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They Resisted COVID Measures, Until Now

Some governors are relenting as numbers rise

(Newser) - Coronavirus infections are ravaging South Dakota, where more than half of tests have come back positive for weeks. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem won't issue a mask mandate but suggests smaller gatherings "may be smarter this year." Some governors who for months echoed President Trump's criticism of...

Ben Carson: Trump &#39;Saved My Life&#39;
Ben Carson:
Trump 'Saved My Life'
Nov 21, 2020 11:50 AM CST

Ben Carson: Trump 'Saved My Life'

The Trump administration official talks about his battle with COVID-19

(Newser) - Ben Carson didn't just get COVID-19 —he got it bad, and says he only survived thanks to help from President Trump. "I was extremely sick," the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development writes on Facebook , per NPR . While his symptoms were light at...

Most COVID Spreaders, You'd Never Expect: CDC

That healthy-looking person? You might want to step back

(Newser) - Turns out most COVID-19 infections are spread by people who show no symptoms at all—another reason why it's good to wear masks and take other simple precautions, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "CDC and others estimate that more than 50% of all...

Donald Trump Jr. Tests Positive
President's Son
Tests Positive
Nov 21, 2020 8:47 AM CST

President's Son Tests Positive

Donald Trump Jr. says he has no COVID symptoms

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. has tested positive for the coronavirus, reports Bloomberg . The president's eldest son has been in isolation since early this week and has no symptoms, according to a spokesperson. The 42-year-old confirmed the news in an Instagram video , saying he was "totally asymptomatic" and adding that...

Another Unwanted COVID Figure Arrives Quickly

US hits 12M cases, less than a week after hitting 11M

(Newser) - The yin and yang of the pandemic continues, with gloomy short-term news competing with more hopeful long-term news. Just as Pfizer has submitted its request for authorization to roll out its vaccine, the number of cases in the US has surpassed 12 million, reports the New York Times . And it'...

Fauci: 'Terribly Painful Months' Are Coming

He says the curve is 'almost exponential'

(Newser) - If you're looking for reassuring words regarding the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci isn't offering many of them. In comments to the New York Times on Friday, he expressed his opinion that "December, January and early February are going to be terribly painful months." He attributed that...

County Posts Morgue Jobs
Wanted: Morgue Workers
Nov 20, 2020 5:20 PM CST

Wanted: Morgue Workers

El Paso County has been using jail inmates to move bodies

(Newser) - "Not only is this assignment physically taxing, but it may be emotionally taxing as well," the job announcement warns. The job is in El Paso County's morgues. The area, and its morgue, are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, NPR reports. Postings have gone up for temporary jobs as...

Giuliani Son Tests Positive, May Affect Father's Work

Exposure could require Rudy Guiliani to hole up away from Trump

(Newser) - Another White House staffer has tested positive for COVID, and this one has a very familiar last name. Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, announced his diagnosis Friday on Twitter and said he has only mild symptoms, reports Politico . The younger Giuliani serves as a special assistant to President Trump, but...

Pfizer Makes Big Move as a Different COVID Record Falls

Number of US hospitalizations exceeds 80K for first time

(Newser) - The next big step toward a COVID vaccine took place on Friday. Pfizer formally sought US regulators' approval of its vaccine, which has shown to be 95% effective in clinical trials, reports the AP and STAT News . FDA scientists are expected to give the green light for distribution in a...

Their Wedding Was Featured in Vogue. Then, a COVID Cluster

Article quietly taken down from magazine's site after coronavirus outbreak on Martha's Vineyard

(Newser) - Click on the link for a recent Vogue spread featuring photos of a swank Martha's Vineyard wedding and you'll see nothing but a big "Oops. The page you're looking for cannot be found." That's because the magazine took down the piece almost as quickly...

Rachel Maddow Has a Plea After Partner's Close Call

She wants people to skip Thanksgiving travel because of COVID

(Newser) - Viewers knew Rachel Maddow had contact with someone with COVID-19, hence her two-week quarantine beginning Nov. 6. But until Maddow's return to MSNBC on Thursday, they didn't know just how close that contact was. Broadcasting live from home, Maddow told viewers that "the center of my universe,...

Munchin's Move Doesn't Sit Well With the Fed

Treasury, central bank differ on pandemic relief

(Newser) - The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are suddenly at odds over pandemic relief. On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will not extend emergency loan programs set up with the Fed, an action that could hamper the ability of the incoming Biden administration to gain important economic support...

Rick Scott: I&#39;ve Got COVID
Rick Scott: I've Got COVID
Nov 20, 2020 10:03 AM CST

Rick Scott: I've Got COVID

Florida senator says he's 'feeling good' with mild symptoms, is quarantining at home in Naples

(Newser) - Florida's Rick Scott is the latest senator to test positive for the coronavirus. The 67-year-old made the announcement Friday, noting he came into contact with someone after he returned to his home state on Nov. 13, and that person then tested positive, WESH reports. "I am feeling good...

Angry Officials: State's Lockdown Was Based on a Lie

Order affected 1.7M residents of South Australia

(Newser) - The entire state of South Australia went into lockdown based on a lie told by a man who worked at a pizza place. "Had this person been truthful to the contact-tracing teams, we would not have gone into a six-day lockdown," Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said Friday. The...

Cruise Industry Details Pandemic's Tolls

Suspension of sailings has had 'a devastating impact on the economy'

(Newser) - Few industries have been as thoroughly devastated by the pandemic as the cruise industry, which suspended voyages from the US in March and won't resume them until next year. Bari Golin-Blaugrund, an exec at the Cruise Lines International Association industry group, tells USA Today that COVID-19 has had "...

A Big Name to Investigate Managers' Alleged COVID Bets

Tyson Foods hires former AG Eric Holder to investigate

(Newser) - Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks says he is "extremely upset" by allegations managers at the nation's biggest pork processing plant placed bets on how many workers would get infected during a COVID outbreak. In a statement Thursday, Banks said the managers allegedly involved have been suspended...

Her Lawyers Got COVID. Now an Execution Reprieve

Federal judge orders Lisa Montgomery not be put to death before 2021

(Newser) - Lisa Montgomery is getting a bit of a break. Montgomery was set to be executed on Dec. 8 in Terre Haute, Ind., which would make her the first woman put to death by the federal government in nearly seven decades. But two of her attorneys last week requested a delay...

94% of Californians Going Under Curfew
Another State Is
Going Under Curfew
Nov 20, 2020 12:26 AM CST

Another State Is Going Under Curfew

Or at least, the vast majority of the state is

(Newser) - California's residents—at least, 94% of them—are going under curfew starting Saturday night. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that from then until at least Dec. 21, those living in the 41 counties that are in the state's purple tier (the strictest level of lockdown due to coronavirus...

As Cases Hit New Record, Texas Rules Out Lockdown

Governor says existing rules aren't being enforced

(Newser) - As Texas shattered a single-day record with 12,000 new coronavirus cases reported Thursday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ruled out another lockdown and accused local leaders of not enforcing existing restrictions. His rejection of a shutdown comes as other governors across the US take aggressive new steps to curb record-shattering...

Media Failed the Public on Nurse&#39;s Harrowing Claim
Nurse's Harrowing COVID
Claim Needs Context
OPINION
Nov 19, 2020 2:25 PM CST

Nurse's Harrowing COVID Claim Needs Context

David Zweig of Wired faults media over story of dying patients denying that COVID exists

(Newser) - A COVID story made the rounds last week, based on a South Dakota nurse's exasperated Twitter thread . Many patients, she wrote, are angry at caregivers and "gasping for breath" while insisting that the coronavirus isn't real—right up until they get intubated. First, CNN picked it up...

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