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2 Big New Numbers in US Coronavirus Stats

There are cases in all 50 states; death toll hits triple digits

(Newser) - The death toll in the US from the new coronavirus passed the 100 mark on Tuesday after Washington state reported six new fatalities, bringing the country’s total to 103, the AP reports. Washington leads the nation in deaths, with 54. Thirty of those deaths were connected with a nursing...

4 More NBA Players Test Positive for Virus

Kevin Durant says he hasn't had any symptoms

(Newser) - Four members of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The team did not name the players, but star Kevin Durant said he's one of them, the Athletic reports. The Nets said three of the players have not shown symptoms, and Durant said he'...

Italy Pushes Graduating Doctors Into Service Before Final Exams

New physicians will free up experienced colleagues to treat COVID-19 patients

(Newser) - The worsening toll of COVID-19 in Italy has prompted the government to allow medical school graduates to bypass final exams and begin working immediately. The new graduates, entering service eight or so months ahead of schedule, will be assigned to senior homes and the clinics of general practitioners, Reuters reports....

ESPN Has a Plan. Here It Is
ESPN Has a Plan.
Here It Is
Mar 17, 2020 4:14 PM CDT

ESPN Has a Plan. Here It Is

Sports network considering original programming, archived games amid pandemic

(Newser) - With the sports world essentially shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic (and marble racing videos becoming increasingly popular as a result), what exactly is going to air on ESPN? The sports network revealed the beginnings of its plan today explaining just that: As the Wall Street Journal , Variety , and CNN...

Stocks Jump After Trump Promise
Stocks Jump
After Trump Promise
MARKETS
Mar 17, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Stocks Jump After Trump Promise

Dow ends day up 1,049

(Newser) - Stocks are closing solidly higher after President Trump promised he's “going big” with plans to blunt the economic pain caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the AP reports. The market got back not quite half of what it lost in a breathtaking drop a day earlier, which was the...

NYC to Make Big Coronavirus Decision Within 48 Hours

A shelter-in-place order is possible

(Newser) - Within 48 hours a decision will be made, and that decision could be a shelter-in-place order for everyone in New York City. So said Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday in recommending that "all New Yorkers should be prepared right now for the possibility." There are 814 confirmed COVID-19...

Another State Delays Its Primary, With an Asterisk

Maryland won't vote until June 2, with one exception

(Newser) - The election 2020 timeline is getting another adjustment due to the novel coronavirus. Maryland on Tuesday became the fifth state to shift its primary, which had been scheduled for April 28. It will now be held June 2. Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio have already made similar moves. But Maryland'...

10 States Waging an Aggressive War Against Coronavirus

And 10 that may need to step it up

(Newser) - As "social distancing" and "flattening the curve" become part of our coronavirus vernacular, certain states are taking extra-aggressive measures to ensure its residents stay healthy. WalletHub wanted to see which states have done the most in terms of limiting exposure to the virus, looking at nearly 36 metrics...

Forget About Getting Non-Essentials Via Amazon

Retailer putting temporary restrictions in place, focusing on medical and household staples

(Newser) - Amazon said Tuesday that it will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies, and household staples from suppliers at its warehouses for next three weeks to fill surging demand, per the AP . The online retailer has been sold out of items like disinfecting wipes and toilet paper as the...

Isolated Big Brother Contestants About to Get Their Minds Blown

They went into house in Germany at the beginning of February, before coronavirus pandemic

(Newser) - One way to very effectively practice social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic: Go on a reality show that involves being sequestered inside a house for months. As Deutsche Welle reports, the contestants on Germany's Big Brother knew about the virus when they went into the house on Feb. 6,...

A New Term Emerges to Describe Kind COVID Acts
A New Term Emerges
to Describe Kind COVID Acts
the rundown
Mar 17, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

A New Term Emerges to Describe Kind COVID Acts

'Caremongering,' the opposite of 'scaremongering'

(Newser) - The coronavirus news can be depressing stuff, but a spate of stories is emerging as a counterpoint—strangers helping strangers, particularly the most vulnerable. In fact, the term "caremongering" is catching on to describe what's going on. Some examples:
  • Scared seniors: In Bend, Ore., 25-year-old Rebecca Mehra tweeted
...

Celebrities Are Releasing Amusing, Weird Virus PSAs

Arnold and his tiny animals, Mel and his son urge you to stay home

(Newser) - Amid widespread calls to practice social distancing in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, celebrities are starting to get in on the movement. Among the video PSAs that have come out is one from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who, along with his miniature horse and his...

CDC Eyes Funerals as Possible Hotbed for Virus

Agency tells morticians to consider livestreaming funerals

(Newser) - On the tail of the Center for Disease Control's warning against gatherings of more than 50 people—followed by the White House advisement to keep get-togethers to fewer than 10—the nation's funeral directors have received their own recommendations on how to manage funeral services amid the coronavirus...

Dow Expected to Rise After Wild Overnight Swings
Dow Begins the Day
With More Swings
UPDATED
Mar 17, 2020 9:01 AM CDT

Dow Begins the Day With More Swings

Dow briefly rises more than 500, though it quickly gave it all away

(Newser) - The Dow got off to a wild start Tuesday, and investors might have to brace for that kind of pattern in the near future. The index rose more than 500 points at the open, then gave away all those gains and then some. It's been popping back and forth...

LA Sheriff Releases Inmates Over Coronavirus Fears

In Iran, authorities temporarily freed 85K inmates

(Newser) - Everyone's familiar with the COVID-19 drill by now: Use social distancing, avoid large groups in close quarters, etc. But one big population of people around the world can't manage that as well as most: inmates. Which explains why Iran, particularly hard hit by COVID-19, has just temporarily released...

At Closed Aquarium, Penguins Take a Stroll
At Closed Aquarium,
Penguins Take a Stroll
video
Mar 17, 2020 7:57 AM CDT

At Closed Aquarium, Penguins Take a Stroll

With humans barred, Chicago's Shedd Aquarium lets them wander

(Newser) - Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has provided a rare bright spot amid the coronavirus news: Video of penguins strolling around the joint, reports CNN . The museum is closed to the public for the near future, so the penguins' caretakers let them go on what they called a "field trip" to...

Ohio Health Director Calls Off Election
Another Major
Primary Called Off 
Mar 17, 2020 6:51 AM CDT

Another Major Primary Called Off

Ohio's health director declares health emergency

(Newser) - Ohio's Tuesday primary has been called off despite a judge's refusal to grant a temporary restraining order. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday night that polls would be closed under an emergency order from Health Director Amy Acton, reports the Columbus Dispatch . "During this time when we face...

Feds Changed Course After Chilling Virus Death Toll Prediction

Inaction could lead to 2.2M deaths, British researchers warned

(Newser) - The White House announced tough new measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak Monday, apparently in response to sobering figures in a report from British researchers. The researchers warned that without action from the government, the outbreak could kill 2.2 million Americans, the New York Times reports. Dr. Deborah Birx,...

You&#39;ll Probably Have to Get That Happy Meal to Go
McDonald's Closing
Its Dining Rooms
Mar 17, 2020 6:20 AM CDT

McDonald's Closing Its Dining Rooms

Chain shutters dine-in, play areas for company-owned sites in US amid coronavirus outbreak

(Newser) - Parents hoping to ease the stress of being cooped up at home during the novel coronavirus outbreak can still treat the kids to Happy Meals—but in many cases, they won't be able to enjoy their fast-food repasts in the restaurants themselves. The chain announced Monday it will be...

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Released From Hospital

'They're feeling a lot better,' son says

(Newser) - The world's most famous coronavirus patient is no longer hospitalized. Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson have been released from the hospital in Australia where they had been undergoing treatment since testing positive for the virus last week, the BBC reports. A rep says the two 63-year-olds are now...

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