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Obama Has a Coronavirus Message for Americans

Mar 25, 2020 4:45 PM CDT

Obama Tweets Like He Hasn't in Years

He has taken to social media to post about the coronavirus

(Newser) - Former President Barack Obama has come alive again on Twitter. NBC News reports "he's posting like never before since leaving the presidency," specifically on the subject of the coronavirus pandemic. He's offering tips, policy explanations, and inspirational stories. CNN notes his latest tweet expresses a coronavirus...

World War Z Author Calls Out
'Onion of Layered Lies'

Mar 25, 2020 3:42 PM CDT

World War Z Author Calls Out 'Onion of Layered Lies'

Max Brooks says government could've prevented much of the current panic

(Newser) - Of the coronavirus-themed celebrity PSAs released so far, Max Brooks' entry with his famous dad Mel—in which the two communicate with each other through a sliding-glass door—has become one of the most shared . The author of 2006's apocalyptic World War Z explains to SYFY Wir e that...

Major Insurer Won't Charge
Patients for Coronavirus Stays

Mar 25, 2020 2:13 PM CDT

Major Insurer Won't Charge Patients for Coronavirus Stays

Aetna's move applies to 3.6M Americans

(Newser) - One of the nation's biggest health insurers is waiving patient payments for hospital stays tied to the coronavirus. CVS Health's insurer Aetna said Wednesday that many of its customers will not have to make co-payments or other forms of cost sharing if they wind up admitted to a...

Welcome Find in Cathedral's
Crypt: 5K Respirator Masks

Mar 25, 2020 1:10 PM CDT

Welcome Find in Cathedral's Crypt: 5K Respirator Masks

They're being donated to 2 area hospitals

(Newser) - Key medical equipment that's in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic is being funneled to hospitals from all sorts of unexpected places these days. The AP reports veterinary hospitals are donating their own supplies, with the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh sending two full-service...

When It Comes to
Coronavirus, NYC
Is Doing This Right

Mar 25, 2020 12:12 PM CDT

When It Comes to Coronavirus, NYC Is Doing This Right

It's publishing solid data, quickly

(Newser) - The health team leader for Bloomberg News in New York City flags something the city is doing right amid its coronavirus outbreak: publishing very detailed data in real time. In a series of tweets, Drew Armstrong pointed out the "great data transparency. Would be great to have even more...

Worst COVID-19 Patients
May Want to Lie Facedown

new study

Mar 25, 2020 11:50 AM CDT

Worst COVID-19 Patients May Want to Lie Facedown

Per a research letter out of Wuhan, China

(Newser) - An interesting finding out of Wuhan: A small six-day study in February of Chinese COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized and on ventilators found that their lungs benefited from them lying facedown. In a research letter published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , the researchers share the...

Walmart's Mystery Deodorant
Licker Is Allegedly Found

Mar 25, 2020 11:30 AM CDT

Walmart's Mystery Deodorant Licker Is Allegedly Found

Cody Pfister of Missouri charged with making terrorist threats

(Newser) - A Missouri man who allegedly filmed himself licking a bunch of deodorant for sale at Walmart is now charged with making terrorist threats. Police in Warrenton, 55 miles west of St. Louis, said they received reports about the March 11 video from as far away as the Netherlands before arresting...

Ryan Reynolds Helps
Out the Barkeeps

Mar 25, 2020 11:10 AM CDT

Ryan Reynolds Helps Out the Barkeeps

'I wouldn't be the father I am today without bartenders'

(Newser) - Out-of-work bartenders are getting some help from actor and gin aficionado Ryan Reynolds. In a Tuesday tweet , Reynolds said the United States Bartenders' Guild would receive 30% of proceeds from online sales of Aviation Gin until May 1. Consider it "a tip to your bartenders—who REALLY miss you...

Trump 'So Happy'
About Romney's
Coronavirus Results

Mar 25, 2020 10:45 AM CDT

Trump 'So Happy' About Romney's Coronavirus Results

Politico describes president's tweet as being one of 'mock excitement'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney remains in self-quarantine even though he announced Tuesday afternoon that he'd tested negative for COVID-19 after being in close contact with Sen. Rand Paul. On Wednesday, President Trump commented on the test results in a tweet the Salt Lake Tribune describes as containing "a measure of...

He Defied Lockdown to Go
Fishing. A Croc Got Him

Mar 25, 2020 9:45 AM CDT

He Defied Lockdown to Go Fishing. A Croc Got Him

Man didn't heed 2-week shutdown in Rwanda

(Newser) - Here's an incentive to stay home: A Rwandan man who breached a nationwide lockdown to go fishing was subsequently killed by a crocodile. The man was fishing in the Nyabarongo River Wednesday morning when the crocodile attacked, Alice Kayitesi, mayor of the southern Kamonyi district, tells the BBC . Kayitesi...

Virus-Stricken
Family: It Started
With 'Normal Cough'

Mar 25, 2020 9:25 AM CDT

Virus-Stricken Family: It Started With 'Normal Cough'

5 family members infected, with 2 in intensive care

(Newser) - A Missouri family is urging people to stay inside after five members were diagnosed with the coronavirus, including a father and mother in intensive care. Jane Weinhaus, 63, was on a ventilator for more than a week after developing "a normal cough" that wouldn't improve, her son, Ryan,...

Rocker's Diagnosis Comes
After Cross-Country Flight

Mar 25, 2020 9:05 AM CDT

Rocker's Diagnosis Comes After Cross-Country Flight

Jackson Browne, isolating in LA, believes he was infected in NYC

(Newser) - Another celebrity has fallen ill with the coronavirus. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne tells Rolling Stone that he developed a small cough and fever before a test confirmed his diagnosis. Luckily, the 71-year-old singer-songwriter's symptoms "are really pretty mild, so I don't require any...

Greta Thunberg
Has a New
Warning

Mar 25, 2020 8:14 AM CDT

Greta Thunberg Has a New Warning

Says it's 'extremely likely' she had coronavirus, warns young people to avoid passing it on

(Newser) - She hasn't been tested, but Greta Thunberg is sure she has the coronavirus, though she says she's now "basically recovered." In an Instagram post , the teen climate activist says she went into self-isolation with her father two weeks ago after the pair returned home to Sweden...

McDonald's Sorry for
'Supersize Lack in
Judgment'

Mar 25, 2020 7:53 AM CDT

McDonald's Sorry for 'Supersize Lack in Judgment'

Humps in golden arches practiced social distancing in some parts of world before outcry

(Newser) - Several weeks into the coronavirus outbreak , the term "social distancing" is falling off of everyone's lips as easily as "TGIF" (btw, is it Friday yet? Does it even matter anymore?). Now the concept has wormed its way into one of the world's fast-food institutions. Around the...

New Country Racks Up More
Coronavirus Deaths Than China

Mar 25, 2020 7:08 AM CDT

New Country Racks Up More Coronavirus Deaths Than China

Spain reported 738 new deaths

(Newser) - In Spain, where hotels have been converted into makeshift hospitals and an ice rink in Madrid is being used as a morgue , the death toll climbed sharply again Wednesday to surpass even the virus death toll in China. Spain reported 738 more deaths for a total of 3,434 overall....

Heir to the British Throne
Has the Coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020 6:45 AM CDT

Heir to the British Throne Has the Coronavirus

Prince Charles tests positive

(Newser) - Prince Charles has the coronavirus and is self-isolating in Scotland, reports the BBC . The 71-year-old's symptoms are said to be mild at this point. He "otherwise remains in good health," says a rep. Camilla has tested negative but is isolating with him in Balmoral. The AP quotes...

Glenn Beck: People Over 50
Should Get Back to Work

Mar 25, 2020 5:33 AM CDT

Glenn Beck: People Over 50 Should Get Back to Work

Conservative radio host says 'I'd rather die than kill the country' by social distancing during coronavirus

(Newser) - One day after Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested seniors like himself should be OK with dying to save the US economy during the coronavirus outbreak, Glenn Beck appears willing to take him up on his offer. Per the Daily Beast , the conservative radio host told his listeners Tuesday that...

World's Biggest Democracy
Goes Into Lockdown

Mar 25, 2020 4:58 AM CDT

World's Biggest Democracy Goes Into Lockdown

But in China, restrictions are being lifted

(Newser) - The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic. India's unprecedented move is aimed at keeping the virus from spreading and overwhelming its fragile health care...

'Knucklehead' Accused of
Coughing on Grocery Worker

Mar 25, 2020 4:11 AM CDT

'Knucklehead' Accused of Coughing on Grocery Worker

NJ man charged with terroristic threats

(Newser) - A New Jersey man described as a "knucklehead" by Gov. Phil Murphy is facing serious charges after allegedly coughing on a supermarket worker. Authorities say that after the Wegmans employee expressed concern that George Falcone was standing too close to her and a display of prepared foods, he moved...

At Least 1 Infected After
'Coronavirus Party'

Mar 25, 2020 1:39 AM CDT

At Least 1 Infected After 'Coronavirus Party'

Kentucky governor slams 'callous' behavior

(Newser) - Kentucky reported 39 new coronavirus cases Tuesday—and Gov. Andy Beshear says one of them makes him angry. The governor says at least one person became infected after attending a "coronavirus party" with a group of people in their 20s. Beshear says the group, who "apparently thought they...