Official coronavirus death toll is likely far lower than the reality
- The coronavirus is continuing its rampage across the US, resulting in yet another day of growth in the number of confirmed cases of the virus.
- The number of confirmed cases, as of Monday afternoon, is now up to more than 356,000, according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University.
- The US has also seen more than 10,500 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus to-date. However, officials say the official death toll doesn’t include everyone who died from COVID-19.
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As bad as the novel coronavirus outbreak that’s rampaging across the world right now appears — and preparing to plunge the US into its most deadly week yet, as the number of confirmed cases and deaths is expected to start peaking in the coming days — we probably don’t even know how bad it really is.
Health experts and public officials now caution that as grim as the virus’ official death toll has gotten — and it’s gotten pretty grim indeed with more than 10,500 reported deaths in the US as of Monday — it’s all but certain that those numbers don’t account for everyone who succumbs to the coronavirus. For example, the only time the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes a death to the virus is when the virus’ presence has been confirmed via a lab test. This is why CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund has said, when speaking about the current death toll in the US: “We know that it is an underestimation.”
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U.S. Surgeon General shows how to make a homemade coronavirus mask
- The CDC is now recommending that individuals who go outside wear either a mask or cloth covering over their mouths to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading even further.
- While lockdown measures in some U.S. cities have helped flatten the curve, other cities may not experience a peak number of corona-related deaths for a few more weeks.
- States that still have a high risk of the coronavirus spreading include Florida, Michigan, and Alabama.
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The sad and harsh reality is that the coronavirus still hasn’t reached its peak in many major U.S. cities. While some areas will reportedly experience a peak number of hospitalizations and deaths over the next few days, the virus in some cities will continue to spread and get worse over the coming few weeks.
As part of a broader effort to help prevent the virus from spreading further, new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that individuals wear a mask or cloth covering if they have no choice but to venture outside for groceries or other errands.
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Coronavirus officials now say to avoid grocery stores if you can
- The number of coronavirus cases is expected to spike so dramatically this week across the US that public officials and health experts are now warning people to even stay away from grocery stores and pharmacies, some of the last businesses that remain open during the pandemic, if at all possible.
- According to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 347,000 confirmed cases in the US, as well as more than 10,000 deaths.
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We’re now at such a critical stage of the coronavirus outbreak in the US that public officials are now begging everyone to even avoid grocery stores and pharmacies, as essential as they are, as the country prepares for an ominous surge in new cases as well as deaths from the virus.
“The next two weeks are extraordinarily important,” White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx told reporters Saturday at a press conference. “This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store, not going to the pharmacy, but doing everything you can to keep your family and your friends safe.” And then today, Brett Giroir — Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services — made the same recommendation on NBC’s “Today” show.
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Developer says PS5 is ‘a better console’ than Xbox Series X
- Sony has yet to reveal the design or feature set of the PlayStation 5.
- In an interview, a Crytek rendering engineer says that the PS5 is “a better console” than the Xbox Series X, and is much easier to code for as well.
- The interview has since been deleted, leaving us with more questions than answers.
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Save for a single video late last month, PlayStation 5 news has been exceedingly hard to come by. Sony is dragging out the reveal of its next console much longer than it did with the PlayStation 4 in 2013, and thus we’ve been scouring the internet for anything of substance over the past few months. Some of what we’ve turned up has been surprisingly insightful and believable, while some of it has left us scratching our heads. But the interview we’re about to discuss led me down a path riddled with nearly as many twists and turns as Tiger King on Netflix.
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New iPhone 12 leak reveals all four upcoming models
- A series of iPhone 12 leaks suggests Apple will have four new iPhone 12 models in stores this year.
- All four handsets are expected to feature smaller notches, 5G support, and A14-series chips.
- The iPhone 12 Pro models will have bigger screens than before and upgraded rear-facing camera systems, which will include a LiDAR system and three camera lenses.
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The iPhone 12 will either launch on time this year, or will miss the expected September release window by several months, depending on who you ask. The uncertainty comes from the current coronavirus pandemic, which has stopped the world in its tracks. Suppliers in China may finally be ready to mass-produce parts for the iPhone 12 and assemble the phones, but Apple engineers can’t travel to the region to finalize the design.
That’s what some reports have said over the past few days. But a series of new leaks indicate that the iPhone 12 design may be finalized soon anyway.
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Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus, has a dry cough
- A tiger in New York City tested positive for novel coronavirus after coming into contact with a zoo staff member who had COVID-19.
- The tiger, a four-year-old female, presented symptoms typical of COVID-19, including a dry cough.
- The big cat is expected to recover, and it’s not believed that animals can spread the virus to humans.
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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the latest “celebrity” to come down with an infection of the novel coronavirus. The big cat’s plight was revealed in an announcement by the zoo and further expanded on by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The tiger, a four-year-old female named Nadia, was the first of the zoo’s big cats to exhibit symptoms typically associated with COVID-19. The primary symptom was a dry cough, and subsequent testing confirmed that the feline did indeed have a coronavirus infection. Unfortunately, she’s probably not the only cat at the zoo with the virus.
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‘Tiger King’ isn’t over: A new episode of Netflix’s hottest show might be coming this week
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- Tiger King has been everyone’s TV obsession — and the hottest show on Netflix — for two weeks now, ever since it started streaming on Netflix back on March 20.
- The streamer has since teed up new content about the show to capitalize on its popularity, including a music video released over the weekend. Netflix re-edited a video for one of Tiger King star Joe Exotic’s most popular songs, I Saw a Tiger.
- Meanwhile, another star of the series has said the streamer is adding a new episode this week.
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Netflix knows what you want to watch while the coronavirus pandemic rages on and we’re all bored out of our minds: More Tiger King content, of course.
Over the weekend, the streaming giant released a sing-a-long music video for I Saw a Tiger starring Tiger King’s central character Joe Exotic. Only, instead of a bouncy ball that highlights the words, a bouncing tiger head helps you follow along with the lyrics. And on a separate but related note, it seems that Netflix is also preparing to release a new Tiger King episode at some point this week. At least, according to zoo owner Jeff Lowe, who you’ll remember from the show and who shared the news in a video circulated on Twitter by Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Justin Turner.
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We’re all living like astronauts now
- NASA’s Jessica Meir reveals what astronauts do to stay healthy and upbeat during long stints of isolation.
- The coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to live a little bit more like astronauts, so taking Meir’s tips to heart might be a good way to go.
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Cut off from family and friends, rationing supplies, and not living the confines of your home for weeks at a time. I’m talking about our new way of life in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but I could just as easily be describing life for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
The small team of scientists currently hurtling through space above our heads is composed of masters of self-isolation, and one of those scientists — NASA’s Jessica Meir — recently offered some of her own insights into how to stay safe (and sane) during these bizarre times.
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Allstate is offering partial car insurance refunds since no one is driving right now
- Most everyone in the US is under some kind of quarantine or stay-at-home mandate right now as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that’s still raging across the world.
- Staying home more means a corresponding plunge in drivers on the road since people are only supposed to be venturing out to places that have been deemed by government officials as “essential businesses.”
- As a result of the decrease in driving, the insurer Allstate has decided to offer partial refunds to customers for their April and May monthly premiums.
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If you get your car insurance from Allstate, the insurer says you can expect to receive a partial refund of your monthly premium for April and May since most of us are stuck at home right now and not driving anywhere because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The company announced on Monday that it’s returning more than $600 million of its customers’ car insurance premiums in the form of what it’s calling a “Shelter-in-Place Payback.” Allstate came to this decision, according to a call with reporters Monday led by company CEO Tom Wilson, after the insurer found that its customers were driving as much as 50% less in most states. Also, these refunds will apply to 18 million policies issued by Allstate and its affiliated units.
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iOS 14 leaks reveal a massive change people have been begging for
- New iOS 14 leak reveals refreshed wallpaper settings on iPhone and iPad.
- iOS 14 default wallpapers will be split in Collections that will make them more organized.
- Apple is also rumored to be working real widgets for the Home screen in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, which is something many users have been clamoring for.
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Over the past several weeks, we have been inundated with iOS 14 leaks, and even with WWDC 2020 still two months away (or the online event that will replace it, anyway), Apple’s next major mobile update continues to be spoiled. This past weekend, a leaker who goes by @DongleBookPro on Twitter shared a series of screenshots that show off the redesigned wallpaper settings menu that will presumably be included in iOS 14.
9to5Mac says the screenshots line up with what they found in the leaked iOS 14 code. Each of the default wallpapers is split up into a collection. Although we can’t see them all in the images, 9to5Mac claims to know the names of some of the collections: Classic Stripes, Earth & Moon, and Flowers. If you want a specific wallpaper, you can now drill down into these collections rather than having to scroll through every default option.
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