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8 p.m.
CONSUMER ALERT: Frontier Airlines announced on Thursday that it will begin requiring passengers to submit to a temperature screening before being allowed to board flights. The new rules go into effect on June 1. https://t.co/YoAVq1tKqy
— 23ABC News (@23ABCNews) May 8, 2020
6:30 p.m.
TSA has implemented an additional safety measure to ensure air travel remains a safe experience for #TSA officers and passengers. Together, we can get back to normal. #InThisTogether https://t.co/xBqpMXFIe8
— David P. Pekoske (@TSA_Pekoske) May 7, 2020
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1:01 p.m.
167 inmates at Liberty Correctional Institute have tested positive for #COVID19, which is now the *highest* number out of all #Florida prisons reported thru @FL_Corrections
— CD Davidson-Hiers (@DavidsonHiers) May 7, 2020
12:33 p.m.
NEW: 1130am update: 8,810 confirmed #COVID19 cases in Alabama.
— Bob Grip (@Bob_Grip) May 7, 2020
-197 in Baldwin County (5 deaths)
-1,340 in Mobile County (77 deaths)
12:19 p.m.
#BREAKINGNEWS: @JohnCooper4Nash announced Phase One for re-opening @visitmusiccity. #COVID19 #Coronavirus #ReOpen pic.twitter.com/8eId5eJsmP
— Henry Rothenberg (@HenryRothenberg) May 7, 2020
11:42 a.m.
NEW: 231 total #coronavirus deaths in NYS as of 5/6.
— Bernadette Hogan (@bern_hogan) May 7, 2020
That's 20,828 confirmed deaths. NYS does not count probable COVID-19 deaths. *New York City has been counting this tally for weeks.
"You can see how slow that has come down & how painfully high that still is," @NYGovCuomo.
11:19 a.m.
JUST IN: St. Lucie County has lifted many restrictions on its beaches. Visitors can now sunbathe and bring coolers, tents, blankets and beach chairs. Groups of more than 10 people still prohibited. A 6 feet distance must still be maintained. @WPTV
— Derek Lowe WPTV (@DerekLoweNews) May 7, 2020
10:37 a.m.
#BREAKING from Gov. Abbott's office: He says he's changing his executive orders to eliminate jail as a potential punishment for violations of #COVID19 restrictions. He says it'll be retroactive to April 2, so the owner of the salon that opened in Dallas should be freed. pic.twitter.com/BBl3dFJNHK
— Alan Scaia (@scaia) May 7, 2020
6:58 a.m.
Scientist whose coronavirus model is used by CDC warns states may have to close again https://t.co/WntON9lzHJ pic.twitter.com/zEwJFuM3oK
— The Hill (@thehill) May 7, 2020
6:57 a.m.
Former @CDCgov Director @DrTomFrieden warns that the fight against coronavirus is just beginning, even while states are starting to reopen.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 7, 2020
Ahead, he tells @CBSThisMorning what all Americans must do to protect themselves. pic.twitter.com/bfAYBjm5Ly
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