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Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar,...
Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, but warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country. Fauci and other top health...
Gov. Greg Abbott urges masks but no new steps as coronavirus cases rise in TexasVideo
AUSTIN — Texas’ surging coronavirus numbers will not slow the state’s reopening as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday instead prescribed an emphasis on face coverings and social distancing to curtail sobering trends, including hospitalization rates that have doubled since Memorial Day. Abbott did not announce any new measures to...
Disney World workers start petition urging theme park to delay reopening
ORLANDO, Fla. — Some Disney World workers are pleading with theme park executives to reconsider plans to reopen in July, following days of record-number cases of covid-19 infections that have pushed the statewide total past 100,000. Reopening would mean bringing back tens of thousands of workers who were furloughed April...
Greensburg YMCA reopeningTuesday
The Greensburg YMCA will reopen Tuesday morning after being closed since Friday to allow staff to clean the building because someone using the YMCA day camp last week tested positive for covid-19. All the member services, including the wellness center and swimming pool, will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday after...
Allegheny County concerned with jump in coronavirus cases
Allegheny County officials on Monday reported 45 new cases of covid-19 — the highest daily total in nearly two months — and warned residents to remain vigilant. County officials attributed the increase to people traveling outside the state and lowering their guard after the state eased lockdown restrictions. Too many...
Covid-19 surcharges not catching on so far with Pittsburgh area restaurants
Across the nation, some restaurants are tacking on a “covid-19 surcharge,” designed to cover the extra costs of operating safely in the coronavirus pandemic, as well as trying to recoup losses from the nearly three-month lockdown. But few, if any, Pittsburgh-area restaurants are adding the charge. One that tried to...
Official: Multiple employees at Hempfield Buffalo Wild Wings test positive for coronavirus
Buffalo Wild Wings in Hempfield is temporarily closed after multiple employees tested positive for the coronavirus, company spokesman Jack D’Amato said. According to D’Amato, officials learned Sunday of the positive cases at the Hempfield Plaza location along Route 30 and “out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily closed...
Increase in Westmoreland coronavirus cases not a worry — yet
New coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County have climbed steadily since last week, including 11 reported Sunday and 16 on Monday — the first daily double-digit increases since late April. Officials say the spike is not yet cause for concern. “Obviously, the virus is still out there, and there is still...
Officials report 16 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County has 16 new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday. The countywide case total is now 546, with 38 deaths, according to the department. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. More than 14,500 county residents...
New coronavirus cases in Allegheny County more than double over 24-hour period
Allegheny County reported 45 new coronavirus cases Monday, more than twice as many from the previous day. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen plan to hold a news briefing at 3 p.m. to provide information about the jump in new cases and what steps the...
Pennsylvania hopes to avoid coronavirus surge seen in other states
It’s almost inevitable that the gradual reopening of Pennsylvania will lead to more coronavirus cases, but state officials and health experts are hopeful it won’t create a surge like those under way in other parts of the country. “Any amount of social interaction, any opening is going to give you...
TSA insider faults agency’s response to coronavirus
A Transportation Security Administration official charges that the agency helped spread covid-19 by failing to provide enough protective gear for airport screeners who are in close contact with travelers every day. The top TSA official in Kansas, Jay Brainard, says the agency didn’t train staff for the pandemic and barred...
Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees. A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale, Ark. “At Tyson,...
No record set, but new Florida covid-19 cases stoke worryVideo
TALLAHASSEE — Florida reported nearly 3,500 more new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, a dip from the record-breaking numbers of recent days, as public health officials reissued advisories urging social distancing and some businesses reevaluate their decisions to reopen for business. Some also had to rethink their Father’s Day...
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus casesVideo
GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the United States next at 36,617....
Arizona passes 50,000 mark in confirmed coronavirus casesVideo
PHOENIX — Arizona has now passed the 50,000 mark in confirmed covid-19 cases. The state Department of Health Services reported 2,592 additional cases as of Sunday, increasing the statewide total to 52,390. Health officials also reported one more known death, pushing Arizona’s total so far to 1,339. The state’s surge...
U.S. trade adviser Peter Navarro links coronavirus to China governmentVideo
WASHINGTON — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is calling the coronavirus a “product of the Chinese Communist Party” and suggesting without evidence it may have been intentionally created by the Chinese government. Navarro says on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it remains unclear how the virus started and...
Rise in coronavirus cases brings new concerns in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — William Boyd was at the funeral Saturday morning for a relative who had died after contracting the new coronavirus when he got the call with the news. His brother had also passed away from covid-19. “The virus is real. It’s real. If they don’t know it’s real,...
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st
What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health experts, however, suggest...
Westmoreland County reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported 11 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths, increasing the total number of cases to 530, according to state health officials. Of the total number of covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County, 513 are confirmed and 17 are probable, state health officials said. No new deaths...
Pennsylvania reports 464 more covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Pennsylvania state health officials on Sunday reported four more covid-19 deaths and 464 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 81,730. A total of 6,423 people have died from the virus. There are 631 patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms or a...
Allegheny County reports 17 more covid-19 cases, 2 new hospitalizations
Allegheny County health officials reported 17 new covid-19 cases, two new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. That brings the county’s coronavirus total to 2,175. Of those, 2,038 are confirmed cases and 137 are probable cases. More than 300 Allegheny County residents have been hospitalized for coronavirus-related issues since...
Column: Baseball fights to return, but why even try?Video
There’s a chance baseball will still be played this summer, though pettiness, intransigence and the sneakiness of the coronavirus may dictate otherwise. Just as well. Because it’s not baseball I want to see. A schedule with so few games that the regular season is meaningless. A postseason with so many...
‘An absolute zoo’: Positive test, busy island rattle golfVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Carlos Ortiz headed for dinner near the Harbour Town lighthouse and it felt like old times, which didn’t necessarily mean good times. This idyllic island is a summer destination, even during the covid-19 pandemic. “It’s a 30-minute wait, and once you get in there, there’s...
