US now has more coronavirus deaths than any other country, but the worst of epidemic may not be far off

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 [US now has more coronavirus deaths than any other country, but the worst of epidemic may not be far off]( [US now has more coronavirus deaths than any other country, but the worst of epidemic may not be far off]( The United States has passed Italy to become the country with the most coronavirus deaths. [Read More »]( Local News [Abbott announces childcare website for essential workers during coronavirus pandemic]( [Abbott announces childcare website for essential workers during coronavirus pandemic]( Gov. Greg Abbott Friday announced the launch of a website to help essential workers find childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More »]( [WEATHER UPDATE: Tornado confirmed in Hill Country, wind advisory in effect for Central Texas]( [WEATHER UPDATE: Tornado confirmed in Hill Country, wind advisory in effect for Central Texas]( After severe weather overnight that included hail, damaging winds and at least one tornado in the Hill Country, most of Central Texas will be under a wind advisory during an otherwise warm, partly cloudy Sunday. [Read More »]( [Arrests of celebrity mechanic s son underscore domestic worries in coronavirus lockdown]( [Arrests of celebrity mechanic’s son underscore domestic worries in coronavirus lockdown]( Austin police recently arrested a man twice in a little more than a week after responding to a rental home in Hyde Park both times and finding his girlfriend with injuries consistent with an assault. [Read More »]( [Confirmed coronavirus case in Williamson County up to 113, officials say]( [Confirmed coronavirus case in Williamson County up to 113, officials say]( The Williamson County and Cities Health District confirmed three new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of known cases to 113. [Read More »]( [Texas regulators weigh production cuts to boost oil prices]( [Texas regulators weigh production cuts to boost oil prices]( With crude prices plummeting to 20-year lows and tens of thousands of oil workers already laid off, the Texas agency that oversees the oil and gas industry will meet Tuesday to discuss the prospect of curtailing statewide oil production for the first time since the 1970s. [Read More »]( Business [UT study: Construction activity can raise coronavirus risks for workers, community]( [UT study: Construction activity can raise coronavirus risks for workers, community]( New research from the University of Texas finds that construction work can undermine efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus and lead to larger numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, both among industry workers and the public at large. [Read More »]( Sports [High-tech: Central Texas athletes not grounded by postponement of sports]( [High-tech: Central Texas athletes not grounded by postponement of sports]( On her 16th birthday, Emilee Baker honed her batting stroke by smacking 150 softballs off a tee in the front yard of her country home. [Read More »]( [Nothing s certain, but anxiety grows over 2020 football season amid coronavirus stoppage]( [Nothing’s certain, but anxiety grows over 2020 football season amid coronavirus stoppage]( Speculation is rampant all across the college landscape about how the coronavirus pandemic will impact the 2020 football season. [Read More »]( [Texas coach Vic Schaefer on his all-out defense: We ain t standing around in a 2-3 zone ]( [Texas coach Vic Schaefer on his all-out defense: ‘We ain’t standing around in a 2-3 zone’]( Like most coaches, Vic Schaefer believes the offense will come. Expect fanatical defense and hellacious effort to be the Longhorns' central focus for the immediate future. [Read More »]( [On Second Thought Ep 176: New UT women s hoops coach Vic Schaefer: Why I took the job ]( [On Second Thought Ep 176: New UT women’s hoops coach Vic Schaefer: ‘Why I took the job’]( New Texas women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer explains why he left MIssissippi State for Austin, his friendly but heated rivalry with former boss and longtime buddy Gary Blair at Texas A&M and the challenge awaiting him at Texas. [Read More »]( [NCAA exec says robust changes to be proposed on athlete names, image and likeness]( [NCAA exec says ‘robust’ changes to be proposed on athlete names, image and likeness]( A top NCAA executive says representatives of the association’s top-level schools will be presented with a “very robust set of proposals” concerning changes to rules governing athletes’ ability to make money from their names, images and likenesses. [Read More »]( Opinion [Bridges: Amid darkest of days, we need the light of Easter]( [Bridges: Amid darkest of days, we need the light of Easter]( Happy Easter!We can still celebrate, can’t we?We’re separated from each other, from our families, from our churches. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: April 12, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: April 12, 2020]( Bonnen’s name-callingdoesn’t make us saferRe: April 5 article, “UT: 49 of 211 have virus after trip” and April 3 article, “Dennis Bonnen has choice words for UT spring breakers.”I would like to take exception to the harsh criticism of the University of Texas students who are undergoing quarantine-shaming for a spring break trip in March. [Read More »]( [Pitts: Sometimes, the faithful make faith a gauntlet]( [Pitts: Sometimes, the faithful make faith a gauntlet]( "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" -- John 3:16So one day, the skies crack open and a deluge falls upon this small town. [Read More »]( [Watson: Texas coronavirus recovery demands immediate boldness]( [Watson: Texas’ coronavirus recovery demands immediate boldness]( Every aspect of American life has felt the coronavirus’ disruptive shockwaves. [Read More »]( [Douthat: The road to normalcy]( [Douthat: The road to normalcy]( There will be three stages to the coronavirus era. [Read More »]( Nation [Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump s pandemic response]( [Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response]( WASHINGTON (AP) " By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. [Read More »]( [Fears of Wild West as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market]( [Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market]( WASHINGTON (AP) " Blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. [Read More »]( [ SNL returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks]( [‘SNL’ returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks]( NEW YORK (AP) " 'Saturday Night Live' tried its first 'quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in with jokes from home. [Read More »]( [The week that was: Stories from the coronavirus saga]( [The week that was: Stories from the coronavirus saga]( As coronavirus cases topped 1.75 million in the world during the past week " Holy Week for Christians and Passover for Jews " deaths in the United States overtook Italy's. [Read More »]( [Nurses weigh their principles vs safety in virus fight]( [Nurses weigh their principles vs safety in virus fight]( Paramedics rushed another critical COVID-19 patient into the emergency room, and Chicago nurse Cynthia Riemer felt her adrenaline kick in. [Read More »]( World [UK PM Johnson out of the hospital, says staff saved his life]( [UK PM Johnson out of the hospital, says staff saved his life]( LONDON (AP) " Health officials say 657 more people in England with the new coronavirus have died, taking total U.K. deaths over 10,000. [Read More »]( [Turkey charts less restrictive virus path to protect economy]( [Turkey charts less restrictive virus path to protect economy]( ISTANBUL (AP) " Police across Turkey are conducting routine ID checks on the streets, stopping anyone who looks under 20 or over 65 as they enforce a coronavirus curfew for the young and the elderly. [Read More »]( [South Korea plans tracking wristbands, US virus deaths rise]( [South Korea plans tracking wristbands, US virus deaths rise]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " South Korea announced plans Saturday to strap tracking wristbands on people who defy quarantine orders and Christians were urged to stay home on Easter weekend as the global coronavirus death toll passed 100,000. [Read More »]( [Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle the coronavirus]( [Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle the coronavirus]( BENI, Congo (AP) " Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people for more than 18 months, and now it must also face a new scourge: the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Italy begins to grapple with how to ease virus restrictions]( [Italy begins to grapple with how to ease virus restrictions]( SOAVE, Italy (AP) " With warmer weather beckoning, Italians are straining against a strict lockdown to halt the coronavirus that is just now showing signs of ebbing at the end of five weeks of mass isolation. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Live Streams to check out: Church and worship services]( [Live Streams to check out: Church and worship services]( While most church doors have been closed in order to keep their congregations safe from the coronavirus, many houses of worship have been offering live streams of their services for those who want to still hear the word. 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