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NBA Star's Party May Cost Him Nearly $1M

Kyrie Irving of the Nets faces fine, lost salary after attending family birthday bash maskless

(Newser) - A family birthday party is going to prove expensive for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. The NBA has fined him $50,000 for violating its COVID safety protocols after video emerged of him dancing maskless at the indoor gathering, reports ESPN . On top of that fine, Irving is expected to...

Biden Official Has a Warning on COVID Deaths

Ron Klain warns we'll be over 500K within weeks

(Newser) - Nearly 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and on Sunday, the incoming White House chief of staff for President-elect Joe Biden had a warning: That number will likely hit half a million by the end of next month. "The virus is going to get worse before it gets...

Florida COVID Data Whistleblower Turning Herself In

It's not clear what charge Rebekah Jones faces

(Newser) - Rebekah Jones, the Florida data scientist who was fired , then had her home raided , after she claimed the state was manipulating its COVID numbers, said she would turn herself in to authorities on Sunday night. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a warrant for Jones' arrest, and the former...

To Skirt COVID Curfew, She Put Partner on Leash
To Skirt COVID Curfew,
She Put Partner on Leash
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Jan 16, 2021 2:40 PM CST

To Skirt COVID Curfew, She Put Partner on Leash

Effort was unsuccessful—and, ultimately, expensive

(Newser) - Quebec police issued 750 tickets over the weekend as an 8pm curfew, the first of its kind in Canada, went into effect. Two of those tickets went to a couple who got creative in trying to skirt the new coronavirus restriction. As residents are allowed to be out on the...

Ice Cream Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The samples came from a Chinese plant

(Newser) - A routine food inspection in northeastern China has revealed coronavirus-tainted ice cream, HuffPost reports. Three samples of ice cream produced by the Tiajin Daqiaodao Food Company, a maker of frozen food products, were found to have traces of the virus. The tested flavors were chocolate, strawberry, and taro. Now, the...

CDC Has Warning About the New Strain of Virus

British version could dominate in US by March

(Newser) - A new coronavirus strain moving through the US hasn't caused much damage yet. But unless vaccinations start being given much more quickly and people stick to measures designed to limit the spread of the disease, the variant could bring a surge of new cases by March. The Centers for...

State Gives Vaccine Priority to Smokers

New Jersey teachers 'incensed' at the decision

(Newser) - Teachers in New Jersey are furious over the state's vaccination rollout, which gives priority to smokers over educators. Now that some 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered to frontline health care workers, residents of long-term care homes, police officers, and firefighters, New Jersey has begun offering vaccines...

Life Expectancy Has Dived, With Huge Racial Disparities

2020 has seen the biggest US life expectancy drop in decades, researchers say

(Newser) - The pandemic cut the average life expectancy of Americans by more than a year in 2020, the largest single-year decline in more than 40 years, according to a study released Thursday. The study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that based on provisional estimates of...

CDC: COVID Could Kill 92K in the Next 3 Weeks

1 in 3 LA County residents has been infected

(Newser) - While the start of mass vaccinations means that the end of the pandemic could be on the horizon, some brutal months lie ahead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. Some 38,000 Americans died from COVID-19 in the first two weeks of 2021—almost 10% of the...

Even People With Antibodies Can Spread the Virus
Even People With Antibodies
Can Spread the Virus
new study
Jan 14, 2021 6:55 PM CST

Even People With Antibodies Can Spread the Virus

Study also suggests those infected have immunity for at least 5 months

(Newser) - A preliminary study on COVID offers two important takeaways: First, most of those who get the infection appear to be immune for at least five months afterward. And second, even those with antibodies might be able to spread the infection to others. The results come from a study of 21,...

Immunity Is Likely After COVID&mdash;but Not Guaranteed
Life After COVID:
Likely 5 Months' Immunity 
NEW STUDY
Jan 14, 2021 6:49 AM CST

Life After COVID: Likely 5 Months' Immunity

Asymptomatic patients could still transmit virus upon reinfection

(Newser) - Most people who've contracted COVID-19 will be immune from the virus for at least five months and have a low risk of catching it again, according to new research. Public Health England , which analyzed the results of coronavirus and antibody tests taken by nearly 21,000 healthcare workers from...

COVID Investigators Arrive at Suspected Ground Zero

WHO team is trying to find origin of pandemic

(Newser) - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries. The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was...

Over-65s Can Now Get Vaccinated in California

Tuesday set yet another record for COVID deaths

(Newser) - California is immediately allowing residents 65 and older to get scarce coronavirus vaccines. Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Wednesday allows seniors to join the already eligible next tier of emergency workers, teachers, childcare providers, and food and agriculture workers—even as counties complain they already don’t have enough doses...

Should You Be Double-Masking?
Should You Be
Double-Masking?
Jan 13, 2021 7:50 PM CST

Should You Be Double-Masking?

'You start achieving some pretty high efficiencies'

(Newser) - The good news: “Americans will not need to be wearing masks forever,” infectious disease physician Monica Gandhi tells the New York Times . But until maskless days come again, some experts are recommending double-masking to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. “If you combine layers, you start...

Infected Tourist Blamed After Top Ski Race Axed

Visitor linked to 27 cases in Swiss resort

(Newser) - Switzerland's most prestigious ski race has been canceled, and authorities are blaming a British tourist. The Lauberhorn, the longest World Cup downhill race, was called off after a spike in COVID-19 cases, reports Reuters . Authorities in the resort of Wengen say only 10 COVID cases were detected up until...

Chinese COVID Vaccine Results Fuel New Concerns

Sinovac vaccine is far less effective than initially reported

(Newser) - "It is not the best vaccine in the world." So said a Brazilian microbiologist of a vaccine created by China that the developing world had held high hopes on. Scientists with the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo on Tuesday said late-stage trials established the efficacy rate of the...

Bruce Willis Speaks Up After Maskless Outing

Actor, reportedly booted from LA pharmacy for not wearing a face covering, notes 'error in judgment'

(Newser) - Bruce Willis says he made a bad call after he was photographed Sunday inside a Los Angeles pharmacy without a face mask. Photos of Willis wandering the Hollywood Rite Aid with only a scarf around his neck spread on social media on Tuesday, with onlookers criticizing his obvious breach of...

Plane Didn't Fly for 9 Months. Then, 132 Recent Flights and a Crash

Expert suggests Boeing 737 used for Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 deteriorated in storage

(Newser) - The unexplained crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 in Indonesia has raised concerns for other planes around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. Though the 26-year-old Boeing 737-500 had been cleared to fly—with a certificate of airworthiness valid until Dec. 17, 2021, per the New York Times —the...

Judge Halts Last 2 Executions of Trump's Term

Both inmates tested positive for COVID

(Newser) - COVID-19 has killed more than 375,000 Americans—but it may have saved the lives of two federal inmates. A federal judge has halted the executions of Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs because they have tested positive for the virus, the Hill reports. In what would have been the final...

US to Require All Arriving Passengers to Show COVID Test
CDC Makes a
Big Move on Air Travel
Jan 12, 2021 5:05 PM CST

CDC Makes a Big Move on Air Travel

All passengers flying to US must show proof of negative COVID test

(Newser) - Anyone flying to the US will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. COVID is already widespread in...

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