Press Room Coverage

News from #PBS and other leading media press rooms for #Covid,#Climate and other timely subjects
(Account run by volunteer journos and not affiliated with @PBS)

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

#associatedpress #COVID19:
UN using honor system to check vaccinations for big meeting

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Biden administration is planning to send a "massive" number of migrants from the Texas border to Haiti on flights starting Sunday, a U.S. official said. Plans have not been finalized, but officials are considering five to eight flights a day. https://t.co/HiJvYjzugF

[NPR @NPR]

The White House is planning a virtual summit next week to spur efforts to boost the pace of global vaccinations after facing criticism for its plan to give Americans third COVID vaccine doses.
https://t.co/bTMzMgOyqs

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

PBS: #FDA advisory panel rejects widespread #Pfizervaccine booster shots
#coronadebat
https://t.co/CAcsZmiuwh

[Lorenda Reddekopp @CBCLorenda]

Ontario is reporting 2,417 new cases of #Covid19. 50 more people died.
1,436 people are in hospital with the virus (-65)
392 in ICU (-3)
301 on a ventilator (+2)

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

Now, it's confirmed to be the #B117
RT @CBCLorenda
https://t.co/NWqiFI5vfQ

[Lorenda Reddekopp @CBCLorenda]

BREAKING: The #B117 variant, first seen in the UK, has been confirmed at #RobertaPlace long-term care home in Barrie. #Covid19

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

#Canada Unidentified #COVID 19 variant kills 6 more residents in #Ontario long-term #carehome in #Barrie's #RobertaPlace, with total of 25 deaths.
122 residents, 74 staff have been infected with #COVID19 since the outbreak began earlier this month
https://t.co/qnN6ki5M7Y

[Lorenda Reddekopp @CBCLorenda]

BREAKING: The #B117 variant, first seen in the UK, has been confirmed at #RobertaPlace long-term care home in Barrie. #Covid19

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

#SouthAfrica fast-spreading #COVID variant can elude immune responses https://t.co/xuiAWRC51B
#southafricancoronavirus #Covid19InSA #CoronaVirusSA #newcovidstrain #news #healthcare #health #COVID19 #newstrainofcoronavirus #Immunity

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

British #covid19 strain variant AKA #B117 that spread between 30%-70% faster, now believed to be 30% more lethal
https://t.co/uy2a4nmZ9s

#covid19uk #coronavirusupdate #Covid_19 #news #NewsUpdate #newcovidstrain #COVIDSecondWave #Corona #coronavirusuk #coronadebat #StaySafe

[Brad Bigford, NP (He/Him) @mursebigford]

My wife went shopping today. Here is the line at Boise Marshall’s. She said she was one of only a handful wearing a mask.
This is why I don’t think this thing is going away soon. #SecondWave

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

#3moremonths : #LA County #coronavirus update: #StayAtHome order will likely remain in place for next #3months, officials say
https://t.co/TpihcLXrxm
#Lockdownextention #Lockdown4 #LosAngeles #StayHome #StayHomeStaySafe #Quarantine

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

Visual WARNING of the #Covid_19 #SecondWave .. coming almost NOW!
#2ndwave #COVID19 #coronavirus #Antilockdown

[Brad Bigford, NP (He/Him) @mursebigford]

My wife went shopping today. Here is the line at Boise Marshall’s. She said she was one of only a handful wearing a mask.
This is why I don’t think this thing is going away soon. #SecondWave

[TrueNorth @TrueNorthNewsAU]

If there is a #secondwave - which many medical experts are predicting & preparing for - first - will it be framed as a #secondwave by Fed Govt & the media - & what will the political repercussions be? #insiders #auspol

[Covid-19 World Reforms @Covid19Reforms]

#California: 1000s of #nurses, #doctors and other #medical staff have been laid off or furloughed or have taken a pay cut since mid-March
https://t.co/QvAJ9o1p04
#covideconomics #COVID__19 #usaCoronavirus #NursesCOVID19

[Coronavirus World News @Covid19Delivery]

Mayo Clinic on #COVID2019: Symptom list for #COVID_19 has been expanded to include:
1- Diarrhea
2- #Heart-attack-like: inflammation of the heart tissues and #chest pain
3- Taste and smell alterations
4- Inflammation of the testes (orchitis)
https://t.co/QQEfudw2vw
#coronavirus

[Eve Paludan @evepaludan]

#Coronavirus could lead to the highest #unemployment levels since the Great Depression https://t.co/43LlusuEhv via @voxdotcom #covid19

[Press Room Coverage @PBSPressRoom]

True, practical #SocialDistancing!

[ATP Tour @atptour]

Just incredible to see 💖

📍 Liguria, Italy 🇮🇹 | #tennisathome

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

I am glad to see the #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧 increasing their testing capacity significantly. Testing is key to identify where the virus is coming from and to defeat it. Together, my friend @MattHancock!
#COVID19
https://t.co/Q94XihhHvc

[Stephanie Heughan @RCNi_Steph]

COVID-19: ‘cruel’ health visa surcharge for overseas nurses is under review:

https://t.co/JZaxuzEx1Z