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.
Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.Scientists warned it wouldn't last.
NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.Scientists warned it wouldn't last.
COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers' comp
WASHINGTON — Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job have no guarantee in most states they'll qualify for workers' compensation to cover lost wages and medical care.Fewer than one-third of the states have enacted policies that shift the burden of proof for coverage of job-related COVID-19 so workers like first responders and nurses don't have to show they got sick by reporting for a risky assignment.Debate over workers’ comp in the states is part of a much larger national discussion about liability for virus exposure, with Republicans in Congress seeking a broad shield for businesses in the next coronavirus relief bill.And for most employees going back to job sites as the economy reopens, there's even less protection than for essential workers.
WASHINGTON — Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job have no guarantee in most states they'll qualify for workers' compensation to cover lost wages and medical care.Fewer than one-third of the states have enacted policies that shift the burden of proof for coverage of job-related COVID-19 so workers like first responders and nurses don't have to show they got sick by reporting for a risky assignment.Debate over workers’ comp in the states is part of a much larger national discussion about liability for virus exposure, with Republicans in Congress seeking a broad shield for businesses in the next coronavirus relief bill.And for most employees going back to job sites as the economy reopens, there's even less protection than for essential workers.
‘A test is not a passport to party’: Mayor Eric Garcetti says gatherings remain prohibited in LA
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday reminded the public that gatherings of any size, outside of those in your immediate household, remain prohibited in Los Angeles.Fears of the virus spreading among young people will be heightened over the weekend, when a heat wave drives up temperatures, likely leading to large crowds at Southland beaches.
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday reminded the public that gatherings of any size, outside of those in your immediate household, remain prohibited in Los Angeles.Fears of the virus spreading among young people will be heightened over the weekend, when a heat wave drives up temperatures, likely leading to large crowds at Southland beaches.
Dozens of US Marines in Japan's Okinawa get coronavirus
TOKYO — Dozens of U.S. Marines at two bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have been infected with the coronavirus in what is feared to be a massive outbreak, Okinawa's governor said Saturday, demanding an adequate explanation from the U.S. military.Gov.
TOKYO — Dozens of U.S. Marines at two bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have been infected with the coronavirus in what is feared to be a massive outbreak, Okinawa's governor said Saturday, demanding an adequate explanation from the U.S. military.Gov.
34,994 test positive for COVID-19 in Wisconsin; 818 deaths, 27K+ recovered
MADISON -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin reached 34,994 on Friday, July 10.
MADISON -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin reached 34,994 on Friday, July 10.
FDA warns labs about high risk of false positives from medical company’s COVID-19 test
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter for clinical labs and health care providers over COVID-19 tests manufactured by global medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) which has produced coronavirus tests the department says are at high risk for false positive results.In a study conducted by the company and cited by the FDA, approximately 3% of results from tests using the BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for the BD Max System were false positive results.In its letter, the FDA wrote, “The BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD Max System test is only authorized for use in laboratories in the United States certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to perform moderate and high complexity tests."The test received an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA on April 8, 2020.
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter for clinical labs and health care providers over COVID-19 tests manufactured by global medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) which has produced coronavirus tests the department says are at high risk for false positive results.In a study conducted by the company and cited by the FDA, approximately 3% of results from tests using the BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for the BD Max System were false positive results.In its letter, the FDA wrote, “The BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD Max System test is only authorized for use in laboratories in the United States certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to perform moderate and high complexity tests."The test received an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA on April 8, 2020.
Household dog in Texas tests positive for COVID-19 after owners contract virus
FORT WORTH, Texas - A household dog in Tarrant County has tested positive for COVID-19, state health officials confirmed.The USDA’s Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed on Thursday that a dog in Tarrant County has tested positive for the novel virus.Officials say a private veterinarian chose to test the dog for COVID-19 after its owners were confirmed to have the virus.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A household dog in Tarrant County has tested positive for COVID-19, state health officials confirmed.The USDA’s Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed on Thursday that a dog in Tarrant County has tested positive for the novel virus.Officials say a private veterinarian chose to test the dog for COVID-19 after its owners were confirmed to have the virus.
'Get involved:' Racine Unified School District seeks public input on fall reopening plans
RACINE -- School districts across Wisconsin are examining the safest plans to restart school in the fall amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Racine Unified School District announced Friday, July 10 announced a virtual listening session for Monday, July 13 at 6 p.m. where parents can weigh-in on what they feel is best for students.With the next school year on the horizon, RUSD joins other districts -- including Milwaukee Public Schools -- in the search for public input on potential reopening plans.
RACINE -- School districts across Wisconsin are examining the safest plans to restart school in the fall amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Racine Unified School District announced Friday, July 10 announced a virtual listening session for Monday, July 13 at 6 p.m. where parents can weigh-in on what they feel is best for students.With the next school year on the horizon, RUSD joins other districts -- including Milwaukee Public Schools -- in the search for public input on potential reopening plans.
Shorewood mask mandate takes effect, village eyes 'inform and educate' approach to enforcement
SHOREWOOD -- A mask mandate in the Village of Shorewood took effect Friday, July 10, requiring people to wear a mask in indoor public spaces.
SHOREWOOD -- A mask mandate in the Village of Shorewood took effect Friday, July 10, requiring people to wear a mask in indoor public spaces.
Hand sanitizer smell bad? Certain ingredients may be contributing to your disinfectant's foul odor
Have you purchased hand sanitizer recently and noticed a particularly awful smell? You’re not alone.
Have you purchased hand sanitizer recently and noticed a particularly awful smell? You’re not alone.