Latest coronavirus news: Nevada extends stay at home order
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This daily live blog will provide the latest updates, news and details of COVID-19 from media outlets and social media sources nationally and internationally.
9 p.m.
Nevada extending COVID-19 stay at home restrictions to May 15, easing some pic.twitter.com/eZszt0RmXo
— Bill Dentzer (@DentzerNews) April 30, 2020
7:20 p.m.
Two people who work at the Tyson plant in Joslin have died from COVID-19. They are among 92 employees who've tested positive for the infection. Rock Island Co. confirmed cases now total 426, so the Tyson cases make up 21.6% of that total. pic.twitter.com/2BtOVDvakO
— Michelle O'Neill (@MichelleONeilll) April 29, 2020
6:45 p.m.
JUST IN: Santa Cruz County beaches will be off-limits 11 am-5 pm starting this weekend after “overwhelming weekend beach crowds.” You can still use the beach to go to the ocean for #surfing, boogie boarding, etc. No hanging out. #SantaCruz
— Ian Cull (@NBCian) April 29, 2020
Release from county: pic.twitter.com/N3Tlq2gXq9
5:29 p.m.
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2:26 p.m.
*TYSON FOODS DOUBLES BONUSES; INCREASES HEALTH BENEFITS
— CÆTUS (@caetuscap) April 29, 2020
*TYSON FOODS OFFERING $120M IN BONUS FOR U.S WORKERS $TSN 🐔🐤
2:09 p.m.
Scoop: The Trump admin is quietly organizing a Manhattan Project-style effort to drastically cut the time needed to develop a coronavirus vaccine, with a goal to have 100 million doses ready by year’s end.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 29, 2020
Story by @ArmstrongDrew and me out soon.
2:00 p.m.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve commits to holding rates at near-zero "until it is confident that the economy has weathered
— Brian Cheung (@bcheungz) April 29, 2020
recent events," as the US economy sees "sharp declines" in economic activity.
-IOER unchanged at 10 basis points
-QE continues "in the amounts needed"
1:46 p.m
*NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE INITIATING FURLOUGH PROGRAM
— CÆTUS (@caetuscap) April 29, 2020
*NORWEGIAN CRUISE: FURLOUGH PROGRAM TO IMPACT 20% OF WORKFORCE
*NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE SAYS FURLOUGHS EXTEND THROUGH JULY 31 $NCLH $CCL $RCL
1:43 p.m.
🚨JUST IN: Volkswagen Chattanooga reassessing production restart on May 3—will set a new start date after weighing readiness of supplier base, market demand and status of #COVID-19 outbreak. @WKRN
— Alex Corradetti (@AlexCorradetti) April 29, 2020
1:26 p.m.
29 Apr - 01:26:21 PM [RTRS] - SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE SMALL BUSINESS LENDING PROGRAM TO ALL BUT SMALLEST BANKS- STATEMENT
— North Hero Trading (@northherofx) April 29, 2020
1:04 p.m.
#NEW There are now 6,770 fatalities and 116,264 positive cases related to the #COVID19 #coronavirus pandemic in New Jersey as of Wednesday, according to @NJDeptofHealth.#WATCH #LIVE @GovMurphy's press conference.https://t.co/0rMTMEk9qU
— New Jersey News Network (@njnntv) April 29, 2020
12:57 p.m.
Latest NY COVID-19 stats:
— Josefa Velásquez (@J__Velasquez) April 29, 2020
Currenly hospitalized – 12,159 (-487)
ICU – 3,923 (-148)
Intubated – 3,281 (-139)
Discharged – 1,210
Deaths – 17,968 (+330)
Total People Tested – 872,481 (27,487)
Total Positive (4/28) – 299,691 (+4,585)
12:56 p.m.
SCOOP from me, @ElleBeyoud and @colinwilhelm. The Treasury Department has reached a deal with Visa Inc., Meta Financial Group Inc.'s Metabank and Fiserv Inc. to send cards pre-loaded with Covid-19 stimulus payments to hard-to-reach individuals. https://t.co/gAuOKqf6CK
— Ally Versprille (@allyversprille) April 29, 2020
12:27 p.m.
227 NEW COVID-19 CASES and 11 NEW DEATHS as of April 29, 2020 | TOTAL CASES: 6,569 | DEATHS: 250 - SOURCE: MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH https://t.co/8Dm9WAlCMZ #Mississippi #MPB50 #COVID19MS pic.twitter.com/KEuAnXP1gI
— MSPublicBroadcasting (@MPBOnline) April 29, 2020
12:07 p.m.
Fauci says Gilead reports the anti-viral reduced duration of COVID-19 from 15 to 11 days. "A drug can block this virus," said Fauci about the results of the drug trial. He says the mortality rate also fell from 11% to 8%. He calls the improvement "very important."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 29, 2020
12:05 p.m.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin:
— DailyFX Team Live (@DailyFXTeam) April 29, 2020
- No plans to increase funding for airline industry
- BBG
11:54 a.m.
BREAKING: Lyft to cut 982 jobs, or 17% of its total workforce, as coronavirus causes demand plunge. https://t.co/jn8limUSe7
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) April 29, 2020
11:37 a.m.
BREAKING: 330 deaths in last 24 hours in NY, per @NYGovCuomo.
— Jesse McKinley (@jessemckinley) April 29, 2020
DOWN from 335 deaths, in previous 24 hour period, reported on Tuesday.
11:06 a.m.
BREAKING: Boeing says work on the new Air Force One has been disrupted by coronavirus. The revelation came during the company’s quarterly earnings call, which is happening right now
— Marcus Weisgerber (@MarcusReports) April 29, 2020
10:52 a.m.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Over 340 more cases of coronavirus were announced statewide by the Florida Department of Health, bringing the total count to 33,193. Another 47 deaths were reported as well, putting the death toll at 1,218. https://t.co/iMfWwZ03wv
— FOX 35 Orlando (@fox35orlando) April 29, 2020
9:36 a.m.
CEO of @Starbucks says 90% of stores will reopen by June
— (@ABC7MichelleM)Apr 29 2020
9:30 a.m.
The number of coronavirus cases among the crew of the USS Kidd has reached 78, nearly one out of every four sailors on that ship, according to Navy officials. The ship is now in port in San Diego https://t.co/BZQlcnmA8r
— Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75) April 29, 2020
8:30 a.m.
$GILD: Trial meets primary endpoint, positive data emerging for Remdesivir
— RANsquawk (@RANsquawk) April 29, 2020
6:50 a.m.
A pregnant inmate whose baby was delivered by cesarean section while she was on a ventilator after being hospitalized with the coronavirus symptoms has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said. https://t.co/lBNx5SGKid
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 29, 2020
6:49 a.m.
The couple, who had been together for 73 years, had beds next to each other and got to say "I love you" to each other one last time before they died Saturday. https://t.co/7f3bLh22Aq
— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2020
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