New Mask Guidance, Unemployment Record & Free HBO- Friday, April 3rd, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, April 3rd, 2020!
We're talking about the expected new guidelines from the CDC to cover your face in public, and why the nation's top doctors say it's not enough.
Also, unemployment claims spike to a new record, and now we're learning more about when you might actually get that stimulus check.
Plus, The Patriots team plane put to good use, catch up on HBO shows for free, and it's "Feel Good Friday."
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
Current Death Toll/Case Count: Johns Hopkins
Dr. Birx on Social Distancing: Reuters, The Week
CDC to Recommend Everyone Wear Masks: AP, The Hill
More than 1 Million Reported Cases of Coronavirus: USA Today, The Hill
Supply Shortage: NY Times, Fortune
Defense Production Act for Ventilators: White House, White House, WSJ, CNN
Hoarded Supplies Distributed: NBC News, ABC News
New Unemployment Numbers: ABC News, CNBC
When Stimulus Checks Will be Sent: NBC News, CNN, WaPo
Committee to Oversee Emergency Aid: Politico, FOX News
Democratic National Convention Postponed Until August: CNN, The Hill
Wisconsin Primary: The Hill, Politico, Axios
FDA Approves New COVID-19 Test: FDA, CNN, NY Times
Changing Blood Donations Guidelines: FDA, Axios
Patriots Plane Transports Face Masks From China to Boston: CNN, WSJ
Bezos Gives $100 Million to Feed Families: The Hill, Vox
America's Food Fund: AP, TechCrunch
HBO Free Streaming: CNN, TechCrunch, The Verge
SXSW Films to be Streamed For Free: SXSW, Engadget, EW
Feel Good Friday - Teddy Bear Hunts: USA Today, BBC
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, April 3rd. |
| 0:01.8 | Expect new guidelines from the CDC about covering your face in public, |
| 0:05.4 | what to know now, and why the nation's top doctors say it's still not enough. |
| 0:09.4 | Also, while unemployment claims spike to a new record, |
| 0:12.4 | we're learning more about when you might |
| 0:13.6 | actually get that stimulus check. Plus the Patriots team plane put to good use, |
| 0:17.9 | catch up on HBO movies for free and feel good Friday. |
| 0:26.0 | Welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:28.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:32.0 | Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:36.0 | Even with all the medical expertise out there, social distancing is still the single best way to |
| 0:43.4 | slow the spread of the coronavirus. That's the most recent advice from the |
| 0:46.8 | White House coronavirus response coordinator. Dr. Deborah Burks is again pleading |
| 0:50.7 | with Americans to follow those guidelines, stay inside as much as possible, |
| 0:54.4 | and stay six feet away from other people when you do go out. |
| 0:57.6 | She went on to clarify some of the other restrictions. |
| 1:00.0 | For example, we've all heard gatherings of 10 or more people should be avoided, but Dr. |
| 1:03.8 | Burks says, don't take that to mean we can keep having dinner parties or game nights with |
| 1:07.4 | small groups. |
| 1:08.4 | In fact, we shouldn't be spending time with anyone. |
| 1:10.6 | We don't have to. |
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