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After Talk With Xi, No Use of 'Chinese Virus' by Trump

Trump says it was a 'very good conversation'

(Newser) - President Trump appears to have retired his controversial use of the term "Chinese Virus," at least temporarily. The president spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday night and didn't use the term afterward, Bloomberg reports. "Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China....

Student Working Drive-Thru Shift Gets Best Customer Ever

Kaitlyn Watson informed by school administrator she's her class valedictorian

(Newser) - Kaitlyn Watson has been out of school for nearly two weeks due to the closures spurred by the coronavirus. But the Michigan high school senior has still been working her shifts at the Culver's fast-food drive-thru, and recently she waited on her best customer ever. That customer, per CBS...

Boris Johnson Tests Positive for COVID-19
Britain's Boris Johnson
Tests Positive
UPDATED
Mar 27, 2020 7:28 AM CDT

Britain's Boris Johnson Tests Positive

Prime minister will self-isolate at home but keep working

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be self-isolating for the near future, reports NPR . In a video , the 55-year-old said he has "mild symptoms" of a persistent cough and a temperature but is otherwise OK. He said he...

New York Approves Controversial Ventilator Solution

Medical groups warn against practice of splitting one ventilator between 2 patients

(Newser) - As the US takes the No. 1 spot in coronavirus cases, the epicenter of the outbreak here has approved a controversial process in anticipation of ventilator shortages. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday his state's hospitals can now split one ventilator between two patients—a "not ideal...

Trump: 'I Don't Believe You Need 30K Ventilators'

He suggests NY gov is exaggerating need

(Newser) - As the coronavirus crisis escalates, hospitals are pleading for ventilators to save the lives of patients whose lungs are failing. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will need 30,000 of the machines when the pandemic peaks, but President Trump thinks the governor is probably exaggerating. Trump downplayed...

Document Lets Nurses Share COVID-19 Tales Anonymously

Nurses detail fears, 'unacceptable' supply shortages in online document

(Newser) - US hospitals battling the coronavirus pandemic have become "war zones," according to a private online document used by more than 1,200 health care workers. New Jersey nurse Sonja Schwartzbach created the Google document a week ago as a place for health care workers to detail working conditions,...

Actress Sorry for 'Dismissive' Message on Coronavirus

Evangeline Lilly: 'I was projecting my own fears into an already fearful and traumatic situation'

(Newser) - Evangeline Lilly says she is now social distancing—and she wants to offer a "sincere and heartfelt" apology for her earlier remarks on the coronavirus pandemic. In an Instagram post Thursday, the Ant-Man and Lost star apologized for her "insensitivity" to the "very real suffering and fear...

After 'the Perfect Incubator' of Mardi Gras, City Suffers

Doctor says New Orleans is 'the next epicenter' of pandemic

(Newser) - With the number of coronavirus cases in New Orleans multiplying rapidly, concern has been building that the city will become the next place to be overwhelmed by the pandemic. A Tulane Medical Center physician said Thursday that question has been answered, Fox News reports. "As far as fears it...

Factory Switches From MLB Uniforms to Masks

Fanatics could turn out a million products to help health care workers

(Newser) - Health care workers will soon be wearing the pinstripes usually seen on New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. A Pennsylvania factory that usually makes uniforms for Major League Baseball teams has been converted to produce masks and gowns needed during the pandemic, the New York Times reports. The new Fanatics...

A Single Member of Congress Could Delay Stimulus Vote

One objection could kill voice vote Friday, require House members to return to DC

(Newser) - "We need to get this bill passed tomorrow," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday of the $2 trillion economic stimulus package that already has cleared the Senate . To do that, she said, “We have to get people off their selfishness." Some Republicans, and one unnamed Democrat,...

US Now Leads World in Confirmed Cases
US Now Leads World
in Confirmed Cases
the rundown
Mar 26, 2020 6:17 PM CDT

US Now Leads World in Confirmed Cases

American coronavirus numbers have surpassed China's

(Newser) - It was just a matter of time, and the unwanted milestone came Thursday evening: The US now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other nation, according to Johns Hopkins University . The US count of 82,404 surpassed that of China (81,782) and Italy (80,589). After that comes...

Brazil's Governors Defy Bolsonaro Over Pandemic

President called for easing measures against coronavirus in address to nation

(Newser) - Brazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the "cure" of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the new coronavirus is worse than the disease. Bolsonaro contends that the clampdown already ordered by many governors will...

Celebs Reaching Out to Help During Shutdown

Drew Brees, James Taylor, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift among the latest

(Newser) - More big names are getting out their checkbooks to help people amid the coronavirus outbreak:
  • Famous QB: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, have committed $5 million to the state of Louisiana, reports ESPN . Among other things, that will mean 10,000 meals a day to
...

Hospitalizations in New York Jump 40% in Day

Death toll rises by 100 to 385

(Newser) - New York once again saw a spike in the number of deaths and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, a bleak trend for the epicenter of the US's outbreak, per the AP . The state’s death toll jumped by 100 in one day, pushing the number to 385, Gov. Andrew...

Market Booms Despite Jobs Misery
Shortest Bear Market
in Dow's History Is Over
UPDATED
Mar 26, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Shortest Bear Market in Dow's History Is Over

Index surges again and is up 20% in 3 days

(Newser) - A historic surge in jobless claims didn't keep the stock market down on Thursday. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the Dow rose more than 1,300 points, or 6.3%, and the S&P surged by a similar percentage. The Dow has risen three days in a row...

Dyson Designed a New Ventilator in Just 10 Days

Boris Johnson appealed to the British vacuum billionaire for help

(Newser) - The name is most familiar in terms of vacuum cleaners, but Dyson is now going to churn out ventilators, too, reports Forbes . British billionaire James Dyson says the company designed and built a prototype 10 days after receiving an SOS call from Prime Minister Boris Johnson in regard to the...

Reporter Provides Some Comic Relief
Reporter Provides
Some Comic Relief
Mar 26, 2020 1:19 PM CDT

Reporter Provides Some Comic Relief

Thanks to a herd of bison in Yellowstone

(Newser) - A reporter for NBC Montana has given the internet its favorite new meme, with some help from a herd of bison at Yellowstone National Park. Deion Broxton was at the park shooting a story about the coronavirus shutdown when he spotted the bison getting a little too close for his...

Patron Saint of Epidemics Has a Name That Will Throw You

Germany's Aachen Cathedral readies for showcase on—wait for it—St. Corona

(Newser) - Whether it's true irony or Alanis Morissette-style irony (i.e., something closer to coincidence) may be debatable, but what can't be refuted is that a German cathedral is about to reintroduce to the world an oddly named saint for these times. As the coronavirus sweeps the globe, Reuters...

Makers of Most of World's Medical Gloves Running at 50%

Malaysia is by far the world’s largest medical glove supplier

(Newser) - Malaysia's medical glove factories, which make most of the world's critical hand protection, are operating at half capacity just when they're most needed, the AP has learned. Health care workers snap gloves on as the first line of protection against catching COVID-19 from patients, and they're...

Pastor Rallies Hundreds, Claims COVID-19 Is 'Political'

The Rev. Tony Spell of Louisiana intends to continue services until forced to stop

(Newser) - Louisiana had already banned gatherings of more than 50 people before Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a statewide order against groups of more than 10 on Sunday. But the first order didn't stop a pastor from herding a claimed 1,000 people into his church week after week, and...

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