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As wind drops and stubble smoulders, smog returns to New Delhi

October 13, 2020

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air quality in India’s capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Tuesday as wind died down just as the burning of crop waste in fields sent smoke billowing across the north of the country.

A smoggy haze settled over the city, reducing visibility significantly, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose past 300 on a scale of 500, indicating “very poor” conditions that pose a risk of respiratory problems, according to the federal pollution control board’s guidance.

“Wind speed was supposed to pick up due to a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, but that did not happen,” SAFAR, India’s main environment monitoring agency, said in its daily bulletin.

Lower wind speeds let deadly pollutants like PM2.5 particles hang in the air.

PM2.5, particles that are less than 2.5 microns in diameter, can be carried deep into the lungs, causing deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac

Trump campaign manager returns to office 10 days after positive COVID-19 test

October 12, 2020

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President TrumpDonald John TrumpDes Moines mayor says he’s worried about coronavirus spread at Trump rally Judiciary Committee Democrats pen second letter to DOJ over Barrett disclosures: ‘raises more questions that it answers’ Trump asks campaign to schedule daily events for him until election: report MORE‘s campaign manager Bill StepienBill StepienTrump Jr. returning to campaign trail after quarantining The Memo: Trump searches for path to comeback Bob Dole claims no Republicans on debate commission support Trump MORE resumed working at the campaign’s Virginia headquarters on Monday, 10 days after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Stepien told reporters on a conference call that he was back in the office after his recent positive test, “in full accordance with” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

The CDC guidelines say adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 cases can be around others 10 days after the onset of symptoms so

Fitness competition returns to Delray Beach gym

October 10, 2020

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DEKA STRONG, a socially distanced fitness competition, will take place at Slash Fitness in Delray Beach on Saturday, Oct. 24.

The event is a follow-up to the successful and safe “DEKAFIT STRONG Activation,” which took place in August at Slash Fitness and featured 50 gym members as well as 10 gyms from around the state for a “Battle of the Gyms” competition.

“It’s been a rough few months for many of us when it comes to working out, staying fit and challenging ourselves,” said Slash Fitness co-owner Joe Ardagna. “As humans, we need goals, and in hosting this event, it is our hope to motivate participants to try hard, push themselves, and get stronger and healthier overall. We look forward to hosting this fun and memorable event in a safe manner.”

DEKAFIT, a premium, functional fitness program by the creators of Spartan, is hosting the competition for all local

Trump makes bold claims about his health as he returns to the Fox interview circuit

October 8, 2020

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Trump, who at 74 years and clinically obese is at an elevated risk of serious complications from Covid-19, has repeatedly said he feels better than he has in 20 years. On Thursday, he said he feels “perfect” and “there’s nothing wrong.”

Using a joking tone, he claimed he was a “perfect physical specimen, adding “I’m lucky in that way.”

Trump has tried to project a sense that he has conquered the virus and to imbue a sense of normalcy that has unmistakably altered operations at the White House. The president on Wednesday resumed working out of the Oval Office, just two days after returning from the hospital, though other parts of the White House were staffed with a skeleton crew and those visiting the president had to be decked out in PPE.

“You catch this thing. A lot of people caught it,” Trump said of the coronavirus, which has killed

Fall Fitness Returns To Republic Square In Austin

October 8, 2020

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AUSTIN, TX — Fall Fitness is returning to Republic Square with a series featuring socially distanced, in-person classes starting next week.

Operated and managed by the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Republic Square will be the venue for the fitness classes starting next Tuesday (Oct. 13). Classes will be led by Barre3, Corazon Latino Dance and Wanderlust Yoga, officials said in an advisory.

New health and safety guidelines will be in place for each class taking place every Tuesday and Thursday throughout October. Austin Foundation for Architecture and AIA Austin will repaint P A R K S P A C E social distancing pods so guests can safely enjoy outdoor fitness 8 feet apart.

Classes are free. Space is limited and guests are required to register online in advance each week. Spots will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Participating fitness mavens will be surrounded by spruced-up surroundings. Officials at

Trump returns from Walter Reed, White House backs FDA vaccine guidelines

October 8, 2020

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The White House has reportedly backed away from a battle with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has been advancing a timeline for a coronavirus vaccine that suggested an approval wouldn’t happen before Election Day.

The FDA has said it will need two months of observation in late-stage trials of any coronavirus vaccine in order to consider an emergency use authorization — an objective that conflicted with President Donald Trump’s desire to have an inoculation by early November. However, the White House signed off on the new guidelines Tuesday afternoon, backing away from a potential standoff that had worried health experts.

Trump, fresh from a stint in the hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, re-ignited the political debate over a vaccine timeline, putting him at odds with the FDA. In a video Monday evening, Trump also said that “vaccines are coming, momentarily” — even as FDA guidelines suggest

Trump Returns to a Capital in Chaos as Covid-19 Outbreak Spreads

October 7, 2020

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Here’s what you need to know:

President Trump announced Tuesday that he was ending talks with Democrats on a stimulus bill. — Credit…Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

As the coronavirus upended the top echelons of the U.S. government on Tuesday — leaving President Trump convalescing in the White House, the Capitol eerily empty after lawmakers tested positive and most of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in quarantine — the president abruptly ended talks on a stimulus bill intended to shore up the nation’s pandemic-stricken economy.

Mr. Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he was ending talks with Democrats on the bill, which aimed to send more aid to Americans grappling with high unemployment and to help state and local governments stay afloat as tax collections plummet, sent the stock market sliding. It came after Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned that failing to inject more

Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus

October 7, 2020

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, said to be making progress in his recovery from COVID-19, tweeted his eagerness to return to the campaign trail Tuesday even as the outbreak that has killed more than 210,000 Americans reached ever more widely into the upper echelons of the U.S. government.

As Trump convalesced out of sight in the White House, the administration defended the protections it has put in place to protect the staff working there to treat and support him. Trump again publicly played down the virus on Twitter after his return from a three-day hospitalization, though even more aides tested positive, including one of his closest advisers, Stephen Miller.

In one significant national coronavirus action, Trump declared there would be no action before the election on economic-stimulus legislation — an announcement that came not long after the Federal Reserve chairman said such help was essential for recovery with the

‘Don’t Be Afraid’ of COVID, Trump Says as He Returns to White House That Is Stalked by Illness | Top News

October 7, 2020

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By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Americans “to get out there” and not fear COVID-19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a three-night hospital stay to be treated for the virus and removed his white surgical mask to pose for pictures.

Asked how he felt on arrival at the White House, where his staff has been hit by infections and his re-election campaign dogged by the pandemic, Trump said: “Real good,” according to a pool report by a journalist covering his return on behalf of other media.

Trump wore a mask as he left the helicopter that flew him back from a military hospital outside Washington and climbed the stairs of the White House South Portico, where he removed it and posed for pictures, waving, saluting and giving thumbs-up signs.

He then turned to walk into the White House,

The Health 202: Trump returns to White House as CDC says infection possible with social distance

October 6, 2020

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The CDC officially said the virus can spread through aerosols — underscoring how easily it can be transmitted.

A CDC Web page now acknowledges sometimes people can still get infected with the virus — even when they’re at least six feet apart.

“There is evidence that under certain conditions, people with COVID-19 seem to have infected others who were more than six feet away,” the updated page states. “These transmissions occurred within enclosed spaces that had inadequate ventilation. Sometimes the infected person was breathing heavily, for example while singing or exercising.”

“Under these circumstances,” it says, “scientists believe that the amount of infectious smaller droplet and particles produced by the people with COVID-19 became concentrated enough to spread the virus to other people. The people who were infected were in the same space during the same time or shortly after the person with COVID-19 had left.”

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