Tag: covid

Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy and aide to Trump, has COVID-19

Andrew Giuliani announced Friday that he has contracted the coronavirus. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Andrew, son of Rudy Giuliani and aide to President Trump, tweeted Friday morning. “I am experiencing mild symptoms, and am following all appropriate protocols, including being in quarantine and conducting contact tracing,” the younger Giuliani said. Giuliani later

Pentagon official Anthony Tata tests positive for COVID-19

Senior Defense Department official Anthony Tata tested positive for COVID-19 this week after an infected foreign official toured the Pentagon — hobnobbing with the upper echelons of the US military, including the defense secretary and the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Tata, a retired Army brigadier general, is the acting undersecretary of

China suggests Italy may be the birthplace of COVID-19 pandemic

China is using a new study about the early, hidden spread of coronavirus in Italy to cast doubt on the firmly held assumption that it was the birthplace of the pandemic, according to reports. Officials in Beijing are pushing a new study that suggests that the contagion may have been spreading in the European nation

Gilead’s remdesivir not recommended for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: WHO

Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday. “The … panel found a lack of evidence that remdesivir improved outcomes that matter to patients

Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 vaccines are safe, not rushed

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci assured the public on Thursday that a coronavirus vaccine would be safe and effective and called for an end to suggestions that the development was rushed for political purposes. “The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity,” Fauci said Thursday at

Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid COVID betting claims

Tyson Foods on Thursday suspended top officials at its largest pork plant amid claims that they had a betting pool on how many workers at the facility would contract the coronavirus during a widespread outbreak. The company’s president and CEO, Dean Banks, said he was “extremely upset” about the allegations against managers at the Waterloo,

CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel amid COVID-19 surge

Scrap your Turkey Day travel plans — even if it’s only a short distance, the Centers for Disease Control urged Thursday. The public health agency released new holiday guidelines warning people to stay home for Thanksgiving festivities — and to mask up at the dinner table — due to sky-high national coronavirus infection rates. “The

One person dies from COVID-19 every 17 seconds in Europe: WHO

Someone in Europe is killed by the coronavirus every 17 seconds, as the continent re-emerges as an epicenter of the deadly pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. “Europe accounts for 28 percent of global cases, and 26 percent of deaths cumulatively in the region,” Hans Kluge, WHO’s European regional director, said Thursday, The Telegraph

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise with the elderly

Britain’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has produced a strong immune response among older people – and researchers expect to release late-stage trial results by Christmas, according to a report. The data published in The Lancet medical journal Thursday suggest that people over 70 who are at higher risk of serious illness and death

Canada to donate extra COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations

OTTAWA/GENEVA – Canada, which has reserved enough doses to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 several times over, is in talks with other governments about a plan to donate shots to lower-income countries, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Canada has made deals to buy more doses per capita than any other nation, according to

Intubated COVID-19 patient plays violin to thank caregivers

Video shows an intubated COVID-19 patient in Utah playing the violin to thank his caregivers. The bittersweet footage shows Grover Wilhelmsen, a 70-year-old retired orchestra teacher, attached to a ventilator as he performs from his bed in the intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital, in Ogden. “It brought tears to my eyes,” registered nurse Ciara

Tyson Foods boss had betting pool for worker COVID-19 cases: suit

The manager of a Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Iowa organized a winner-take-all betting pool for supervisors to wager on how many workers at the facility would contract COVID-19 around the start of the pandemic, a new lawsuit charges. The manager of the Waterloo pork plant, Tom Hart, allegedly set up the sadistic wager

Samoa braces for first possible COVID-19 case

The small island nation of Samoa has had its first brush with coronavirus since the pandemic started after a sailor on the island tested positive. The unidentified man, who arrived in Samoa from New Zealand last Friday, tested positive Tuesday night, the New Zealand Herald reported. A second test came back negative Wednesday morning, but

LA County announces business curfew to curb COVID-19 case rise

Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday announced strict new coronavirus restrictions — including a 10 p.m. curfew on businesses — in an effort to combat spiking coronavirus cases. Beginning on Friday, restaurants, bars and non-essential retail businesses will be required to close between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl told local outlet

900 Mayo Clinic staffers diagnosed with COVID-19 in last two weeks

More than 900 staffers at the Mayo Clinic have reportedly been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks. Dr. Amy Williams, dean of clinical practices at the multi-state hospital system, announced the number on Tuesday during a call with reporters. According to Williams, 93 percent of the cases in the clinic were contracted in

First rapid at-home COVID-19 test approved by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first rapid at-home COVID-19 test. The FDA granted emergency use authorization to the 30-minute test kit from California-based manufacturer Lucira Health. The test is prescription-only and solely approved for those 14 and older. “This new testing option is an important diagnostic advancement to address the pandemic

Ohio newlyweds open up about their COVID-19 superspreader wedding

The Ohio newlyweds whose wedding turned into a coronavirus superspreader event opened up about the ordeal, describing the emotional “toll” of learning about the rise in cases. Of the 83 attendees at the Halloween wedding of Anthony and Mikayla Bishop in the city of Blue Ash, Ohio a total 32 have since tested positive for

Sen. Chuck Grassley, 87, reveals positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the oldest Republican senator, revealed on Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. The 87-year-old chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who spoke on the Senate floor Monday, said on Tuesday he would self-isolate due to contact with an infected person. “I’ve tested positive for coronavirus. I’ll b following my

More than 300 people exposed to COVID-19 at super-spreader wedding

Health officials in Washington state are asking more than 300 people to quarantine after attending a wedding earlier this month. More than a dozen attendees contracted COVID-19 at the giant ceremony held in a private location near the town of Ritzville, Washington, on Nov. 7, the Grant County Health District said Monday. A total of

Poll workers contract COVID-19, but Election Day link unclear

Despite painstaking efforts to keep election sites safe, some poll workers who came in contact with voters on Election Day have tested positive for the coronavirus, including more than two dozen in Missouri and cases in New York, Iowa, Indiana and Virginia. The infections cannot be tied definitively to polling places. Because COVID-19 is spreading

4-year-old boy loses parents to COVID-19 just 100 days apart

A San Antonio boy who will turn 5 years old this month has been left an orphan after the coronavirus claimed both his parents within 100 days of each other, according to a report. “He misses his mom since he was a mama’s boy,” his grandmother, Rozie Salinas, told NBC News on Saturday about Raiden

10 dead due to fire in a Romanian COVID-19 intensive care ward

Ten people were killed and 10 others wounded — seven critically — when a blaze broke out at a public hospital treating COVID-19 patients in northeastern Romania Saturday. The fire spread through the intensive care ward designed for coronavirus patients at Piatra Neamt Regional Emergency Hospital, according to local Emergency Situations Inspectorate spokesperson Irina Popa.

Renewed COVID-19 rules draw backlash from skeptical GOP lawmakers

Restive Republicans across the country are increasingly pushing back on the coronavirus restrictions being imposed — or even just suggested — by Democratic executives as the pandemic grinds on. In Oregon, state legislators objected vociferously Friday to Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s new limits on gatherings, bars, gyms, and restaurants as statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a

Trump ramps up tussle with Andrew Cuomo over COVID-19 vaccine

No coronavirus vaccine for New York, President Trump reiterated Saturday — and the delay is all Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fault. “We cannot waste time and can only give to those states that will use the Vaccine immediately,” Trump tweeted. “We are ready when they are. Stop playing politics!” In a Rose Garden speech on Friday,

Lessons learned in COVID helping patients in France: doctors

With Paris locked down for a surging second wave of the coronavirus, doctors say they are now better equipped to save lives after learning valuable lessons in treating the disease’s first wave earlier this year. Philippe Montravers and the 150 doctors and nurses he leads at the Bichat Hospital, which was the first facility outside

More polluted areas have higher spread of COVID-19, study says

COVID-19 spreads at higher rates in regions in the U.S. where people are exposed to the worst pollution, a new study says. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis found that the quality of the environment appears to be a strong indicator that cases will increase more quickly in a region, according to a report

Long lines form at COVID-19 testing sites as cases spike in NYC

New Yorkers are braving increasingly long lines in the rain to get tested for COVID-19, as officials brace for a second wave of the deadly virus. At CityMD Astoria Urgent Care on Steinway Street, 40 people stood in a steady drizzle while waiting on a line that wraps around the corner Friday afternoon. “I’ve been

Elon Musk says he took four rapid COVID-19 tests with split results

Elon Musk on Thursday night said he took four rapid coronavirus tests  — with two negative results and as many positive readings. “Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today,” Musk tweeted. “Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test

North Dakota hospitals at full capacity amid COVID-19 surge

North Dakota hospitals are reportedly at full capacity amid surging coronavirus cases and a shortage of healthcare workers. On Monday, Gov. Doug Burgum announced a new measure to address the dire situation, allowing COVID-19-positive healthcare workers who are asymptomatic to continue working on coronavirus patients, the Grand Forks Herald reported. The shortage in healthcare workers

Oklahoma state reps test positive for COVID-19

Two Oklahoma state representatives announced Thursday that they’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, according to local reports. The GOP lawmakers, Reps. Kevin Wallace and Tammy Townley said in separate statements that they have both contracted the deadly virus, according to local television station KOCO News 5. In his statement, Wallace said he did not participate