Nurse who was in coma for 40 days due to COVID-19 applauded by colleagues after hospital discharge

BRADFORD, England -- A nurse in England who spent 40 days in a coma due to COVID-19 received a warm send-off from her colleagues when she was discharged from the hospital.On July 20, Ayesha Orlanda was recorded being discharged from the Bradford Royal Infirmary in Bradford, where she is also a senior nurse in the hospital’s acute dialysis unit.Footage shows Orlanda, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in May, being pushed in a wheelchair towards the exit of the hospital as her colleagues applauded her.

‘We will not sell it at cost:' Some drugmakers stand to profit from potential coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON -- Executives from major pharmaceutical companies tasked at producing a coronavirus vaccine expressed confidence at a congressional hearing on Tuesday that they would be able to successfully supply a vaccine by the end of this year or at the start of 2021.While many of these companies previously gave assurances that they don’t intend to profit on the millions of doses of vaccines they hope to produce, some executives clarified their intentions at the hearing.Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, who represents Illinois’ 9th congressional district, asked the executives if they would sell their product at cost while providing “contract transparency,” an effort to verify that no profit will be made from vaccine production.“We will not sell it at cost,” said Dr.

Customers must wear masks at Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market stores starting July 22

MILWAUKEE — Kroger, the parent company of Pick ‘n Save and Metro Market in southeast Wisconsin say its stores “will require all customers in all locations to wear a mask" starting Wednesday, July 22.Associates at the Kroger stores are required to wear masks while on duty at this time.

'Getting ahead of it:' Racine Common Council passes mask ordinance; people and businesses face fines

RACINE -- As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Racine Common Council voted 8-7 on Tuesday night, July 21 in favor of imposing a city-wide mask mandate after lengthy debate done virtually due to the pandemic.

Racine Common Council passes mask ordinance; people and businesses face fines
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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Racine Common Council voted 8-7 on Tuesday night, July 21 in favor of imposing a city-wide mask mandate after lengthy debate done virtually due to the pandemic. The ordinance as it was proposed for the vote would require masks to be worn everywhere indoors -- except your home -- and everywhere outdoors where social distancing is not possible. There are exceptions, like when eating or drinking in restaurants or bars.

Who gets the final say? School reopening confusion arises in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- Confusion this week over whether Milwaukee's private schools could start in-person education in the fall led several parents to ask FOX6: Who has the power to veto school plans during a pandemic?"If you had asked that question a couple months ago, it would have been pretty clear," University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang said.Dresang's research focuses on state, local, and federal government.Superintendents make recommendations, but it's up to school boards to make the initial decisions.

Who gets the final say? School reopening confusion arises in Milwaukee
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Confusion this week over whether Milwaukee's private schools could start in-person education in the fall led several parents to ask FOX6: Who has the power to veto school plans during a pandemic?

COVID-19 spreads as people attend social gatherings, officials say
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A Wisconsin health official said in a briefing on Tuesday, July 21 that more people in the state are attending social gatherings, leading to high COVID-19 spread. This, as Department of Health Services officials reported more than 1,000 new positive cases Tuesday ? a single-day record.

COVID-19 test site in Waukesha closes early due to demand; alderman submits mask proposal

WAUKESHA -- Waukesha County Public Health and the Waukesha County Office of Emergency Management partnered with the Wisconsin National Guard to open a two-day COVID-19 community testing site.

CDC says most people with COVID-19 should isolate for 10 days, rather than 14

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on how long most people in the U.S. should isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.In guidance posted online, the agency states that available information on the infectiousness of the virus indicates that most adults with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 remain infectious “no longer than 10 days” after the date on which their symptoms first began.Instead of a 14-day quarantine window, the CDC now recommends 10 days after the onset of symptoms and 24 hours after a fever has broken.“For most persons with COVID-19 illness, isolation and precautions can generally be discontinued 10 days after symptom onset and resolution of fever for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications, and with improvement of other symptoms,” the agency states.But the CDC noted that “a limited number of persons with severe illness” may continue to transmit the virus beyond 10 days and need to isolate for a longer period — possibly for up to 20 days after symptom onset.Since the novel coronavirus first emerged six months ago, researchers have been racing to better understand the virus and how it’s transmitted.

Coronavirus prompts Country Time to offer lemonade stand stimulus checks for kids

CHICAGO -- The powdered beverage company Country Time is issuing stimulus checks to children who have had to shutter their summertime lemonade stands due to the current coronavirus pandemic.Country Time announced its niche economic relief program –The Littlest Bailout – in a tweet last Wednesday morning.

'They have an impact:' President Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus for the nation Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to get worse for a time as he revived his daily briefings with an eye to halting a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House came as the next stage of the federal government's response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill.

COVID-19 infection rates in many areas likely 10 times higher than official case counts, CDC study finds

WASHINGTON -- The number of reported coronavirus cases in the U.S. vastly underestimates the true number of infections, according to data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The new CDC study says that the true rates of COVID-19 were more than 10 times higher than reported cases in 10 different regions of the U.S. between late March to early May.The study is based on COVID-19 antibody tests performed on routine blood samples in 16,000 people in various parts of the country, identified as: Connecticut, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York City metro area, Philadelphia metro area, San Francisco Bay area, South Florida, Utah and the western Washington state region.In Connecticut, infection rates were found to be at least six times higher than reported cases.

Family Dollar, Dollar Tree will no longer require face masks at all stores

ORLANDO, Fla. -- While many retailers around the country are implementing face mask policies, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar will no longer require customers to wear masks while shopping in stores.

Woman in California Walmart angrily refuses to wear mask

A woman in created a ruckus inside a Walmart when she refused to wear a mask and repeatedly told customers around her that it wasn't the law.

Single-day record: DHS reports 1,117 new positive cases of COVID-19, 13 new deaths

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 rose by more than 1,000 Tuesday, July 21, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported -- a single-day record.