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Bored Scientist Has Cool Magnet Idea, Doesn't End Well

Australian trying to invent virus safety device ends up in hospital with 4 magnets in his nose

(Newser) - This is what happens when scientists get bored during a quarantine. A young astrophysicist in Australia tried to invent a necklace that would sound an alarm if you put your hand too close to your face. Didn't work. Instead, Daniel Reardon, 27, ended up in the hospital with four...

FDA Authorizes Use of Drugs Trump Championed

Scientists say there is little evidence supporting move

(Newser) - Two anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has championed have been authorized for emergency use in treating COVID-19 patients. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization, allowing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to be prescribed "when a clinical trial is not available or feasible," Politico reports. Trump has...

David Geffen's Self-Isolation Yacht Post Not Going Over Well

Can you say 'tone deaf'?

(Newser) - Life in the time of social distancing and self-isolation is difficult. Perhaps no one knows this better than billionaire media mogul David Geffen, who is currently suffering through the ordeal of quarantine aboard his $590 million, 454-foot mega-yacht. He posted a picture of said yacht anchored in the Caribbean Sea...

Here's When You'll Get Your Coronavirus Money

Mnuchin says payments will be made within 3 weeks

(Newser) - Americans will start receiving money from the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package within three weeks if the government has their bank details, Steven Mnuchin confirmed Sunday. "We expect that within three weeks that people who have direct deposit with information with us will see those direct deposit in...

Liberty University Students Are Getting Sick: Report

Falwell was criticized for allowing students back

(Newser) - Liberty University controversially welcomed back students after the spring break—and, as officials feared, some of them may have brought the coronavirus back with them. Dr. Thomas W. Eppes Jr, who runs the evangelical university's student health service, told the New York Times on Friday that at least 11...

Placido Domingo Hospitalized in Mexico

Opera singer's coronavirus worsens, but he's said to be responding to treatment

(Newser) - Just over a week ago, Placido Domingo felt it his "moral duty" to inform the world he'd tested positive for the coronavirus, though he said he was in relatively "good health" despite a fever and coughing. Since then, his condition has worsened enough that he was forced...

RI Extends Restrictions to Visitors From 49 States

New Yorkers are no longer being singled out

(Newser) - New Yorkers visiting Rhode Island will still be ordered to self-quarantine for 14 days , Gov. Gina Raimondo says—but so will visitors from the other 48 states. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue after the state introduced restrictions for New Yorkers on Friday, Politico reports. Raimondo said Sunday...

'I Love Rock 'N' Roll' Writer Dies From Coronavirus

Alan Merrill was 69

(Newser) - Alan Merrill—who wrote the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" that became a signature hit for fellow rocker Joan Jett—died Sunday in New York of complications from the coronavirus, his daughter said. He was 69. Laura Merrill said on her Facebook account that he died in...

Instacart Tries to Head Off Walkout by Worried Workers

Group dismisses grocery delivery service's promise to provide hand sanitizer on request

(Newser) - A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, with workers worrying about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries. A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walkout Monday,...

John Prine&#39;s &#39;Situation Is Critical&#39;
John Prine
Falls Critically Ill
Mar 29, 2020 7:03 PM CDT

John Prine Falls Critically Ill

Singer-songwriter's wife says he's still receiving care

(Newser) - The family of John Prine said the singer-songwriter has been hospitalized since Thursday, when he began experiencing the symptoms of the new coronavirus. "His situation is critical," Prine's family said in a statement on Twitter . Fiona Prine had said on March 20 that she had tested positive,...

That's No Heart Attack. It's a Case of Coronavirus

Doctors scramble to figure out the link between heart disease and the virus

(Newser) - What looks like a heart attack can really be the coronavirus—a new twist doctors are navigating as patients flow into hospitals around the world, the New York Times reports. A Brooklyn patient, for example, had a troubling heart rhythm and signs of damaged heart muscle. Doctors moved to unblock...

Trump Extends Federal Stay-at-Home Guidelines

He backs off the notion that America might 'reopen' by Easter

(Newser) - President Trump is extending federal guidelines recommending people stay home and away from one another for another 30 days as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the AP reports. Trump made the announcement during a Rose Garden briefing. The guidelines, originally tagged as "15 days to slow...

Coronavirus Complications Kill Country Singer

Joe Diffie was only 61

(Newser) - Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like "Home" and "Pickup Man," has died after testing positive for COVID-19, the AP reports. He was 61. Diffie on Friday announced he had contracted the coronavirus, becoming...

&#39;Scary&#39; Condom Shortage Is Here
World Faces 'Scary'
Condom Shortage
Mar 29, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

World Faces 'Scary' Condom Shortage

One of the top manufacturers shut down due to the coronavirus

(Newser) - With millions homebound during the pandemic, we don't exactly need a condom shortage—and yet it's a real risk, the Guardian reports. That's because Malaysia-based Karex Bhd, the world's biggest condom maker, had to shut its three factories for a week due to a government-imposed lockdown....

Coronavirus Infection Rate Increases in a Big Way

And the mammoth $2.2T relief bill won't get health-care workers what they need

(Newser) - The coronavirus is continuing its relentless spread, as the daily number of infections worldwide continues to jump sharply. World Health Organization figures show the increase in new infections is now about 70,000 per day—up from about 50,000 just a few days ago, the AP reports. More than...

School Dean Sends Out 'Tone Deaf' Dance Video

Not exactly what NYU students were hoping for

(Newser) - Hundreds of students seeking lower tuitions amid the coronavirus pandemic appear to be out of luck—and miffed at what they did get, the New York Post reports. Allyson Green, dean of New York University Tisch School of the Arts, answered their pleas by emailing them a video of her...

Coronavirus Fix Helped 'Critically Ill Patients' in China

New York's Mount Sinai Hospital leads the charge in America

(Newser) - A new study supports the notion that blood from recovered coronavirus patients can help others battle the disease, Fox News reports. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , it found positive results among five "critically ill" patients in China who received an experimental plasma transfusion. Four of...

Stars Join Pandemic Fundraiser on TV Tonight

Elton John will host concert to aid coronavirus battle

(Newser) - Alicia Keys, Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw are among the stars scheduled to perform in a televised benefit tonight honoring those fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Elton John will host the commercial-free concert, to be carried at 9PM EDT on Fox, as well as iHeart radio stations. Fox said the performers...

New Yorker Tries Singing Out Window, Gets Classic NY Response

One Reddit user says 'this somehow warms my heart'

(Newser) - Can Italy's magic be recreated on the streets of New York City? A video on Twitter suggests otherwise. In the video, posted by actor Zoe Stuckless, a man is heard singing out his window near East 93rd Street—much like quarantined Italians sang in a moving video from Siena...

Sweden Takes Relaxed Approach to Restrictions

Scientists begin to pressure government on its pandemic policies

(Newser) - The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. Vendors still sell flowers. Teenagers still chat in groups in parks. Some still greet each other with hugs and handshakes. After a long, dark Scandinavian winter, the coronavirus...

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