Month: July 2020

D.L. Hughley Says He Spread COVID-19 to His Radio Show Team – TMZ
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D.L. Hughley Says He Spread COVID-19 to His Radio Show Team – TMZ

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com D.L. Hughley's got a good idea where he picked up the coronavirus, and even without experiencing any symptoms ... he's pretty sure he passed it on to his radio show staff too. The comedian tells us he's recovered from COVID-19 and is in the last days of self-quarantine, and while the virus probably contributed to his on-stage collapse last month at a Nashville comedy club ... he says he's remained asymptomatic -- before and after diagnosis. Unfortunately, as health experts ha...
Testing czar says coronavirus surge is straining testing capacity – POLITICO
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Testing czar says coronavirus surge is straining testing capacity – POLITICO

Lagging labs: Commercial laboratories like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp have warned that their turnaround times for test results are rising due to a surge in demand. Earlier this week, Quest said that it now needs an average of 3-5 days to produce results on non-priority samples, up from 2-3 days. What’s next: Giroir emphasized that young adults, who account for the majority of new cases, must be vigilant about practicing social distancing and wearing a mask. The Department of Health and Human Services is developing plans to implement surge testing in moderate-sized communities of high concern in Texas, Florida and Louisiana, to try to bring the outbreaks in those areas under control. “A blitz of testing over a few days could help to identify a lot of the under 35-year-old asymptom...
Coronavirus in NY earlier than previously known, study finds – syracuse.com
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Coronavirus in NY earlier than previously known, study finds – syracuse.com

New York — A new study has found the coronavirus was in New York earlier than previously known. WABC reports researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed more than 5,000 plasma samples from patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Antibodies for Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, were detected in samples from the week ending Feb. 23. That’s at least a week earlier than New York’s first confirmed case of coronavirus on March 1. Antibodies also suggest the patients were infected at least two weeks earlier, meaning it’s possible the virus was spreading in early February or January. NYC became America’s largest epicenter for the virus as the state saw more than 18,000 hospitalizations in April and a peak of 800 deaths in one day on April 14. As of Mo...
California counties worry about future of coronavirus testing sites | TheHill – The Hill
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California counties worry about future of coronavirus testing sites | TheHill – The Hill

A number of California counties are worried about the future of their state-funded coronavirus testing sites as the number of new cases surges within the state, Kaiser Health News reported Wednesday. Almost two dozen county public health officials expressed concern to Kaiser Health News that the state has threatened to cut funding to underutilized testing sites. Officials from Contra Costa County, Riverside County and Mendocino County told the news outlet they felt they were at risk of losing their testing sites. Ali Bay, a spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health, stressed in a statement that the state has not “halted/suspended/ended any testing programs.”  The state has more than 100 community testing sites, Bay told The Hill. These sites are on contract ...
As cases surge, lines for coronavirus tests sometimes stretch miles in the summer heat – The Washington Post
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As cases surge, lines for coronavirus tests sometimes stretch miles in the summer heat – The Washington Post

Reagents — substances used to carry out tests — and pipettes remain in short supply in many places, and the machines that run the tests are expensive and time-consuming to build. There are also limits on collection sites, exacerbated by rising summer temperatures. Staff at testing sites, standing outside in full-body protective gear, must rotate more often to avoid heat-related health problems. Some testing sites have been temporarily or permanently closed because of extreme heat. “The demand, in light of the surge — it’s overwhelmed the system,” said Marcia Katz, associate dean for clinical affairs at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. “The lines are incredibly long. . . . There is availability for testing, there’s just limitations in terms of how many people can ...
Cases spike in Sunbelt, other states back off on reopening – The Associated Press
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Cases spike in Sunbelt, other states back off on reopening – The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday because of a surging coronavirus caseload, and Arizona’s outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure, as the crisis across the South and West sent a shudder through the country. The run-up in confirmed cases has been blamed in part on what’s been called “knucklehead behavior” by Americans not wearing masks or obeying other social-distancing rules as restaurants and other sites reopened from coast to coast. “The bottom line is the spread of this virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in dramatically expanding the closings he first announced over the weekend. The shutdown announcement, which came just ahea...
Jennifer Aniston is here with a friendly reminder to wear a damn mask – CNN
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Jennifer Aniston is here with a friendly reminder to wear a damn mask – CNN

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Jada Pinkett Smith Denies August Alsina Claims That Will Smith Gave His “Blessing” for Their Relationship – E! NEWS
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Jada Pinkett Smith Denies August Alsina Claims That Will Smith Gave His “Blessing” for Their Relationship – E! NEWS

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images, Instagram Alsina continued to pour his heart out, telling Yee, "I really loved a person, I experienced that. I know what that feels like and some people never get that in this lifetime, so I know that I'm completely blessed." As for why Alsina stayed silent about the alleged relationship, "I never want to be the person to cause confusion because I love these people," he said. "I really genuinely do and I have literally never been in love in that kind of a way, so much so that being intertwined in that way—walking away from it butchered me." He further said that the alleged split "probably will be the hardest thing that I've ever experienced in this lifetime." "I want to honor myself and I want to honor my authenticity," Alsina said. "If honoring my authenti...
Lego Art posters announced with Star Wars, Iron Man, and more – The Verge
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Lego Art posters announced with Star Wars, Iron Man, and more – The Verge

Lego’s next line of sets offers builders multiple ways to recreate pop culture icons, including Darth Vader and Marilyn Monroe. Lego Art is a lineup of portrait creations designed for adult builders. Each set features small, bead-size pieces and a canvas that you use to piece together a pop art poster. There are four sets currently in the Lego Art lineup: Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe, portraits of the members of The Beatles, a set featuring various versions of Iron Man’s suit, and a Star Wars set based on popular villains. There isn’t just one way to create these portraits, either — Lego says each set can be reimagined “in a number of different ways.” For example, if you purchase The Sith set, you can recreate one of three members from the dark side of the force: Darth Vader,...
Sky News Reporter Interrupted by Son Live On Air, He Wants Biscuits! – TMZ
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Sky News Reporter Interrupted by Son Live On Air, He Wants Biscuits! – TMZ

Play video content Sky News A British journalist reporting live from home got yanked back into the field of family life during her broadcast -- and it's freakin' adorable ... even if the anchor didn't think so. Sky News' foreign affairs editor, Deborah Haynes, was live on the air Wednesday with presenter Mark Austin -- and they were talking shop about a new law across the pond that'll allow millions of people in Hong Kong to -- y'know what, let's just get to Deborah's cute kid. Her young son -- who can't be more than 5 -- storms into the room she's do...