Dressing up and staying in: Coronavirus' effect on fashion is more than skin deep
Matthew von Nida lives to get dressed up. So when he turned 27 in quarantine last month, there was no question that he would get dolled up with his roommate to celebrate the big day.
“I dress up a lot in general, and it’s not particularly a new thing for this moment in quarantine. I think it’s something that brings more of a sense of normalcy,” von Nida said.
Although he knew he couldn’t leave his Brooklyn home, he dressed as if he were going out on the town. His look consisted of an olive-colored bodysuit from Alice and Olivia paired with leather pants, heels and a matching olive bandana tied neatly around his neck. On his eyes, he wore glimmering ochre eyeshadow.
Spain's death toll surpasses 25,000 as lockdown restrictions lifted
Spain's coronavirus death toll surpassed 25,000 on Saturday after 276 people died overnight, the health ministry said. The total number of coronavirus cases rose to 216,582 on Saturday from 215,216 the day before.
Spain has had one of the worst outbreaks in the world, but appears to be past its peak and gradually easing strict lockdown restrictions.
Also on Saturday, the Spanish government allowed citizens to do outdoor exercise once a day for the first time in seven weeks. This comes after children under the age of 14 were permitted to do so last weekend.
China's Hubei province, where virus was first detected, eases lockdown
China’s central province of Hubei, where the coronavirus was first detected, lowered its emergency response level on Saturday in the latest relaxation of lockdowns.
The level was dropped from the highest to the second-highest on Saturday at midnight, the province’s government said. Hubei is the last province to lower its provincial emergency response level, a major milestone in China’s fight against the pandemic, according to Reuters.
This comes a week after Chinese health officials said that the city of Wuhan had no remaining coronavirus cases in its hospitals after months of strict lockdown.
Malls to reopen around the U.S. as some state lockdowns lifted
Pakistan records highest single day increase of new infections
Pakistan recorded its highest single day increase in new infections on Saturday with 1,297 new cases reported, bringing the total in the country of 220 million people to 18,114. The increase also coincides with a growing number of daily tests being carried out.
Even as the number of new cases grows in the country, pictures in local newspapers show large numbers of the faithful attending some of Pakistan’s mosques with only sporadic signs of the social distancing rules imposed by the government when it refused to shut down mosques during Ramadan — Islam’s fasting month.
Doctors in several parts of the country have pleaded for stricter lockdowns, warning an explosion of infections would overwhelm the country’s struggling health care facilities that count barely 3,000 intensive care beds countrywide.
White House says rapid tests will be available for returning Senate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the "5 minute Abbott Test will be used" for senators returning to Washington on Monday and encouraged the House, which canceled plans to come back to the Capitol due the coronavirus threat, to return as well.
"There is tremendous CoronaVirus testing capacity in Washington for the Senators returning to Capital Hill on Monday. Likewise the House, which should return but isn’t because of Crazy Nancy P. The 5 minute Abbott Test will be used. Please inform Dr. Brian P. Monahan," Trump tweeted.
Monahan, the Capitol physician, had initially informed senators that there were not enough tests for everyone; only lawmakers and staffers who displayed symptoms would be tested. Monahan also told lawmakers that the Capitol did not have the tools for rapid testing.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confirmed that more tests, including rapid tests, would be made available and pointed to a Friday night tweet from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar noting that the Senate would receive "3 Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests for their use."
South Korea reports six new cases, continuing month-long downturn
South Korea reported six new cases of the virus on Saturday, continuing a month-long streak of daily cases below 100.
The figures brought national totals to 10,780 cases and 250 virus-related deaths, according to South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country has largely managed to bring its epidemic under control due to an extensive testing campaign and intensive contact tracing, earning praise from the World Health Organization and other nations.
With its caseload slowing, government officials have been relaxing social distancing guidelines and shifting focus to ease the shock on the economy.
During the first three months of the year, the economy saw its worst contraction since late 2008 as the pandemic hit both domestic consumption and exports, according to the Associated Press.
China reports one new virus case, but no deaths for fifth consecutive day
China reported just one new infection and no deaths for the fifth day in a row on Saturday, marking a continued downturn in the virus outbreak in the country where the virus originated.
The country has reported a total of 82,875 confirmed cases and 4,633 deaths.
Forty-three people were released from hospitals on Friday after being declared recovered, China's National Health Commission said, raising the total recovered to 77,685. This means there are 557 people still hospitalized on the mainland.
Malaysia rounds up migrants to contain virus, U.N. warns of detention risks
Malaysian authorities are rounding up undocumented migrants as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said, after hundreds of migrants and refugees were detained in the capital Kuala Lumpur.
Authorities said 586 undocumented migrants were arrested during a Friday raid in a downtown area where many foreigners live. Those detained included young children and ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, rights groups said.
Security minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob refuted criticism of the arrests on Saturday, saying that all of those detained had been screened and found to have tested negative for COVID-19. "Even though the migrants were living under lockdown, their presence here is still illegal," Ismail Sabri told reporters Saturday. Malaysia — which has reported a total of 6,176 cases as of Saturday — does not formally recognize refugees, regarding them as illegal migrants.
However, the United Nations urged Malaysia to avoid detaining migrants and release all children and their caregivers.
Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts among celebrities participating in virus relief livestream
The Call to Unite 24-hour livestream global relief event kicked off on Friday evening, which featured Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Bill Clinton and 200 other star-studded participants. The event was inspired to "invite the world to recognize our shared humanity and offer one another support" in the time of the pandemic.
Quincy Jones, Jennifer Garner, Common, Maria Shriver, Yo-Yo Ma, Eva Longoria, Naomi Campbell and Alanis Morissette are among those who have joined, or are expected to participate, in the event later today. All participants will be "give, serve and share their story," through song, poetry, dance, sermon, or a call to action.
The event will be livestreamed until Saturday at 10 p.m. ET at unite.us and on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
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