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MICHAEL CASEY and HOPE YEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As she treated patient after patient infected with the coronavirus at a Veterans Affairs medical center in New York City, Heather Espinal saw stark warning signs. So many nurses had called in sick, she said, that the Bronx facility was woefully understaffed. It lacked specially equipped rooms for infected patients, she said, and didn't have enough masks, gloves and other protective gear to guard against the spread of the highly contagious disease. Espinal, a member of...
ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly $500 billion measure helping businesses and hospitals cope with the coronavirus' devastation edged toward House passage Thursday, as lawmakers' face masks and bandannas added an eerie tone to Congress' effort to aid a staggered nation. "Millions of people out of work," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "This is really a very, very, very sad day. We come to the floor with nearly 50,000 deaths, a huge number of people impacted, and the u...
BERNARD CONDON, MATT SEDENSKY AND JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After two months and more than 10,000 deaths that have made the nation's nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don't have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks among their frail, elderly residents. Neither the federal government nor the leader in nursing home deaths, New York, has mandated testing for all residents and staff. An industry group says only about a third of t...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors. About one in six American workers have lost their jobs in the past five weeks, by far the worst string of layoffs on r...
DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday said he will deny a bid by three Southern California churches to hold in-person church services during the pandemic, saying that government's emergency powers trump what in normal times would be fundamental constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal in Los Angeles said he will reject the temporary restraining order the churches sought against Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials. They ar...
COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal coronavirus relief, a day after President Donald Trump excoriated the wealthy Ivy League school over taxpayer money it stood to receive. It followed similar actions at Stanford and Princeton universities, which said they will too will reject millions of dollars in federal funding amid growing scrutiny of wealthy colleges. Officials at Harvard said the school still faces significant f...
JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had signed an executive order "temporarily suspending immigration into the United States." But experts say the order will merely delay the issuance of green cards for a minority of immigrants. Trump said his move, announced in a Monday tweet, was necessary to help Americans get back to work in an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. "This will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as o...
JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he "disagreed strongly" with the decision by Georgia's Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses later this week, saying, "It's just too soon." Trump's comments at a daily White House briefing marked an abrupt shift in tone. Just last week, the president urged his supporters on Twitter to protest against statewide closures in three Democratic-led states — at the same time that mostly Rep...
ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to convince Americans to disrupt their lives and stay home. Now, as President Donald Trump aims for a swift nationwide reopening, he faces a new challenge: convincing people it's safe to come out and resume their normal lives. It's a defining question for a cloistered nation - and a political imperative for Trump, whose reelection likely...
This is the second conversation with Dr. James W. Rhee, Medical Director of United Medical Doctors Urgent Care in Murrieta and Temecula about the latest updates surrounding COVID-19, the loosening of social distancing rules, treatments and some of the issues still facing the healthcare industry. Direct Link: https://www.reedermediapods.com/e/drjamesrhee-2/ Download link: https://jreederg.podbean.com/mf/play/89ev7v/United_Medical_Interview_2_-_4_22_20_6_00_PM.mp3 iOS/Apple...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A recent San Diego Blood Bank call for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma generated 17 units that were given to local patients fighting the illness, it was announced today. While COVID-19 has no proven treatment, plasma taken from those who have recovered may help patients currently fighting the virus. Experience with historical infectious diseases -- including the influenza strain of 1918, sudden acute respiratory syndrome, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome and influenza H1N1 -- have shown that... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Authorities asked the public today to keep an eye out for an Encanto woman with memory problems who has been missing for weeks. Ernestine Edwards, 63, disappeared sometime between March 27 and April 1, according to San Diego police. Edwards, who is believed to be in the beginning stages of dementia. has become forgetful, may not remember where she lives and could be seeking help at homeless shelters or living on the streets, police said. She has family and friends in City Heights and downtown San Diego and... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths today, raising the county's totals to 2,491 confirmed cases and 96 deaths. The nine deceased -- three women and six men, ranging in age from 38 to 99 -- all had underlying health issues, said Dr. Eric McDonald, the county's director of epidemiology and immunizations. The county has reported 24 deaths from the respiratory illness over a two-day period, the deadliest two-day stretch since the coronavirus outbreak... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A woman who organized last weekend's protest in downtown San Diego opposing stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus is facing arrest and possible misdemeanor charges that could result in 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, the woman and her attorneys said today. Naomi Israel, 27, was one of hundreds who demonstratively opposed California's stay-at-home orders during a "Freedom Rally'' Saturday afternoon in front of the Hall of Justice. Israel is being represented by the Center for American Liberty, a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In honor of Earth Day, the California State Parks Foundation and its sponsors announced $75,000 in grant funding for state parks throughout the state, including two San Diego County parks in need of funding. The South Carlsbad State Beach and the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park were among the 21 parks selected for the grant funding. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parks have closed to the public or are limiting visitors, significantly impacting revenue sources. "On most Earth Days we'd be outside,...
LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - "Tell us about Vikings; tell us about shipwrecks; tells us about pirates and ancient myths." Sara Herlevsen nods, smiles and answers these questions from students via video conferencing. Or this 31-year-old massage therapist and tutor from Calgary helps them with their math homework, a science quiz or an art project. Sometimes, she simply listens. Many want someone to talk to because the spread of the coronavirus outbreak has...
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, and India's getting views of sights not visible in decades. Nitrogen dioxide pollution in the northeastern United States is down 30%. Rome air pollution levels from mid-March to mid-April were...
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it is temporarily banning rallies at the state Capitol and other state facilities because of the pandemic. The change in policy came after hundreds of protesters gathered on the Capitol grounds in Sacramento on Monday, many without wearing masks or following recommendations to remain more than six feet apart to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The same group had planned additional rallies in coming days...
FRANK JORDANS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - One of the grimmest symbols of the coronavirus outbreak - a morgue set up in a Madrid skating rink - closed on Wednesday as stores and other businesses reopened in places across Europe, while the U.S. was beset with increasingly partisan disagreements over how and when to restart its economy. As some governors in the U.S. - largely Republican ones - moved to reopen an ever-wider variety of businesses, others took...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Some small businesses that obtained a highly-coveted government loan say they won't be able to use it to bring all their laid-off workers back, even though that is what the program was designed to do. The Paycheck Protection Program promises a business owner loan forgiveness if they retain or rehire all the workers they had in late February. But owners say the equation isn't so simple, in part because of current...
MELINDA DESLATTE and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Governors in 17 states have committed to regional coordination to reopen their economies during the coronavirus outbreak - but none are in the South, where leaders are going it alone, just as they did in imposing restrictions. As questions about when and how to ease virus-control measures becomes increasingly politically charged, governors in the Deep South have resisted any appearance of...
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it will label posts from popular accounts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate groups and political parties. The new policy will apply to popular pages about elections, entertainment and other topics and will stamp every post they make on Facebook and Instagram with its origin. For instance, an Instagram account targeting U.S. voters but based in Brazil will have every...
ROBERT BURNS, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that could advance the country's long-range missile program and President Donald Trump threatened to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats that harass Navy ships. The launch was a first for the Guard, revealing what experts described as a secret military space program that could accelerate Iran's ballistic missile d...
BRIAN MAHONEY and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A nurse furiously pushes down on a man's chest as five other caregivers in full protective gear surround the patient's bed. Suddenly, one throws up his arms and steps backward. "OK, move! Everybody move!" are the instructions. Moments after they back away, an alarm sounds and the electrodes fastened to the patient's chest deliver a shock to his heart. His arm spasms. He shakes on the bed. Soon after, he is placed on a ventilator. He has been saved — for no...
