Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Researchers say 50 Percent of Coronavirus Carriers Never Show Symptoms
In what might explain the rapid spread of the coronavirus, doctors in Iceland say 50 percent of the country’s residents who have tested positive haven’t experienced any symptoms. With a po...
Apr 02, 2020
How Long Can Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers Infect Others?
Stephen Gluckman, an infectious diseases physician at Penn Medicine and the medical director of Penn Global Medicine, says “there are people that have Coronavirus that don’t have any sympt...
Apr 01, 2020
Man Caught After 100 MPH Chase, Says He Was Teaching Dog To Drive
Washington State troopers working south of Seattle were left dumbfounded on Sunday following a high-speed chase that reached in excess of 100 MPH. Using spike strips to stop the vehicle, officers foun...
Mar 31, 2020
Is 6 Feet Enough for Social Distancing? An MIT Researcher Says Droplets Carrying Coronavirus Can Travel Up to 27 Feet
MIT Researcher, Lydia Bourouiba, says exhalations, like coughs or sneezes, can cause gaseous clouds of droplets that can travel up to 27 feet. The current WHO and CDC recommendations of keeping six fe...
Mar 31, 2020
States Are Restricting Travel From Within The US
In an effort to keep the number of coronavirus cases from climbing, several states have now restricted travel from other parts of the US. Anyone coming from elsewhere in the country into Vermont, Hawa...
Mar 31, 2020
CDC May Recommend That We Wear Face Coverings in Public
The CDC is considering recommending that the general public wear face coverings while out during the Coronavirus outbreak. A Federal official anonymously told the Washington Post that the CDC may reco...
Mar 31, 2020
Idaho Governor Signs 2 Anti-Transgender Bills into Law
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed two anti-transgender bills into law on Monday. One law prohibits people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates. The other law Little signed bans tra...
Mar 31, 2020
NY Man Coughs on FBI Agents During Arrest Involving 700% Markup of Medical Supplies
The Feds arrested a New York man who coughed all over agents after claiming to have Coronavirus. His little move already made his situation worse; FBI agents were there to confront him about hoarding ...
Mar 31, 2020
Philly Health Dept. Trolls Dallas Cowboys
Not even a global pandemic can keep NFL fans from trolling the Dallas Cowboys. The Philadelphia Public Health Department is even hopping on the hate bandwagon with their latest “PSA” on Tw...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. Open Venue to Become Temporary 350-Bed Hospital
The U.S. Tennis Association told Reuters that part of the Billie Jean King King National Tennis Center in New York City will turn into a 350-bed temporary hospital beginning Tuesday. The Louis Armstro...
Mar 31, 2020
