COVID-19

Stories 1841 - 1860 | << Prev   Next >>

Factors That May Put You at Risk for &#39;Long COVID&#39;
Factors That May
Put You at Risk
for 'Long COVID'
new study
Oct 21, 2020 8:34 AM CDT

Factors That May Put You at Risk for 'Long COVID'

Being female is one of them

(Newser) - There's COVID and there's "long COVID"—the kind whose symptoms don't go away within four weeks, as they do for most people. The BBC reports researchers with King's College London estimate that 1 in 45 people end up being sick for at least 12...

Outbreak Spares No Resident at Kansas Nursing Home

10 have died; one person is in the hospital

(Newser) - Coronavirus has infected every resident of a Kansas nursing home, with deadly results. Ten of the 62 residents of Andbe Home in Norton have died and one is in hospital, reports NBC News . The Norton County Health Department announced the outbreak at the privately owned facility on Monday, saying an...

Trump Secured 45 Ventilators From Russia. All Were Trashed

Meanwhile, Russia collected 200 US ventilators, BuzzFeed reports

(Newser) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency received 45 Russian ventilators on April 1, shortly after President Trump asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. As BuzzFeed reports, "they were part of a lopsided aid deal between the countries that would ultimately see Russia delivering a...

New COVID Trials Will Be 'a Little Different From Most'

'Human challenge' studies in the UK will involve deliberately injecting healthy subjects with virus

(Newser) - Clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine are currently in their final stages via a number of drug companies, but a new set soon to begin in the UK promises to be "a little different from most." CNN reports the British government has signed a contract for the first...

Sunday Was a Good Day, Not a Great Day, for the TSA

Screenings hit milestone, but they're still way down

(Newser) - The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped one million for the first time since COVID-19 infections began to spike last March. The notable milestone, reached Sunday, signifies both the progress made since the darkest days of pandemic for the devastated US airline...

India May Not Catch US on COVID After All

Scientists say cases have peaked, though potential trouble spots loom

(Newser) - Last month, India seemed well on track to surpass the US in the total number of COVID cases. Now, that seems less certain. The US has 8.1 million cases but is seeing a renewed uptick in daily numbers. India has 7.5 million cases, but its daily total is...

China's Economy May Do What No Other's Can

New numbers put it on track to be only major economy to expand in 2020

(Newser) - A nation reporting its quarterly GDP numbers isn't typically scintillating news. But China's new data is generating big headlines because observers see COVID lessons at play. Beijing reported Monday that GDP grew at 4.9% in the third quarter when compared to the previous year, reports CNBC . That...

Mayor Has Had Threats Before. 'This One Seemed Different'

Retired firefighter arrested after alleged plot to kidnap, murder Brandon Whipple of Wichita, Kan.

(Newser) - First Michigan's governor , then Virginia's , and now, the mayor of Kansas' largest city. The link between the three politicians: They've all been alleged targets of kidnapping and murder plots, apparently prompted by their respective lockdown orders and other health protocols during the pandemic. In the case of...

Twitter Blocks Mask Tweet From Trump Science Adviser

Scott Atlas said they don't work

(Newser) - Twitter blocked a post Sunday from an adviser to President Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the AP reports. Scott Atlas, who joined the White House in August as a science adviser, had tweeted “Masks work? NO,” and said...

Fauci's Reaction to Rose Garden Event: 'Oh My Goodness'

Was he surprised by Trump's subsequent diagnosis? 'Absolutely not'

(Newser) - When Dr. Anthony Fauci saw the Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on television, "I said, 'Oh my goodness. Nothing good can come out of that, that's got to be a problem.' And then sure enough, it turned out to be a...

AMC Finds a Way to Survive—and You Can Benefit

The company lets you rent a theater and choose from a list of movies

(Newser) - Missing the movie theater experience? Turns out you can rent an AMC theater starting at $99. And guess what—AMC can use the money amid devastating COVID-19 conditions, CNN Business reports. The basic deal is that AMC lets you rent a theater for 20 people and choose from a list...

Millions More Virus Tests Come With New Problem

Keeping track of results isn't so easy

(Newser) - After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the US can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results, the AP reports. All US testing sites are legally required to report their...

Dr. Fauci Broaches the Subject on Everyone&#39;s Mind
Dr. Fauci
Broaches the
Subject on
Everyone's Mind
in case you missed it
Oct 18, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

Dr. Fauci Broaches the Subject on Everyone's Mind

Thanksgiving, and what to do about it

(Newser) - With the holidays looming, Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday weighed in on the topic probably dominating the thoughts of many in the US right now: Thanksgiving. "You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you're pretty certain that the people that you're...

Some Good COVID News for US States. Well, 2 of Them

For 29 others, a gloomy rise, per CNN

(Newser) - COVID-19 case numbers hit new daily highs in 10 states on Friday, but things aren't looking great in the majority of US states on the coronavirus front. As for where things are moving in the right direction, the list is a short one. CNN reports there are just two...

New York State Blocks Wedding 'for 10K People'

And Gov. Cuomo unveils 'micro-cluster' plan for fighting COVID-19

(Newser) - A wedding for 10,000 people, amid the coronavirus pandemic? Yep, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that was the plan—and his state is shutting it down, ABC News reports. "We received a suggestion that that was happening," he said Saturday. "We did an investigation and...

Experts Fear 'Third Wave' as States Hit New Highs

Wisconsin has a 22.9% positivity rate. America's is only 5.3%.

(Newser) - Coronavirus case numbers hit new daily highs across 10 states Friday as public health officials worried about a coming "third wave" of infections. "I'm pretty glum at the moment because it does look as though in the majority of states there’s an increasing number of cases,...

US Virus Cases Reach 8M
US Is First to 8M Cases
Oct 16, 2020 4:05 PM CDT

US Is First to 8M Cases

Multiple states are dealing with surges

(Newser) - Less than a month after the total number of coronvirus cases reached 7 million, the US has hit the next major milestone. The nation is now the only one in the world to have 8 million reported cases, USA Today reports. That's out of 38.9 million world cases,...

False COVID Alarm: NFL Team Shuts Facility, Then Reopens

Indianapolis Colts had multiple false positives

(Newser) - The NFL's COVID roller coaster played out in Indianapolis on Friday, as the Colts closed their practice facility after multiple positive tests, only to reopen it hours later when those tests were re-run and found to be false positives, reports USA Today . The scare came after four people in...

Pfizer's Update on Vaccine Is a 'Shift in Tone'

Announcement on application for emergency authorization predicts late November at the earliest

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump hinted that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available before Election Day, but the latest news from one of the leading developers seems to make that possibility even more remote. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla posted an open letter Friday announcing that,...

Now Someone in Biden&#39;s Orbit Tests Positive
Cases in
Biden-Harris
Camp Hit 3
Oct 16, 2020 1:28 AM CDT

Cases in Biden-Harris Camp Hit 3

An aviation staffer who has flown with the presidential nominee tests positive

(Newser) - Shortly after news that two people in Kamala Harris' camp have tested positive for COVID-19 came word that someone in Joe Biden's orbit has, too. An aviation staffer who flew with the Democratic presidential nominee Monday and Tuesday is positive, ABC News reports. "We learned—as part of...

Stories 1841 - 1860 | << Prev   Next >>