WKRG | Coronavirus

• State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 season; first time since World War II July 7, 2020
  DALLAS, Texas (KETK) If you were finally looking for a chance to see Big Tex, or ride the giant ferris wheel at the State Fair, you’re going to have to wait another year. According to the fair’s website, the decision has been made to cancel this year’s festivities, due to COVID-19. Here is part of […]
  Christa Wood
• Mississippi Lt. Governor Hosemann tests positive for COVID-19 July 7, 2020
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). He informed members of the Senate that he tested positive for the virus. Hosemann said he will follow the Mississippi State Department of Health’s guidelines by self-quarantining. He will also work from home. House Speaker Philip Gunn announced on Sunday that […]
  WJTV Web Staff
• Escambia, Okaloosa add new COVID-19 death; Escambia surpasses 3,000 cases July 7, 2020
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The latest COVID-19 data from the Florida Department of Health shows two more deaths have been reported in Northwest Florida. The health department reports a 92-year-old woman in Escambia County and a 79-year-old man in Okaloosa County have died due to COVID-19 complications. With 94 new COVID-19 cases reported by the […]
  Daniel Smithson
• Local independent music venues join push for federal aid amid COVID-19 pandemic July 7, 2020
  Several local music venues have joined the push to get federal funding to help independent music venues to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
  Nicolette Schleisman
• Gov. Ivey awards $18.27 million for coronavirus testing in Alabama nursing homes July 7, 2020
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — On Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that nearly $18.3 million of the state’s coronavirus relief fund had been allocated to provide baseline testing and proactive surveillance of COVID-19 for both health care workers and residents at nursing home facilities across the state.  “During the pandemic, it is critical we take […]
  CBS 42 Digital Team
• Foreign students who take all online courses risk losing visa this fall July 7, 2020
  Beginning this fall, non-immigrant students here on F-1 and M-1 visas can take no more than one class or three credit hours online at a college or university, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
  Julian Resendiz
• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus July 7, 2020
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus’ severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia. “I’m well, normal. I even want to take a walk around here, but I can’t due […]
  The Associated Press
• Country still ‘knee-deep’ in first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says July 7, 2020
  The nation's top infectious disease expert is warning Americans that this is still just the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Nexstar Media Wire
• How risky is dining out during the COVID-19 pandemic? July 7, 2020
  How risky is dining out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
  The Associated Press
• Caesars Entertainment: Not wearing a mask grounds for ‘termination’ July 7, 2020
  Caesars Entertainment CEO Tony Rodio told employees not wearing a mask is "grounds for termination" in an internal memo.
  8NewsNow staff
• Stimulus check update: Report says White House eyeing $1 trillion package July 7, 2020
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday the White House is looking at a second stimulus package totaling around $1 trillion. “There’s obviously been a lot of stimulus put in the system over the last couple bills and so the price tag for us would be that,” Marc Short, […]
  Nexstar Media Wire
• Beto calls on Gov. Abbott to resign for his handling of COVID-19 July 7, 2020
  Abbott said that local leaders who were calling for another stay-at-home order and shut down of businesses failed to enforce current executive orders already in place.
  Russell Falcon
• WATCH: Sen. Doug Jones, special guest Dr. Fauci provide updates on COVID-19 crisis in Alabama July 7, 2020
  Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) will host a press conference to share updates about the COVID-19 crisis in Alabama and other news of the day. Senator Jones will be joined by special guest Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Dr. Fauci is a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and he has served as […]
  Erica Pettway
• Coronavirus has ‘stabilized’ in Florida, governor says July 7, 2020
  Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he believes coronavirus has "stabilized" in Florida.
  Mahsa Saeidi
• FDA adds to list of hand sanitizers to avoid, making it 14 total July 7, 2020
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added five more hand sanitizers to its list of products that have been found to contain a substance that can be potentially fatal when absorbed through the skin or ingested.
  Karl Wehmhoener
• Places of worship told to stop singing, chanting as COVID-19 cases spike in California July 7, 2020
  LODI, Calif. (KTXL) — Churches and places of worship have already had to change how they have service because of the pandemic and now they’re being asked to make more changes. State guidelines for places of worship now say to stop all singing and chanting during in-person services because it can increase the likelihood of […]
  Kristi Gross
• COVID-19 infects scores of campers, counselors, and workers at Missouri summer camp July 7, 2020
  ST. LOUIS – An outbreak of COVID-19 at a summer camp near Branson, Missouri continues to spread. At least 82 Kanakuk campers and workers have been infected, with the number of cases ballooning from 49 on Friday to 82 Monday. State health officials said they are working closely with the camp. “We’ve been very involved […]
  Roche Madden
• Florida’s largest county limits restaurants as virus spikes July 7, 2020
  Florida’s largest county is again closing its restaurants to indoor dining, gyms and other indoor venues just weeks after they reopened because a spike in coronavirus cases.
  The Associated Press
• Pastor at Foley Parish tests positive for COVID-19 July 7, 2020
  A pastor at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Parish in Foley has tested positive for COVID-19.
  Kimber Collins
• What do know if you want to tour the Louvre in Paris July 7, 2020
  PARIS, France (CBS Newspath)–The iconic Louvre Museum in Paris reopened on Monday after being closed for four months because of the pandemic. To see the Mona Lisa and other art you must book a time slot, wear a face mask, and follow social distancing guidelines, according to the museum.
  CBS Newspath