Testing Backlog, Nat'l Park Improvements & MLB Opening Day- Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, July 23rd, 2020!
What to know today about COVID-19 testing delays, including what some of the largest testing companies have to say about it.
Also, what's in a historic bill that passed with overwhelming support from both parties, and we'll explain the latest China controversy.
Plus, it's baseball's Opening Day, we'll tell you which city is getting a new professional soccer team, and what changes are coming to Amazon's delivery boxes...
All that and more in just 10 minutes!
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Sources:
COVID-19 Testing Capacity: AP, CNBC, Time
U.S. Coronavirus Surge: Johns Hopkins, AP, Reuters, FW Star Telegram, NBC News
More Mask Mandates Issued: The Week, AP, Politico
Federal Agents Sent to More Cities: AP, Reuters, WSJ, Politico, Axios, Justice Department
China Ordered to Close Consulate: NY Times, USA Today, WSJ, Politico
Great American Outdoors Act: AP, Axios, CNN
China Launches Mars Rover: BBC, NASA, NYT
MLB Opening Day: AP, CBS Sports, CNN, Forbes
MLB Social Justice Jerseys: AP, ESPN, Bleacher Report
New NWSL Team Coming to LA: WSJ, NY Times, People
First Woman to Lead Army Reserve: USA Today, The Hill, Military.com
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, July 23rd. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about COVID-19 testing delays |
| 0:04.5 | and what some of the largest testing companies |
| 0:06.4 | have to say about it. |
| 0:07.6 | Also, why China is promising retaliation again |
| 0:10.3 | and what's in a historic bill |
| 0:11.7 | that passed with overwhelming support from both parties. |
| 0:14.0 | Plus it's baseball's opening day, which city is getting a new soccer team, |
| 0:18.0 | and the change is coming to Amazon's delivery boxes. |
| 0:21.0 | Oh, and we have an announcement for you near the end of the show. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome, Welcome to The Newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You |
| 0:36.2 | ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.0 | The nation's testing capacity has been pushed to its limits. |
| 0:44.0 | The AP reports some labs are now taking weeks to return COVID-19 test results. |
| 0:48.0 | Of course, this is a huge problem. |
| 0:50.0 | In a lot of cases, people don't know if they can go back to work while they wait for their results. |
| 0:54.0 | Nursing homes don't know which patients to isolate. |
| 0:56.6 | And as you can imagine, it also makes contact tracing efforts when workers warn those who have been exposed |
| 1:01.6 | a lot more difficult. |
| 1:03.0 | So what's the potential solution? |
| 1:05.0 | Well, one of the largest testing chains, |
| 1:07.0 | Quest Diagnostics, is asking healthcare providers only to test people |
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