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NBA could consider clustering teams to play games in locations such as the Bahamas and Las Vegas, report says

March 28, 2020, 5:29 am
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The NBA is looking to the Chinese league for examples on returning to play amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus pandemic has the rest of the sports world, including the NBA at a standstill. It's been just over two weeks since the league suspended play and the remainder of the 2019-20 season is in flux. Although there has been some uncertainty as to how soon will it be safe for games to resume, that has not stopped the league from preparing a roadmap to normalcy. The NBA is looking to the Chinese Basketball Association for examples on how to resume play in a safe and timely manner, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.

The Chinese league has considered gathering every team and playing games in one or two cities with warm climate or effective quarantine strategies. This scenario would involve the temperatures of players being monitored multiple times each day. NBA players and executives might not be too far away from considering a similar strategy if things works out in China, according to Windhorst.  Read more >>
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Taxi drivers from Bahamas go car shopping at Delray Toyota

March 28, 2020, 5:36 am
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Ten taxi drivers from Marsh Harbour, an area of the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian, got to bring home new cars from Delray Toyota. Submitted photo.

Staff report

Ten taxi drivers from Marsh Harbour, an area of the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian, got to bring home new cars from Delray Toyota.

The car shopping excursion was organized by the Stuart Sailfish Club Foundation in partnership with Ed Morse.

The foundation previously helped organize over 100 flights to bring relief items the impacted areas as well as helped with evacuations and medical missions.  Read more >>
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Bahamas Left Facing 'God Awful Situation'

March 28, 2020, 5:41 am
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Sir Franklyn Wilson

By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

A prominent Bahamian businessman yesterday urged the government not to implement an overly-huge economic stimulus package or open the economy too soon in the battle against COVID-19.

Sir Franklyn Wilson told Tribune Business that The Bahamas simply cannot afford to copy the US by throwing hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars at propping up the economy because it would ultimately create devaluation pressures by undermining the one:one fixed exchange rate peg with the Bahamian dollar.

The Arawak Homes chairman also warned that opening up certain sectors of the Bahamian economy, amid the escalating COVID-19 threat, would be futile unless the pandemic was extinguished and both Atlantis and Baha Mar were able to re-open with “high occupancy levels”.  Read more >>
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MFA advice to Bahamian Nationals abroad and Foreign Nationals in country after Bahamas border closure

March 28, 2020, 5:45 am
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released several announcements following the government’s decision to close the borders of The Bahamas, to all incoming passengers, effective March 27th, 2020, in reference to nationals of The Bahamas seeking to return to the country and to foreign nationals in The Bahamas seeking to return to their countries.

See announcements below:  Read more >>
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More than 700 COVID-19 cases in the region

March 28, 2020, 5:50 am
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Beach Closed sign place outside of Yamacraw Beach

By Sloan Smith

➧Bahamas reportedly tracking some 600 contacts
➧Countries urged to move to state of readiness and rapid response

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – There have been some 760 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in up to 29 countries in the Caribbean region, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) latest situation report.

This comes as The Bahamas reports that it is tracking some 600 contacts.

Officials today confirmed the 10th case of the virus in the country – a 59-year-old woman with a travel history to the United States and no links to the previous cases.  Read more >>
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12 ideas to help you make money during the Coronavirus

March 28, 2020, 5:59 am
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By Steve Adcock

Whether you believe the hysteria surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic or not, one thing is sure:

The Coronavirus is impacting countless households when it comes to finances.

Those who are brave enough to check the status of their 401K accounts have seen steady drops. Investors are scrambling. Events are canceled for the foreseeable future. However, the people hit hardest might be the people who face lay-offs and job uncertainty; the people who work in the everyday sectors.

Shops, restaurants, small businesses, and just about everything else are closing their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. That has left many wondering, “How am I going to make money during the Coronavirus?”  Read more >>
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Controversial Video Claims To Use Spring Break Traffic To Show Dangers Of Not Social Distancing

March 28, 2020, 6:03 am
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Many traditional Sprink Break activities went on despite the threat of COVID-19 and calls to socially isolate. Getty Images 

By John Scott Lewinski

A new video making the social media rounds looks to demonstrate the dangers of Americans refusing to follow social distancing guidelines during the Coronavirus emergency. The one minute and 15 second feature on the Twitter feed of location data firm Tectonix GEO claims to track the mobile devices of spring-breakers, following where the throngs went after Spring Break 2020 concluded.

According to an accompanying statement, Tectonix GEO “analyzed secondary locations of anonymized mobile devices that were active at a single Ft. Lauderdale beach during spring break.” The imagery tracked the “heat signatures” of those mobile signals as they left south Florida and headed out into the world throughout the rest of March.

Within days of the vacation wrapping up, cell users flooded the U.S. up to Maine and from the eastern seaboard to the Mississippi River. If any of those signals is a young person infected with COVID-19 thanks to the close quarters parties demand, chances for the virus to increase its spread climb exponentially.  Read more >>
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Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says

March 28, 2020, 6:14 am
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In Wuhan, China, people with mild COVID-19 cases were taken to large facilities and not permitted to see their families. “Infected people must be isolated. That should happen everywhere,” George Gao says. STR/AFP via Getty Images

By Jon Cohen

Chinese scientists at the front of that country’s outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have not been particularly accessible to foreign media. Many have been overwhelmed trying to understand their epidemic and combat it, and responding to media requests, especially from journalists outside of China, has not been a top priority.

Science has tried to interview George Gao, director-general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for 2 months. Last week he responded.  Read more >>
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A new FDA-authorized COVID-19 test doesn’t need a lab and can produce results in just 5 minutes

March 28, 2020, 6:18 am
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By Darrell Etherington

There’s a new COVID-19 test from healthcare technology maker Abbott that looks to be the fastest yet in terms of producing results, and that can do so on the spot right at point-of-care, without requiring a round trip to a lab. This test for the novel coronavirus causing the current global pandemic has received emergency clearance for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and will begin production next week, with output of 50,000 per day possible starting next week.

The new Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test uses the Abbott ID NOW diagnostics platform, which is essentially a lab-in-a-box that is roughly the size of a small kitchen appliance. It’s size, and the fact that it can produce either a positive result in just five minutes, or a negative one in under 15, mean that it could be a very useful means to extend coronavirus testing beyond its current availability to more places including clinics and doctor’s offices, and cut down on wait times both in terms of getting tested and receiving a diagnosis.  Read more >>
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Virus Erupts in U.S. Cities Where the Poor Have Few Defenses

March 28, 2020, 3:37 pm
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Homeless people stand in front of a closed social facility in Detroit, U.S. Photographer: Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images

By Gabrielle Coppola, David Welch, and Nic Querolo

The coronoavirus pandemic is burrowing into America’s battered industrial heartland and the South, bursting out in places like Detroit and New Orleans that have legions of low-income residents with underlying medical conditions and few resources.

Michigan is fast becoming the next U.S. hotspot for the virus, registering new cases at more than triple the national rate; it was declared a federal disaster area late Friday night. The state had 3,657 Covid-19 cases as of March 27 -- versus zero just over two weeks ago – ranking fifth in the nation. Of that, impoverished Detroit and surrounding Wayne County made up half. At least 92 people have died.  Read more >>
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Trump says he's considering short-term quarantine of parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

March 28, 2020, 3:45 pm
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jason Hoffman, CNN

(CNN) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he's considering a short-term quarantine of "hot spots" in parts of the tri-state area -- New York, New Jersey and Connecticut -- where cases of coronavirus continue to rise.

"We're thinking about certain things. Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it's a hotspot. ... We might not have to do it, but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine, short-term, two weeks on New York. Probably New Jersey, certain parts of Connecticut," he told reporters as he departed the White House for Norfolk Naval Station to send off a Navy hospital ship to New York.

Trump's suggestion comes after the United States this week became the epicenter of the global pandemic, with at least 111,000 reported Covid-19 cases across the country, and more than 52,000 of them in New York state alone. Officials forecast that the apex of the pandemic there is still 14 to 21 days away. But overwhelmed hospitals, in New York as well as across the US, working to treat coronavirus patients and curb the spread of the virus are facing a shortage of supplies and ventilators, a key piece of equipment.  Read more >>
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EXCLUSIVE: Over 500 members of the NYPD have tested positive for coronavirus - but 3,000 more cops are reporting flu-like symptoms

March 28, 2020, 3:54 pm
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More than 500 members of the NYPD have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Friday. But more than 3,000 cops are reportedly suffering 'flu like symptoms' - an indication that the number of cops who actually have the virus may be exponentially higher, according to new figures obtained by
DailyMail.com

By Shawn Cohen For Dailymail.com

More than 500 members of the NYPD have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Friday.

But more than 3,000 cops are reportedly suffering 'flu like symptoms' - an indication that the number of cops who actually have the virus may be exponentially higher, according to new figures obtained by DailyMail.com.

An NYPD report shows that 512 members of the department have tested positive, including 442 uniformed officers and 70 civilian members.

 Meanwhile, 4,111 police officers called in sick Friday, accounting for over 11 percent of the nearly 36,000 cops.  Read more >>
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Stunning photos show Pope Francis praying to an empty St. Peter's Square amid the coronavirus

March 28, 2020, 4:04 pm
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By Joshua Bote USA TODAY

As Easter approaches, images from an empty St. Peter's Square during a prayer Friday paint a stark portrait of the Vatican, which, along with surrounding Italy, has been afflicted by coronavirus.

During the Urbi and Orbi prayer, Pope Francis stood underneath a canopy as he spoke to an empty St. Peter's Square.

The Pope likened the coronavirus pandemic to an "unexpected, turbulent storm" that brings us on "the same boat."

He also expressed gratitude for the "ordinary people ... who do not appear in newspaper and magazine headlines"– doctors, nurses, grocery store workers and cleaners, among other essential employees working at the frontline of the pandemic.  Read more >>
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Japan’s coronavirus strategy ‘barely holding up’ after surge of new cases

March 28, 2020, 4:09 pm
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe uses a handkerchief during a press conference today.EPA

By Sara Dorn

Japan’s strategy of carefully tracking COVID-19 cases to help contain the outbreak is showing signs of faltering.

The country has seen a surge of untraceable infections in recent days, an early indication that the virus is past the point of controlling without extreme measures.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has yet to declare a state of emergency, but acknowledged Friday that once the infection rate reaches a certain point, “our strategy of slowing down the peak of the infections will instantly fall apart … under the current situation, we are just barely holding up. But I understand we are standing on the edge.”  Read more >>
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Apple's New Tool Lets You Screen Yourself For COVID-19

March 28, 2020, 4:14 pm
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Apple's new COVID-19 app and website provides the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Apple.

By AUBRI JUHASZ

Apple's new COVID-19 website and app allow users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms and receive recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do next.

The tool was developed in partnership with the CDC, the White House's coronavirus task force and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Both the website and the app were made publicly available on Friday.

In a statement, Apple cautioned that the new screening tool is "designed to be a resource for individuals and does not replace instructions from healthcare providers or guidance from state and local health authorities."  Read more >>
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Spanish Princess Becomes the First Royal to Die of Coronavirus Complications

March 28, 2020, 4:22 pm
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Princess Maria Teresa de Borbón-Parma

by ALYSSA MORIN

Princess Maria Teresa de Borbón-Parma has become the first member of a royal family to pass away due to Coronavirus complications.

The Spanish princess' younger brother took to social media to announce the tragedy on Thursday.

"On this afternoon… our sister Maria Teresa de Borbón-Parma and Borbón Busset, victim of the coronavirus COVID-19, died in Paris at the age of eighty-six," Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, the Duke of Aranjuez, said in a statement on Facebook.  Read more >>

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More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection

March 28, 2020, 4:30 pm
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While wearing a mask shouldn’t replace hand-washing or social distancing, it may be better than nothing, experts say.Credit...Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

By Knvul Sheikh

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, experts have started to question official guidance about whether ordinary, healthy people should protect themselves with a regular surgical mask, or even a scarf.

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to state that masks don’t necessarily protect healthy individuals from getting infected as they go about their daily lives.

The official guidance continues to recommend that masks should be reserved for people who are already sick, as well as for the health workers and caregivers who must interact with infected individuals on a regular basis. Everyone else, they say, should stick to frequent hand-washing and maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from other people to protect themselves.

But the recent surge in infections in the United States, which has put the country at the center of the epidemic, with more confirmed cases than China, Italy or any other country, means that more Americans are now at risk of getting sick. And healthy individuals, especially those with essential jobs who cannot avoid public transportation or close interaction with others, may need to start wearing masks more regularly.  Read more >>
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Some Spring Breakers Now Regret Traveling

March 29, 2020, 4:45 am
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People enjoying South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. (photo via Africanway/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus)

By MacKenzie Cullen

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States, spring breakers and young travelers quickly drew ire from the general public for packing Florida beaches despite the CDC’s urging for social distancing. Now, with nearly 55,000 cases of the coronavirus confirmed in the U.S., many of those spring breakers are realizing the consequences of their own hubris.

Many former spring breakers who had previously expressed indifference to the risks of contracting and spreading the coronavirus have changed their tune after many travelers, including at least six University of Tampa students, tested positive after returning from spring break.  Read more >>
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Prime Minister Minnis visits Ministry of Health COVID-19 EOC

March 29, 2020, 4:53 am
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis with Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands; Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, coordinator of the COVID-19 response and special adviser to the Prime Minister; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Pearl McMillian.

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis said Bahamians must be prepared to fight an economic war once the war on COVID-19 is behind the nation.

To date, there are 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas – nine confirmed in New Providence and one confirmed in Grand Bahama.

The Prime Minister was speaking today during a brief visit to the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) at the Ministry of Health to personally thank health professionals working to coordinate the response to COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

“Just as we will be successful in the war on COVID-19, we will be successful in the economic war,” said Prime Minister Minnis. “I am sure Bahamians are up to [the challenge]".  Read more >>
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LeBron James saved Carmelo Anthony's life on Bahamas vacation: 'He jumped off the boat into the water'

March 29, 2020, 5:03 am
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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony

By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News

While the NBA season continues to remain on hold because of the outbreak of COVID-19, Portland Trail Blazers’ Carmelo Anthony and NBA analyst Dwyane Wade are passing the time by sharing old stories with fans via social media.

Wade and Anthony took to Instagram Live on Friday to recall a 2015 vacation in the Bahamas with their families where LeBron James saved Anthony’s life after a snorkeling trip gone bad.  Read more >>
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