her desire to see her ailing husband. As USA Today explains,...

Millions of Kids Get Bad News About Schools

For them, classroom instruction doesn't look too likely

(Newser) - Millions more children in the US learned Friday that they're unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic as death tolls reached new highs, the AP reports. It came as many states—particularly in the Sunbelt—struggled to cope with the surge...

Mnuchin: Let's Forgive Those Small-Business Loans

The treasury secretary echoes a proposal made by banks and trade associations

(Newser) - Good news for small-business owners: You might not have to pay back that federal loan. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said as much Friday in a House committee meeting where he pushed for another round of Paycheck Protection Program loans to struggling businesses, the Wall Street Journal reports. "One of...

House Dems Slam 'Alarming' WH Response on CDC Chief Testimony

Robert Redfield reportedly blocked by White House from testifying next week on school reopenings

(Newser) - CDC Director Robert Redfield was apparently in the queue to speak before Congress at a public hearing next week on the reopening of schools during the pandemic, but reports now say he's been blocked by the White House from doing so. Politico and USA Today report that Redfield had...

Texas Hits 300K Virus Cases
Texas Joins Unwanted Club
Jul 17, 2020 4:05 PM CDT

Texas Joins Unwanted Club

It now has 300K coronavirus cases, too

(Newser) - Another 14,780 new coronavirus cases Friday put Texas among the hardest-hit states in the nation. Along with California, Florida, and New York, Texas now has more than 300,000 confirmed cases, NBC News reports. The Friday total was a one-day record for Texas. In anticipation of the death toll...

Home Depot, Lowe’s in Sync on Masks

Both big-box retailers now require them

(Newser) - Do-it-yourselfers will need to wear masks if they get their supplies from Home Depot or Lowe's. Both big-box retailers have joined the growing list of merchants requiring face coverings amid the pandemic, reports Fox23 . The policy at Lowe's begins on July 20, while Home Depot's policy begins...

Anti-Mask Crowd Packs Utah Hearing on Masks

It was adjourned in just over a minute

(Newser) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says it was "kind of a foolish action" for more than 100 Utah County residents to pack a room for a hearing on the state's mask mandate for schoolchildren.The Provo meeting was adjourned in just over a minute Wednesday after county commissioner Tanner...

US Sets Alarming New Single-Day Record

More than 77K new cases were reported Thursday

(Newser) - On June 24, the US set a record with 37,000 new coronavirus cases reported in a single day. On July 8, the record was set with just over 60,000 new cases. Thursday's total was 77,255, which is by far the highest one-day total recorded in the...

McEnany: 'Science Is on Our Side' in Push to Reopen Schools

Studies show COVID-19 is less of a risk to children than the flu, she says

(Newser) - White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany argued Thursday that "science is on the side" of President Trump's push to fully reopen schools this fall. McEnany cited a study in JAMA Pediatrics that found "severe illness is less frequent" in child coronavirus patients. She said it showed that...

Feds Extend Cruise Ban Until October
CDC Has Bad News
for Cruise Lines 
Jul 17, 2020 2:37 AM CDT

CDC Has Bad News for Cruise Lines

Ban on cruises extended until the end of September

(Newser) - Federal health officials are extending the US ban on cruise ships through the end of September as coronavirus infections rise in most US states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24,...

Georgia Governor Sues Atlanta Mayor Over Masks

Brian Kemp says Keisha Lance Bottoms has no authority to enforce mask mandate

(Newser) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta's mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday...

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