Coronavirus in Austin: City closes city playgrounds, ball courts

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Sunday's Top Story [Coronavirus in Austin: City closes city playgrounds, ball courts]( [Coronavirus in Austin: City closes city playgrounds, ball courts]( As part of the effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Austin's Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday announced that it is closing all park amenities with the exception of restrooms and water fountains. [Read More »]( Local News [Words we need now: Austin-area pastors share their thoughts in the time of coronavirus]( [Words we need now: Austin-area pastors share their thoughts in the time of coronavirus]( We asked Austin-area clergy to share with all of us the words that have been comforting and inspiring their congregations in these difficult days. [Read More »]( [Spring day in Austin with high near 78, some rain ahead]( [Spring day in Austin with high near 78, some rain ahead]( A nice spring day with highs in the 70s kicks off a week of cool, possibly wet days ahead for the Austin area. [Read More »]( [OVERNIGHT: Man killed, woman injured in Central Austin shooting]( [OVERNIGHT: Man killed, woman injured in Central Austin shooting]( Austin police are investigating a shootout at a parking lot in Central Austin that left one man dead and a woman injured early Sunday. [Read More »]( [South Austin H-E-B storage container destroyed in blaze]( [South Austin H-E-B storage container destroyed in blaze]( An H-E-B storage container was destroyed in a fire in South Austin Saturday night. [Read More »]( [Driver killed, another injured in collision on FM 973 in Southeast Austin]( [Driver killed, another injured in collision on FM 973 in Southeast Austin]( A driver was killed and another was injured in a collision on FM 973 in Southeast Austin early Sunday. [Read More »]( Business [Austin-based Luminex receives FDA authorization for coronavirus test]( [Austin-based Luminex receives FDA authorization for coronavirus test]( Austin-based biotech firm Luminex announced on Friday that it has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new diagnostic test designed to detect the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Out of stock? UT students build website to track store inventories amid pandemic]( [Out of stock? UT students build website to track store inventories amid pandemic]( It’s an all too common sight these days: long lines, empty shelves, and days of waiting for toilet paper to come back in stock. [Read More »]( Sports [Shake on it? Sports simple gesture now under the microscope]( [Shake on it? Sports’ simple gesture now under the microscope]( Lindsay Rosenthal reminded her club team that handshakes, high-fives and hugs would not be permitted during a club volleyball tournament in Denver in early March. [Read More »]( [Fantasy football free agency and trade fallout]( [Fantasy football free agency and trade fallout]( Tom Brady is now a Buccaneer. DeAndre Hopkins is a Cardinal. Todd Gurley is a Falcon. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Is Shaka Smart settling in or is Texas just settling?]( [Bohls: Is Shaka Smart settling in – or is Texas just settling?]( The Shaka Smart Redemption Tour continues. [Read More »]( [With Texas football on hold, Tom and Michelle Herman find new normal in coronavirus stoppage]( [With Texas football on hold, Tom and Michelle Herman find new normal in coronavirus stoppage]( With the coronavirus, life has come to a standstill for Michelle and Tom Herman, same as it has for almost everyone else. [Read More »]( Opinion [Editorial: Rent relief key to weathering virus pandemic]( [Editorial: Rent relief key to weathering virus pandemic]( Nearly 156,000 Texans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a jaw-dropping eight-fold increase over the previous week. [Read More »]( [Herman: Now, more than ever, stay out of my face]( [Herman: Now, more than ever, stay out of my face]( Let me tell you about something I heard and something I saw. And stick around for why, in my particular case, it matters. [Read More »]( Nation [Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease]( [Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable. [Read More »]( [Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor]( [Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor]( SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) " As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. [Read More »]( [What you need to know today about the virus outbreak]( [What you need to know today about the virus outbreak]( President Donald Trump is raising the idea of what he's calling a quarantine involving New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, states hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets]( [Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets]( The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing. [Read More »]( [A New York doctor s story: Too many people are dying alone ]( [A New York doctor’s story: ‘Too many people are dying alone’]( NEW YORK (AP) " As an emergency medicine physician in New York City, Dr. Kamini Doobay has always known that death is part of the territory when trying to care for the city's sickest. [Read More »]( World [New York residents urged to avoid travel as virus spreads]( [New York residents urged to avoid travel as virus spreads]( BEIJING (AP) " U.S. health authorities urged millions of residents of the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel due to surging coronavirus infections there as deaths in the United States and Europe rose and countries including Russia and Vietnam tightened travel and business restrictions. [Read More »]( [Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions]( [Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions]( STOCKHOLM (AP) " The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. [Read More »]( [The Latest: Stranded tourists flown off Mount Everest]( [The Latest: Stranded tourists flown off Mount Everest]( The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. [Read More »]( [Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead]( [Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead]( BERLIN (AP) " The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic. [Read More »]( [UK s Johnson virus positive as new outbreaks appear in US]( [UK’s Johnson virus positive as new outbreaks appear in US]( British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus while disturbing new outbreaks appeared in the United States, deaths surged in Italy and Spain and the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Coronavirus in Austin: Restaurants selling groceries to customers]( [Coronavirus in Austin: Restaurants selling groceries to customers]( Restaurants around Central Texas aren’t just pivoting to takeout and delivery during this disruption caused by the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Podcasts to Listen To: 5 Things and the most reliable news podcasts to listen to]( [Podcasts to Listen To: 5 Things and the most reliable news podcasts to listen to]( Information is valuable. 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