Rock band Great White plays concert with no face masks, social distancing required in North Dakota
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Seventeen years after a deadly fire during one of their performances, rock band Great White has once again found themselves at the center of controversy after playing a concert where there were no rules for social distancing or wearing face masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Seventeen years after a deadly fire during one of their performances, rock band Great White has once again found themselves at the center of controversy after playing a concert where there were no rules for social distancing or wearing face masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
'Washing our hands:' Intimate sport of arm wrestling draws 200+ pullers to state tourney despite pandemic
GLENDALE -- Arm wrestling is a sport that's all about leverage, and be it from power or precision, it's one that draws athletes of all shapes, sizes and sexes."Sometimes you'll go up staring them at the eyes to intimidate them," said Jaclynn Stonehocker, arm wrestler.When it's Stonehocker's turn to pull, the Iowa native's feelings are a little contradictory.
GLENDALE -- Arm wrestling is a sport that's all about leverage, and be it from power or precision, it's one that draws athletes of all shapes, sizes and sexes."Sometimes you'll go up staring them at the eyes to intimidate them," said Jaclynn Stonehocker, arm wrestler.When it's Stonehocker's turn to pull, the Iowa native's feelings are a little contradictory.
'We are so grateful:' After 90 days in medical facilities due to COVID-19, Brown Deer man heads home
WAUKESHA -- Anxiously waiting, Laurie Sharp and her family gripped balloons and signs, eager to hold her father, Daniel Sharp -- released from the hospital Sunday, July 12 after a long battle with COVID-19."I'm ecstatic, I'm nervous, I'm excited," said Laurie Sharp. "This is the longest we've been away from him for so long."Daniel Sharp spent more than 90 days in medical facilities after being infected with COVID-19."He ended up, while he was on the ventilator, had his first heart attack, as well," said Laurie Sharp.
WAUKESHA -- Anxiously waiting, Laurie Sharp and her family gripped balloons and signs, eager to hold her father, Daniel Sharp -- released from the hospital Sunday, July 12 after a long battle with COVID-19."I'm ecstatic, I'm nervous, I'm excited," said Laurie Sharp. "This is the longest we've been away from him for so long."Daniel Sharp spent more than 90 days in medical facilities after being infected with COVID-19."He ended up, while he was on the ventilator, had his first heart attack, as well," said Laurie Sharp.
Wife takes dish washing job at nursing home to visit husband with Alzheimer's
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida woman took a dish washing job at her husband’s nursing home after the coronavirus pandemic kept them apart for 114 days.Mary Daniel’s husband, Steve, has been living at Rosecastle Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Jacksonville since he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.Before the pandemic, Mary would visit her husband every night and help him prepare for bed.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida woman took a dish washing job at her husband’s nursing home after the coronavirus pandemic kept them apart for 114 days.Mary Daniel’s husband, Steve, has been living at Rosecastle Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Jacksonville since he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.Before the pandemic, Mary would visit her husband every night and help him prepare for bed.
French bus driver dies after brutal attack by passengers who refused to wear face masks
BAYONNE, France -- A French bus driver has died after he was savagely beaten by passengers who refused to wear face masks.
BAYONNE, France -- A French bus driver has died after he was savagely beaten by passengers who refused to wear face masks.
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
WASHINGTON -- As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.They’re urging a more cautious approach, which many local governments and school districts are already pursuing.But U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doubled down on President Donald Trump's insistence that kids can safely return to the classroom.“There’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous,” she told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."Still, health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.Where is the virus spreading rapidly?
WASHINGTON -- As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.They’re urging a more cautious approach, which many local governments and school districts are already pursuing.But U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doubled down on President Donald Trump's insistence that kids can safely return to the classroom.“There’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous,” she told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."Still, health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.Where is the virus spreading rapidly?
Surgeon general urges face coverings
WASHINGTON -- Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday the Trump administration is “trying to correct” its guidance from earlier in the coronavirus epidemic that wearing face coverings was not necessary.With virus cases surging and many states and cities now issuing orders to wear masks in public, Adams said he and other administration officials were wrong back in March.
WASHINGTON -- Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday the Trump administration is “trying to correct” its guidance from earlier in the coronavirus epidemic that wearing face coverings was not necessary.With virus cases surging and many states and cities now issuing orders to wear masks in public, Adams said he and other administration officials were wrong back in March.
French fans allowed back into stadium for soccer
LE HAVRE, France — For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in Sunday's return of fans to elite European soccer.“Now it’s for real ...
LE HAVRE, France — For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in Sunday's return of fans to elite European soccer.“Now it’s for real ...
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Coronavirus surge in Eastern Europe prompts new restrictions
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to riots in Serbia, mandatory face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines imposed by Hungary.The new restrictions come as the World Health Organization reports that daily global infections hit over 228,000 last week, and the U.S. confirmed over 66,600 new cases on Friday, another record, according to Johns Hopkins University.Virus deaths are rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, with the seven-day rolling daily average increasing from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on Friday — still well below the heights hit in April — according to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to riots in Serbia, mandatory face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines imposed by Hungary.The new restrictions come as the World Health Organization reports that daily global infections hit over 228,000 last week, and the U.S. confirmed over 66,600 new cases on Friday, another record, according to Johns Hopkins University.Virus deaths are rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, with the seven-day rolling daily average increasing from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on Friday — still well below the heights hit in April — according to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins.
Texas hospital says man, 30, died after attending 'COVID party'
SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas hospital says a patient who was a healthy young man died from coronavirus after attending a “COVID” party.The unidentified 30-year-old man died at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, according to the hospital’s top doctor, Jane Appleby.“This is a party held by somebody diagnosed with the COVID virus, and the thought is people get together to see if the virus is real and if anyone gets infected,” Appleby said, NBC 4 San Antonio reported Friday.
SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas hospital says a patient who was a healthy young man died from coronavirus after attending a “COVID” party.The unidentified 30-year-old man died at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, according to the hospital’s top doctor, Jane Appleby.“This is a party held by somebody diagnosed with the COVID virus, and the thought is people get together to see if the virus is real and if anyone gets infected,” Appleby said, NBC 4 San Antonio reported Friday.
Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
NEW YORK — Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus.
NEW YORK — Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus.
35,700 test positive for COVID-19 in Wisconsin; 822 deaths, 27K+ recovered
MADISON -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin reached 35,700 on Saturday, July 11.
MADISON -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin reached 35,700 on Saturday, July 11.
‘Scream inside your heart:' Japanese theme parks implement screaming ban on roller coasters
TOKYO -- Amid the rise in coronavirus cases, theme parks in Japan are urging guests who ride roller coasters to avoid screaming in hopes of fighting the spread of COVID-19.In an attempt to demonstrate how to properly ride a roller coaster in the pandemic era, two executives of Fuji-Q Highland, located 68 miles west of Tokyo, are seen in a video posted by the park remaining stoic as the ride zig-zags for several minutes.The video ends with a caption that translates to, “Please scream inside your heart.”
TOKYO -- Amid the rise in coronavirus cases, theme parks in Japan are urging guests who ride roller coasters to avoid screaming in hopes of fighting the spread of COVID-19.In an attempt to demonstrate how to properly ride a roller coaster in the pandemic era, two executives of Fuji-Q Highland, located 68 miles west of Tokyo, are seen in a video posted by the park remaining stoic as the ride zig-zags for several minutes.The video ends with a caption that translates to, “Please scream inside your heart.”
Florida man mists hydrogen peroxide over city streets to combat COVID-19
WAUCHULA, Fla. -- The city of Wauchula gave the go-ahead for a resident to spray the city's streets with a chemical most of us have in our medicine cabinet: hydrogen peroxide.David Terrell, who owns A-DAB agricultural spraying company, brought the idea to the Hardee County city."I think every city in the damn United States needs to be doing it.
WAUCHULA, Fla. -- The city of Wauchula gave the go-ahead for a resident to spray the city's streets with a chemical most of us have in our medicine cabinet: hydrogen peroxide.David Terrell, who owns A-DAB agricultural spraying company, brought the idea to the Hardee County city."I think every city in the damn United States needs to be doing it.
3 Arizona teachers test positive for COVID-19 after sharing summer school classroom, 1 passes away
GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - Kimberly Chavez Lopez Byrd, who taught in the Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District for 38 years, passed away from COVID-19 on June 26, and two other teachers with whom she shared a classroom during summer school tested positive for the novel coronavirus.“She was a wonderful teacher, respected by everyone that she worked with.
GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - Kimberly Chavez Lopez Byrd, who taught in the Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District for 38 years, passed away from COVID-19 on June 26, and two other teachers with whom she shared a classroom during summer school tested positive for the novel coronavirus.“She was a wonderful teacher, respected by everyone that she worked with.
Arizona woman says her father's death from COVID-19 falls governor, President Trump
PHOENIX -- Losing a loved one is painful, and the pain is even worse when COVID-19 is factored in.COVID-19 means many can’t properly mourn, creating a perfect storm of tragedy and grief.
PHOENIX -- Losing a loved one is painful, and the pain is even worse when COVID-19 is factored in.COVID-19 means many can’t properly mourn, creating a perfect storm of tragedy and grief.
‘Silent transmission’: COVID-19 largely spread by asymptomatic, presymptomatic carriers, study says
LOS ANGELES -- Asymptomatic individuals are believed by many scientists to be contributing to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, and a new study indicates that people with COVID-19 but who do not show symptoms may be behind most infections.Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the July 6 study refers to the phenomena of COVID-19 infections by asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals as “silent transmission.”The study says that even if symptomatic cases are isolated — such as a person being quarantined until they have recovered or tested negative for the virus — “a vast outbreak may nonetheless unfold.””We further quantified the effect of isolating silent infections in addition to symptomatic cases, finding that over one-third of silent infections must be isolated to suppress a future outbreak below 1% of the population,“ according to the article abstract.The researchers used 10,000 hypothetical people representing the demography of residents for New York to populate their model.”Transmission was implemented probabilistically for contacts between susceptible and infectious individuals in the presymptomatic, asymptomatic, or symptomatic stages,“ according to the study. ”A proportion of infected individuals remained asymptomatic through recovery,“ with those subjects having an ”average infectious period“ of five days.”Combined with case isolation, our results indicate that 33% and 42% detection and isolation of silent infections would be needed to suppress the attack rate below 1%“ based on asymptomatic proportions of 17.9% and 30.8%, the study states.While health experts have frequently stated that asymptomatic individuals are contributing to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it’s been unclear just how much they may fueling new infections, as well as if asymptomatic spread may be impacting spikes in cases as states and cities in the U.S. reopen parts of their economies.Earlier in June, the World Health Organization walked back comments that one of its officials had made on how asymptomatic transmission was ”rare.“ Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO official who made the comments, later clarified, calling the comments a ”misunderstanding.““The majority of transmission that we know about is that people who have symptoms transmit the virus to other people through infectious droplets, but there are a subset of people who don’t develop symptoms and to truly understand how many people don’t have symptoms, we don’t actually have that answer yet,” said Van Kerkhove at a June press briefing.It is now believed by hundreds of scientists in dozens of countries around the world that the coronavirus is airborne, meaning that individuals can contract COVID-19 simply by breathing in air in a space that was previously occupied by an infected person.
LOS ANGELES -- Asymptomatic individuals are believed by many scientists to be contributing to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, and a new study indicates that people with COVID-19 but who do not show symptoms may be behind most infections.Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the July 6 study refers to the phenomena of COVID-19 infections by asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals as “silent transmission.”The study says that even if symptomatic cases are isolated — such as a person being quarantined until they have recovered or tested negative for the virus — “a vast outbreak may nonetheless unfold.””We further quantified the effect of isolating silent infections in addition to symptomatic cases, finding that over one-third of silent infections must be isolated to suppress a future outbreak below 1% of the population,“ according to the article abstract.The researchers used 10,000 hypothetical people representing the demography of residents for New York to populate their model.”Transmission was implemented probabilistically for contacts between susceptible and infectious individuals in the presymptomatic, asymptomatic, or symptomatic stages,“ according to the study. ”A proportion of infected individuals remained asymptomatic through recovery,“ with those subjects having an ”average infectious period“ of five days.”Combined with case isolation, our results indicate that 33% and 42% detection and isolation of silent infections would be needed to suppress the attack rate below 1%“ based on asymptomatic proportions of 17.9% and 30.8%, the study states.While health experts have frequently stated that asymptomatic individuals are contributing to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it’s been unclear just how much they may fueling new infections, as well as if asymptomatic spread may be impacting spikes in cases as states and cities in the U.S. reopen parts of their economies.Earlier in June, the World Health Organization walked back comments that one of its officials had made on how asymptomatic transmission was ”rare.“ Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO official who made the comments, later clarified, calling the comments a ”misunderstanding.““The majority of transmission that we know about is that people who have symptoms transmit the virus to other people through infectious droplets, but there are a subset of people who don’t develop symptoms and to truly understand how many people don’t have symptoms, we don’t actually have that answer yet,” said Van Kerkhove at a June press briefing.It is now believed by hundreds of scientists in dozens of countries around the world that the coronavirus is airborne, meaning that individuals can contract COVID-19 simply by breathing in air in a space that was previously occupied by an infected person.
Bill Nye demonstrates effectiveness of COVID-19 mask materials on TikTok
LOS ANGELES -- Bill Nye "The Science Guy” shared a public service announcement about face masks and how effective the materials used to make them are in a pair of TikTok videos Wednesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.“Why do people in the scientific community want you to wear a face mask when you’re out in public?” Nye asks at the beginning of the video. “Face masks like this one prevent particles from my respiratory system from getting into the air and then into your respiratory system."https://www.tiktok.com/@billnye/video/6847284138202893574?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox9.com%2Fnews%2Fbill-nye-demonstrates-effectiveness-of-covid-19-mask-materials-on-tiktok&referer_video_id=6847284138202893574In the videos, while urging viewers to wear face coverings amid the coronavirus pandemic, he tries to blow out a candle with his mouth covered by a few different materials.First, he wears a scarf that he said “won awards in the Washington State Fair for both design and workmanship.” Of course, it was designed to keep its wearer warm.“It can block the movement of air, but only to a certain extent,” he says, holding it over his mouth.Then he easily blows out the candle.Next, he tries on a homemade, double-layered cloth mask.
LOS ANGELES -- Bill Nye "The Science Guy” shared a public service announcement about face masks and how effective the materials used to make them are in a pair of TikTok videos Wednesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.“Why do people in the scientific community want you to wear a face mask when you’re out in public?” Nye asks at the beginning of the video. “Face masks like this one prevent particles from my respiratory system from getting into the air and then into your respiratory system."https://www.tiktok.com/@billnye/video/6847284138202893574?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox9.com%2Fnews%2Fbill-nye-demonstrates-effectiveness-of-covid-19-mask-materials-on-tiktok&referer_video_id=6847284138202893574In the videos, while urging viewers to wear face coverings amid the coronavirus pandemic, he tries to blow out a candle with his mouth covered by a few different materials.First, he wears a scarf that he said “won awards in the Washington State Fair for both design and workmanship.” Of course, it was designed to keep its wearer warm.“It can block the movement of air, but only to a certain extent,” he says, holding it over his mouth.Then he easily blows out the candle.Next, he tries on a homemade, double-layered cloth mask.