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• Lakeward Spirits makes and donates hundreds of gallons of hand sanitizer to Buffalo Police and Fire Departments

  08-04-2020 23:56 via wivb.com
  Since the onset of the Coronavirus here in Western New York, the folks at Lakeward Spirits have been busy making hand sanitizer and on Wednesday they gave it away to local first responders. “Well, initially, we were all sort of feeling powerless like everyone else. And, when the word that some folks at distilleries were […]
  
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• Food drive-thru pop feeds dozens of families on Buffalo’s West Side

  08-04-2020 23:53 via wivb.com
  Feedmore WNY is partnering with the Salvation Army, the Buffalo Police department and other organizations to make sure healthy meals are on the tables of area families in need. The team hosted a pop-up drive through food donation pickup on Buffalo’s westside Wednesday morning. “These are highly unusual days, and of course food is one […]
  
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• White House to hold coronavirus task force briefing

  08-04-2020 23:33 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP/Nexstar) — President Donald Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force are scheduled to hold a briefing Wednesday to discuss the latest efforts combat coronavirus in the U.S. The briefing is tentatively scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Eastern. In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the Trump administration could relax […]
  
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• Tents set up outside Buffalo General and Millard Fillmore Suburban to prepare for potential patient surge

  08-04-2020 23:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Tents are now set up outside emergency departments to ensure hospitals are as prepared as possible for a potential surge in COVID-19 patients, according to Kaleida Health. These tents are outside Buffalo General and Millard Fillmore Suburban, with one at Oishei’s ready to be set up if needed. Kaleida says should the emergency […]
  
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• Coronavirus changes the way we say goodbye to our loved ones

  08-04-2020 23:13 via wivb.com
  LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10)- For many a funeral is a ritual and a time to remember those we lost. However the coronavirus outbreak has altered that ritual. During the pandemic, funeral homes and families are having to make changes when it comes to losing those who are close to us. Funeral homes across the Capital Region […]
  
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• Costco to give health care workers, first responders priority access to stores during coronavirus crisis

  08-04-2020 22:29 via wivb.com
  (KTLA) – Acknowledging the integral role of medical workers and first responders in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Costco on Wednesday said it would begin giving them priority access to its stores. Health care workers, police officers, firefighters, EMT’s and other first responders will be moved to the front of any line to enter […]
  
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• Tesla workers to be furloughed starting next week, ESD working with company to review commitments

  08-04-2020 22:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Starting next Monday, Tesla workers, including those at the Buffalo plant, will be furloughed amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Employees who cannot work at home and have not been assigned to critical work onsite will be furloughed, according to Tesla. Tesla says its reducing salaried workers’ pay temporarily. For U.S. employees, the reductions […]
  
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• Flattening the curve stops area hospitals from being overwhelmed, Erie County Executive says

  08-04-2020 21:44 via wivb.com
  Erie County Mark Poloncarz lent some clarification to what exactly it means to “flatten the curve” during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says flattening the curve stretches out the COVID-19 contraction rate, and the peak number of cases takes longer to achieve. But Poloncarz tells us this will prevent hospitals from being overrun with patients. “Flattening […]
  
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• Poloncarz: Zip code COVID mapping provides idea of what’s happening, but not exact

  08-04-2020 21:05 via wivb.com
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Mark Poloncarz says zip code COVID mapping is “not an apples to apples comparison.” During the county’s coronavirus briefing, the County Executive mad a point to say the zip code mapping provides an idea of what is happening on the ground, but it is not exact. He says the population of the […]
  
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• LIVE NOW: Even as virus deaths mount, governments eye exit strategies

  08-04-2020 20:03 via wivb.com
  “To end the confinement, we’re not going to go from black to white; we’re going to go from black to gray,” top French epidemiologist Jean-François Delfraissy said in a radio interview.
  
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• Even as virus deaths mount, governments eye exit strategies

  08-04-2020 20:03 via wivb.com
  “To end the confinement, we’re not going to go from black to white; we’re going to go from black to gray,” top French epidemiologist Jean-François Delfraissy said in a radio interview.
  
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• California nursing facility evacuated after staff no-shows

  08-04-2020 19:43 via wivb.com
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A skilled nursing facility in Southern California where nearly three dozen residents are infected with the coronavirus is being evacuated after staff members failed to show up to care for them. Riverside County public health officials said Wednesday that 84 patients will be moved from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center […]
  
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• Gov. Cuomo directing flags be flown at half-staff for coronavirus victims

  08-04-2020 19:12 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo started his daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday saying that the day was full of mixed emotions. He says the good is that what the state is doing with social distancing and NY PAUSE is working. However, New York saw 779 people die from coronavirus-related illnesses […]
  
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• Gov. Cuomo directing flags be flown at half-mast for coronavirus victims

  08-04-2020 19:12 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo started his daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday saying that the day was full of mixed emotions. He says the good is that what the state is doing with social distancing and NY PAUSE is working. However, New York saw 779 people die from coronavirus-related illnesses […]
  
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• 100 American Airlines flight attendants have coronavirus, union says

  08-04-2020 17:47 via wivb.com
  (CNN Newsource)—About 100 American Airlines flight attendants have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. The union says American has agreed to start providing face masks for its frontline team members. The masks will be distributed this week, and union members will have the option of choosing whether or not […]
  
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• Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

  08-04-2020 17:33 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up. […]
  
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• WATCH: Gov. Cuomo gives update on COVID-19 cases in NY at 12:30 p.m.

  08-04-2020 17:20 via wivb.com
  Watch on News 4 and WIVB.com at 11:30 a.m.
  
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• All NY voters can submit absentee ballots for primaries; unemployment time extended

  08-04-2020 17:20 via wivb.com
  The hospitalization rate appears to be reaching a plateau, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes social distancing is the reason for it.
  
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• Colorado girl who pioneered medical marijuana for seizures dies following battle with coronavirus

  08-04-2020 17:06 via wivb.com
  DENVER (KDVR) – Charlotte Figi, the Colorado girl who pioneered medical marijuana for seizures, has died after a battle with coronavirus, according to her family. On Tuesday night, Charlotte’s family posted on Facebook, “This is Nichole writing to update you for Paige, Greg and Matt. Charlotte is no longer suffering. She is seizure-free forever. Thank […]
  
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• New York State shares age, racial breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities

  08-04-2020 16:51 via wivb.com
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–The New York State Department of Health released data on the race, age, and sex of those who’ve died from COVID-19. Fatalities are also broken down by county. The information was released amid questions about the heavy toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking on minority communities in the U.S. Many are concerned […]
  
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• CDC set to loosen back-to-work guidelines for some who self-isolate, Pence says

  08-04-2020 14:38 via wivb.com
  The public health agency, in conjunction with the White House coronavirus task force, will announce the changes Wednesday, Pence said at Tuesday's task force press briefing.
  
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• Some of Buffalo’s largest summer event organizers speak on their fate amid pandemic

  08-04-2020 03:48 via wivb.com
  Organizers of the Allentown Art Festival have now canceled the June event. Organizers say this was a heartbreaking decision to make but they tell me they’re thinking of everyone’s safety, and that with there being so much unknown still in regards to coronavirus and when it’ll be safe again for large crowds, it’s too much […]
  
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• Erie County Department of Health shares racial breakdown of those who’ve died from COVID-19

  08-04-2020 02:56 via wivb.com
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Mark Poloncarz responded to being asked about the racial demographic during Erie County’s COVID-19 update today. Specifically, the County Executive says he was asked about the demographic of those who tested positive and those who died. “While we don’t know the race of those who tested positive, we can determine race of […]
  
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• How municipalities are enforcing social distancing

  08-04-2020 02:45 via wivb.com
  Before noon, there were already 30 cars in the parking lot at the Eternal Flame Hiking Trail at Chestnut Ridge Park. This is the trail that Mark Poloncarz asked people to avoid because so many people are going there when there are 40 other County parks and forests with 10,000 acres to explore. In the […]
  
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• Watch Soon: Dr. Fauci on what’s next for the U.S. in the coronavirus battle

  08-04-2020 02:01 via wivb.com
  As the U.S. approaches surpassed 12,000 coronavirus deaths, our team in Washington, D.C. is examining the issues that likely won’t be featured tonight during primetime cable news — including an exclusive interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci. You can watch their original stories tonight during a livestream at 9/8c. TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES: President Donald Trump on […]
  
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• 10 residents test positive for COVID-19 at St. Catherine Labouré Health Care Center

  08-04-2020 00:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Catholic Health officials say ten residents at the St. Catherine Labouré Health Care Center in Buffalo tested positive for COVID-19. Seven of the ten were symptomatic during diagnosis. Officials tell us they found the remaining three as part of rapid testing that took place on the 40-bed unit. Rapid testing took place to […]
  
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