COVID-19

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Amazon Reverses Decision on 'Nonessentials'

Third-party sellers can start shipping them to Amazon warehouses again

(Newser) - Nearly a month ago, Amazon stopped accepting shipments of nonessential items from third-party sellers at its warehouses as it chose to focus on items deemed essential for shoppers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's reversing course. Third-party sellers, who account for 58% of Amazon's sales and who were...

Florida Deems Wrestling an Essential Business
Florida Deems WWE Essential
Apr 14, 2020 3:42 AM CDT

Florida Deems WWE Essential

WWE resumes broadcasting live shows

(Newser) - World Wrestling Entertainment has been deemed an essential business in Florida. As TMZ reports (noting "no joke. This is real"), Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings was asked why WWE was still being allowed to film at Orlando's Performance Center. Demings said that while WWE was initially deemed...

Fauci on Controversial Interview: 'Poor Choice of Words'

Doctor says hypothetical questions 'can get you into some difficulty'

(Newser) - President Trump retweeted a #FireFauci tweet after Dr. Anthony Fauci made a comment Sunday on CNN that he didn't like, then later clarified he's not actually going to fire Fauci. Now Fauci is clarifying. That aforementioned CNN comment came after Fauci was asked if the earlier release of...

The Largest Lockdown in the World Just Got Extended

India extends lockdown to May 3

(Newser) - India’s prime minister on Tuesday announced the extension of the country’s lockdown for 1.3 billion people until May 3, but said there may be some easing in restrictions in people’s movement after one week to help poor daily wage earners and those working in agriculture sector,...

Angry Trump Defends Response, Claims Powers Over States

Governors say reopening is their decision

(Newser) - President Trump used his briefing on the pandemic Monday to angrily defend his administration's response, rip critics and the news media, and argue the presidency includes the power to decide when states can reopen for business. Governors immediately disagreed, the AP reports, saying public safety falls under their duties...

American Flight Attendants, Pilots Take Leaves or Retire

This isn't the way anyone planned to go, union says

(Newser) - Pilots and flight attendants have accepted American Airline's offers of voluntary leave or early retirement by the thousands. With air travel evaporated during the pandemic, more than 700 pilots took early retirement and 4,800 took a leave of one to six months. All include benefits, and many partial...

Nursing Home Deaths Are Rising Alarmingly

Figure of 3.6K nationwide may be an undercount

(Newser) - More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by the AP . Because the federal government has not been releasing a count of its own, the...

50th State Reports Coronavirus Death

It's a 'grim reminder,' Wyoming governor says

(Newser) - The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed lives in all 50 states. Wyoming—the least populous state, with around 580,000 residents—reported its first death Monday, becoming the 50th state to do so, NBC reports. The Wyoming Department of Health says labs have confirmed 275 cases of COVID-19 and recorded...

Turn Over Execution Drugs for COVID-19 Fight, Experts Plead

Some of the same medicines are used when putting a patient on a ventilator

(Newser) - States that impose capital punishment by lethal injection have something needed to fight COVID-19. Some of the same pain relievers, sedatives, and paralytics administered in executions are used in hospitals to calm patients when putting them on a ventilator, Newsweek reports. In an open letter, medical professionals are asking state...

Groups of Governors Form Task Forces to Reopen States

But it's not their decision to make, Trump says

(Newser) - Two groups of Democratic governors are forming regional task forces to work together on safely reopening their states. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he is working with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware to form a task force on reopening economies in a way...

Food Delivery Apps? &#39;Let Them Burn&#39;
Food Delivery Apps?
'Let Them Burn'
OPINION
Apr 13, 2020 12:45 PM CDT

Food Delivery Apps? 'Let Them Burn'

'Food & Wine' writer says Grubhub, DoorDash are hurting restaurants with excessive commissions

(Newser) - Few restaurants remain open for people to frequent during the pandemic, though many eateries continue to offer takeout and delivery options. And tapping into delivery apps like Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash is an easy way to get meals brought right to your doorstep—though Khushbu Shah would be happier...

John Krasinski Has Sweet Surprise for Boston Hospital Workers

A trip to Fenway, free season tickets, and a sincere thank-you

(Newser) - Some celebrity offerings amid the coronavirus aren't landing so well . John Krasinski seems to be a big exception to the rule. His no-frills "Some Good News" series on YouTube already has featured a reunion of sorts between him and Steve Carell about The Office. And his new episode...

Virus Prompts Unusual First for Supreme Court

Arguments in May will be heard by phone conference

(Newser) - Lawyers dreaming of arguing before the Supreme Court surely never pictured it quite like this: Next month, justices will hear arguments by telephone, reports CNBC . The court announced the first-of-its-kind move Monday as a coronavirus safety measure, saying that 10 cases will be heard by "telephone conference." There...

Coronavirus Brings Back a Sinister Slur
Coronavirus Brings
Back a Sinister Slur
OPINION
Apr 13, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Coronavirus Brings Back a Sinister Slur

Cathy Park Hong writes of resurgence of 'Chink' and attacks against Asian Americans

(Newser) - The attacks are so frequent that Cathy Park Hong has begun bookmarking stories about them from across the US—verbal and physical assaults on Asian Americans because of the coronavirus. Frequently, they involve the slur "Chink," Park Hong writes in a New York Times op-ed. "The word...

Troubling Signs in 2 Drugs Touted by Trump for Virus

Heart problems linked to both in patients with coronavirus

(Newser) - Two drugs that have been promoted by President Trump for use in treating the coronavirus are being linked to heart problems in international research. The Hill reports that a review by France's drug safety regulator turned up 43 "cardiac adverse effects" in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, typically...

Major Hotel Chains Giving Rooms to Medical Workers

Hilton, Marriott among them

(Newser) - It's a little easier now for overworked health care workers to find a place to rest without endangering their own families. The Hilton and Marriott hotel chains are both donating rooms for doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and the like, reports USA Today . The chains are working with groups that...

George Stephanopoulos Has Virus Along With Wife

But ABC News figure is largely symptom-free, unlike Ali Wentworth

(Newser) - Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos revealed Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus but has been relatively symptom-free, per the AP . The ABC News host revealed his diagnosis on the show, telling co-host Robin Roberts that he's "feeling great." The news comes about two...

In Age of Virus Lockdown, Garbage Day Gets Interesting

Aussie woman's Facebook page encouraging people to dress up while taking out trash is a hit

(Newser) - Never say Australians don't know how to have a good time—even while self-quarantining and taking out the trash. Per CNN , a Queensland kindergarten teacher started a Facebook page two weeks ago documenting herself and her friends dressing up in wild outfits while dragging their garbage cans to the...

They Gathered for Easter Services. Then Came the Cops

Ky. churchgoers who flouted governor's orders against mass gatherings ordered to self-quarantine

(Newser) - Pastors in Florida and Louisiana have been hit with charges for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules, and now a pastor in Kentucky, and his parishioners, are facing their own battle. Per WDRB , Gov. Andy Beshear had warned the faithful that anyone who mass-gathered over Easter weekend would be made to self-quarantine...

Trump Not Happy With Fauci's Latest Comments

President retweets #FireFauci tweet

(Newser) - New cases of the coronavirus are certain to arise when restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus are eased, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert for the US. But Fauci said Sunday on CNN that the economy in parts of the country could have a...

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