Grocery Store Guidance, Virus-Era Voting & Virtual NFL Draft- Tuesday, April 7th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Tuesday, April 7th, 2020!
We're talking about the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.: where it seems the virus has peaked and what health officials are now saying about going to the grocery store. Also, what a new government report found about U.S. hospitals, and why President Trump is pushing back.
Plus: a new vaccine in the works, the NFL goes digital, and Lady Gaga announces an all-star benefit to help healthcare workers.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, do mosquitoes transfer COVID-19? Also, is any help on the way for self-employed Americans? The answers in our new "Talk to Me Tuesday" segment.
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Sources:
U.S. Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
NY Possible Plateau: NBC News, NYT, AP
Avoiding Shopping: Business Insider, Today
COVID-19 in Kids: NPR, AP, CDC
Hospital Supplies Watchdog Report: Politico, NBC News
Ventilator Donations/Loans: ABC News, The Hill, AP
Boris Johnson in ICU: The Hill, Washington Post
Wisconsin Primary Today: NY Times, AP, Vox
Biden/Trump Phone Call: CNN, Politico
Testing 2nd Potential Vaccine: TechCrunch,, Business Insider, Press Release
Facebook Coronavirus Survey: Engadget, DigitalTrends, CNBC, Facebook
Google Location Data: Wired, Techcrunch, Google
Schools Ban Zoom: Washington Post, Cnet, Engadget, Zoom Guidance
NFL Draft Going Virtual: AP, SB Nation, NFL
Lady Gaga Announces Benefit: AP, NPR, CNBC, People
Mosquitoes Don't Transmit COVID-19: WHO
Self-Employed & Small Biz Resources: SBA.Gov, Bloomberg
Unemployment Insurance: DOL.Gov
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, April 7th. |
| 0:02.0 | We're talking about the spread of COVID-19 within the U.S. |
| 0:05.0 | Where it seems the virus has peaked and what health officials are now saying about going to the grocery store. |
| 0:10.0 | And what a new government report found about US hospitals. |
| 0:13.0 | Plus a new vaccine in the works, the NFL goes digital, |
| 0:16.2 | and Lady Gaga announces an all-star benefit. |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:23.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:30.0 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:35.0 | We start today with a sad new milestone, but also a sign that social distancing is working. |
| 0:41.0 | First, the United States is now reported nearly 11,000 deaths |
| 0:44.6 | from the new coronavirus, but there is a glimmer of hope from the epicenter of |
| 0:48.4 | this pandemic here. While about half of the deaths in the US have come from |
| 0:52.1 | New York, New York. |
| 0:52.8 | New York's daily death count how stayed effectively flat over the past few days. |
| 0:57.2 | The nation's top infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauchy, |
| 1:00.6 | said it's at least a sign that restrictions in New York are working. |
| 1:04.4 | But the state's governor Andrew Cuomo said it's not time to relax yet because even if New York |
| 1:08.8 | doesn't see new spikes in cases, it could be stuck at this plateau for a painfully long time. |
| 1:14.0 | Remember, this is expected to be a crucial couple of weeks. |
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