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Texas Requests 5 Mobile Morgues
Texas Requests
5 Mobile Morgues
Aug 17, 2021 12:20 PM CDT

Texas Requests 5 Mobile Morgues

'Deaths are starting to mount for sure'

(Newser) - Texas has asked the federal government to supply five trailers to serve as morgues with COVID-19 deaths in the state expected to mount. Texas Department of State Health Services spokesman Doug Loveday tells NBC News that the request was made Aug. 4 as "we are anticipating a need within...

New Zealand Has First Mystery COVID Case Since February
New Zealand Locks Down
Over a Single COVID Case
UPDATED
Aug 17, 2021 12:00 PM CDT

New Zealand Locks Down Over a Single COVID Case

No local transmission had been reported since February

(Newser) - New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she used early in the pandemic by...

Amid Rising COVID Cases, a Bad Stat for the Economy

Consumers cut back on spending more than expected in July

(Newser) - Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores, per the AP . Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than the 0....

Thought 2 Shots Were It? Get Ready for a 3rd

Sources say US will recommend COVID booster shot as soon as this week

(Newser) - US experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country. Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether...

Stands Will Be Empty for Tokyo Paralympics

Rising coronavirus infections cause Japan to lengthen its state of emergency

(Newser) - As they did with the just-completed 2020 Summer Olympics, fans will have to sit out the Paralympic Games, organizers announced Monday in Tokyo. The coronavirus situation is worsening in Japan, where the lambda variant has arrived and the government has extended its state of emergency until Sept. 12; the Games...

Cardinal Known for Vaccine Misinfo on Ventilator With COVID

Raymond Burke, ex-archbishop of St. Louis, put on oxygen support just days after testing positive

(Newser) - A former archbishop of St. Louis who's publicly expressed wariness about the coronavirus vaccine has been placed on a ventilator, just days after he announced he had the virus. "I wish to inform you that I have recently tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," Cardinal Raymond Burke...

Patients in Their 30s Set Hospitalization Record

Delta and low vaccination rates are to blame, experts say

(Newser) - Never have so many COVID-19 patients in their 30s been hospitalized in the US. The relative good health of that age group had shielded it early in the pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the delta variant of the coronavirus has changed that. Government data show COVID patients age...

Official: Dad Attacked Teacher After Mask Dispute on School's First Day

Parent was agitated when he saw young daughter come out of school wearing one

(Newser) - The first day of school is supposed to be filled with excitement for the new school year. At one California elementary school this week, that excitement was marred by violence after a parent attacked a teacher over face masks, reports NBC News . The incident at Sutter Creek Elementary School, located...

By Air or by Sea, a Vax to Travel in Canada You'll Need

Nation announces air travelers, cruise ship passengers will soon need the jab

(Newser) - Canada opened its doors to fully vaccinated Americans on Monday, causing cars to back up at the border for hours. On Friday, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made a new travel-related announcement: By sometime this autumn, air travelers, cruise ship passengers, and those taking the train from province to province in...

Job Ads Seek the Vaccinated
Job Ads Seek
the Vaccinated
Aug 13, 2021 4:45 PM CDT

Job Ads Seek the Vaccinated

Total is low but rising quickly, Indeed reports

(Newser) - The US had a record number of job openings at the end of June, a total surpassing the number of unemployed people looking for work. The difficulty filling jobs hasn't stopped some employers from adding a job requirement, however. The number of jobs advertised on the Indeed site seeking...

Schwarzenegger: Anti-Maskers Need History Lesson

Americans have always sacrificed, but now some are throwing 'fits' about masks

(Newser) - Earlier this week, Arnold Schwarzenegger went on a rant in which he described anyone who refuses to wear a mask as a selfish "schmuck." For good measure, he added another line: "Screw your freedom." Now, in an essay at the Atlantic , the former governor acknowledges that...

4 Broward Educators Die of COVID in 2-Day Span

Florida district, which just voted to flout Gov. DeSantis' ban on mask mandates, mourns its own

(Newser) - School is less than a week away for kids in Broward County, Fla., but there's sad news before the academic year even kicks off. Per WPLG , the Broward Teachers Union has reported that three teachers and an educational assistant all died of COVID between Tuesday and Wednesday, while an...

After 2 School Days, 440 in Quarantine in Florida District

Palm Beach superintendent blames policy allowing students to opt out of wearing masks

(Newser) - In Palm Beach County, Florida, students returned to school Tuesday—and by Thursday, at least 440 of them were in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 or being exposed to an infected person. Superintendent Michael Burke said Thursday that 57 COVID cases had been confirmed—37 students and 14 employees,...

CDC: 90% of Counties Are in Mask Territory

Under CDC guidelines based on transmission rates, people there should wear masks indoors

(Newser) - The quickly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus has lifted most US counties into infection rates that necessitate the wearing of masks indoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. "Over 90% of counties in the United States are experiencing substantial or high transmission," Dr. Rochelle...

Report: Distrust Keeps Vaccination Rate Low Among Black New Yorkers

Only 27% of young Black residents are vaccinated

(Newser) - The legacy of the infamous 40-year Tuskegee experiment—in which Black men in Alabama told they were getting free medical care were actually being used for a study of untreated syphilis—lingers to this day in New York City, where young Black people are far more reluctant than white or...

'Hospitals Are Full From Memphis to Natchez to Gulfport'

Hospital leaders say delta surge has pushed Mississippi system to breaking point

(Newser) - Mississippi's hospital system is buckling under a record-breaking load of COVID infections, a University of Mississippi Medical Center official is warning. Dr. Alan Jones, UMMC's COVID response leader, said Wednesday that case numbers and hospitalizations have soared over the last week, and "if we continue that trajectory...

Topeka Mayor, 45, Needs Pacemaker After COVID

'COVID is no joke,' says Michelle De La Isla

(Newser) - "COVID is no joke," Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla warned at a city council meeting this week. The 45-year-old mayor said she has been suffering from long-haul COVID since being infected in January and will be fitted with a pacemaker Monday because of heart damage caused by...

New Filing by Rand Paul Raises Securities Experts' Eyebrows

Discloses wife's COVID-related stock buy 16 months late, prompting whispers of insider trading

(Newser) - Rand Paul's headline-making week isn't over yet. First the Republican senator from Kentucky was booted from YouTube for a week for spreading misinformation on face masks. Now Paul, one of the most vocal lawmakers to break with federal health officials on how to handle COVID, has made a...

City Locked Down After Single COVID Case Detected

Snap lockdown declared in Australia's capital region Thursday

(Newser) - Australia’s capital will go into lockdown for a week from Thursday after a single case of COVID-19 was detected and the virus was found in wastewater. Canberra joins Sydney, Melbourne, and several cities in New South Wales state that are locked down due to the delta variant. Canberra residents...

New Zealand Won't Open Borders Until 2022

Government announces cautious reopening plan

(Newser) - New Zealand has managed to contain COVID-19, and it would like to keep it that way. On Thursday, the government announced the island nation's borders will stay closed to those who aren't residents or citizens for the rest of the year. Starting in the first quarter of 2022,...

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