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A fashion influencer who contracted COVID-19 is receiving backlash for fleeing NYC to the Hamptons with her family

Margot Harris

Mar 31, 2020, 5:19 PM

Influencer Arielle Charnas attends the Beach Magazine Celebration of Cover Star Arielle Charnas at the Southampton Social Club on July 24, 2019 in Southampton, New York.

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• "Something Navy" blogger and fashion influencer Arielle Charnas is receiving backlash online for leaving New York City shortly after testing positive for COVID-19.
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• Charnas first sparked controversy when she received one of the limited COVID-19 test swabs from a doctor friend. 

• Since testing positive, Charnas has posted content from her Manhattan apartment and from a rental property in the Hamptons.
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• Comments on her Instagram criticized her decision to relocate before the 14-day quarantine period ended. 
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Arielle Charnas, the influencer behind the fashion blog "Something Navy," is sparking more controversy online after leaving New York City for the Hamptons in the wake of her positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

Charnas first received backlash when she shared her health journey with her 1.3 million followers, posting an Instagram story in which received flu and COVID-19 test swabs from a doctor friend — despite telling her followers that she did not qualify for one of the limited tests.

"THE LATEST COOL NEW PERK FOR INFLUENCERS — getting tested quickly for coronavirus, while everyone else waits," New York Times Reporter Kenenth Vogel tweeted in response.

"Still fuming that something navy went and used one of the like 5 tests we have," Twitter user @alainapol22 wrote in a post.

"Influencers are always getting everything first," writer Michael Williams added.

Later that day, Charnas told her followers via an Instagram post that she would no longer be sharing content about her health, and she would continue to post her typical lifestyle content.

A day later, however, Charnas posted a follow-up note in which she revealed that she'd tested positive for COVID-19.

In the post, she addressed her access to the limited COVID-19 tests, writing that she was "lucky," and widespread access to care should be a "#1 priority."

Since testing positive for COVID-19, she's continued to update her followers on her activities via Instagram and TikTok — prompting more criticism. 

—InMinivanHell (@inminivanhell) March 30, 2020

Charnas' Instagram posts, stories, and TikTok videos since getting diagnosed reveal that she spent time with her family in their Manhattan apartment before leaving the city to recover in a Hamptons rental home. Posts on Charnas' Instagram show her taking walks outside with her daughter and posing in front of a Hamptons rental home with the caption "fresh air."


The decision to leave New York before 14 days of quarantine — the recommended period of time for those exposed to the virus — had passed received swift backlash online from commenters calling the decision "selfish" and "disappointing."

A Twitter thread by writer Sophie Ross documents and critiques Charnas' activity since the positive diagnosis.

"[Charnas] literally LEFT her palatial manhattan apartment so she could get Hamptons content," Ross wrote.

—Sophie Ross (@SophRossss) March 30, 2020

—Sophie Ross (@SophRossss) March 30, 2020

"As a nurse, I'm super bummed you couldn't stay quarantined for the whole 14 days past positive testing," one follower wrote in a comment before the comments feature was turned off on the post. "Your privilege does not excuse you from following simple rules to contain yourself. And you influence a lot of young people."

"Do you realize you have a very contagious and, for many, deadly disease? Do you realize that going out and about puts at risk, let's say, the people in your building that need to take the elevator after you?" another added. "Do you realize this is not the best message?"

Charnas did not return Insider's request for comment.









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People In Kentucky Threw A “Coronavirus Party” & It Didn’t End Well

Britni de la Cretaz

Refinery29March 25, 2020

In Kentucky, at least 160 people have tested positive for COVD-19 — including one person who attended a “coronavirus party.” Yes, shockingly, someone who attended a party mocking the virus causing the current pandemic has contracted said virus.

Shortly after news broke of the truly chaotic coronavirus party, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called for an end to all gatherings of this sort. “This is something that no one should be doing across the commonwealth,” Beshear said. “We are battling for the health and even the lives of our parents and grandparents. Don’t be so callous as to intentionally go to something and expose yourself to something that can kill other people.”

The Kentucky coronavirus party was reportedly composed of young adults in their 20s, and more people who attended are expected to test positive as well, as large gatherings in close quarters are a hotbed for transmission. The aim of the party was to reject instructions of social distancing and refute the severity of the coronavirus, which is clearly not ending well for party goers.

But unfortunately, Kentucky isn’t the only coronavirus hub dealing with this kind of outright protest that is spreading the virus. In Connecticut, after a large farewell party in early March, the town of Westport experienced a massive spike in COVID-19 cases. The party is being referred to as “party zero” because the 40 attendees scattered across the county when they left, carrying the virus with them. In South Korea, one churchgoer — known as Patient 31 — can be tied to over 60 percent of the country’s cases.

Gov. Beshear speculated that the young adults attending the party probably thought “they are indestructible” or believed they were “invincible flaunting the mass gathering prohibition.” Many people have expressed frustration over millennials not adhering to social distancing recommendations after photos of crowded Spring Break beaches in Florida went viral.

But the reckless 20-somethings at the party (and the ones on Spring Break) may be the exception rather than the norm. In fact, experts say young people actually seem more likely to take quarantine and isolation recommendations seriously than their parents, for a variety of reasons that include older folks having lived through many things and therefore assuming this won’t be so bad and younger people having a lot more years ahead of them that could be negatively affected by this pandemic.

Either way, many young people think COVID-19 is only dangerous for older people when data is showing that’s not true. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week found that 20 percent of the people hospitalized with the virus were between the ages of 20 and 44. But as Michael Arceneaux wrote for NBC News, young people hadn’t heeded the warnings because the government failed to properly convey the risk.

“The disease is spreading because the people in power — largely old white men — have failed the nation by not properly preparing for its effects in spite of dire warnings,” writes Arceneaux. “They did not sound the alarm for Americans to start worrying and getting ready, so of course young people are on beaches risking it all; the people in charge have given them no real reason to give a damn.”

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A man accused of licking deodorants in a Missouri Walmart after asking 'Who's afraid of the coronavirus?' was charged with making a terrorist threat

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• A man accused of licking items in a Walmart store during the coronavirus outbreak has been charged with making a terror threat.
• Cody Lee Pfister, 26, was charged by police in Missouri's Warren County after what they said was a video of a man "licking the merchandise after making a 'Corona Virus' statement at Walmart and posting it to social media."
• The video shows a man saying to the camera "Who's scared of the coronavirus? Don't touch your mouth" before licking a row of deodorants on the store shelf.
• The US Centers for Disease Control says that a person can get COVID-19 by touching an object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth.
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A man who police accused of licking items in a Missouri Walmart has been charged with making a terrorist threat.
Cody Lee Pfister, 26, was charged by the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with making the threat after police said he made a video of himself licking items in a Walmart store.
A video posted to social media shows a man saying to the camera: "Who's scared of the coronavirus? Don't touch your mouth" before licking a row of items on the store shelf.

Related Video: What COVID-19 Symptoms Look Like, Day by Day

This is the video, re-shared by another Twitter user:

—Ezra Levant 🇨🇳🦠 (@ezralevant) March 22, 2020

A statement from the City of Warrenton Police Department on Monday said that "a local resident who took a video of themselves licking the merchandise after making a 'Corona Virus' statement at Walmart and posting it to social media has been taken into custody."

Pfister was then charged by the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with a terrorist threat in the second degree, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

In Missouri, making a terrorist threat in the second degree means ignoring the risk of "causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building" and is a class E felony, which means it can be met with a prison sentence of up to four years and a fine.

A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Post-Dispatch.

The Warrington Police Department said on Facebook that people around the world had been in touch to complain about the video. The department said it "received numerous reports about the video from locals, nearby residents, as well as people from the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom."
"We take these complaints very seriously and would like to thank all of those who reported the video so the issue could be addressed."

Pfister's attorney did not respond to a message from the Post-Dispatch as of Tuesday. According to the Post-Dispatch, he has previously pleaded guilty to charges including burglary and stealing a firearm.
The US Centers for Disease Control has warned that the coronavirus could stay on various surfaces for hours or days, meaning that people could become infected from touching an item that someone infected has touched.

The CDC says that "a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth."
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Did Meghan and Harry Snub Kate and William By Using the Name Archie?

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Marie ClaireMarch 24, 2020

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From Marie Claire

If you have any baby-having friends, you'll already know that hell hath no fury like a parent who thinks another parent "stole" their baby name. (Remember in Friends when Monica graciously "gave" Rachel her baby name, Emma, as a gift?) Well, along with all the other issues that led to the painful rift between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's household and Prince William and Kate Middleton's, a new report points out that Kate and Will may have felt snubbed that Meghan and Harry named their son "Archie

The reason? Prince George's nickname had been "Archie"—and this is verified, having been reported well before Archie Harrison was born.

Let's back up a little. When Meghan was pregnant with Archie Harrison, The Sun reported in January of 2019 that Prince George had told a passer-by that his name was Archie. The passer-by told The Sun: “I was asked by a police minder not to take a photo of the children, which I didn’t, but George started stroking my dog. Just to be friendly I engaged in a bit of small talk and I asked George what his name was, even though obviously I knew it. To my astonishment he said ‘I’m called Archie’ with a big smile on his face. I don’t know why he calls himself Archie but kids often play with their names and I think it’s lovely.”

That said, "Archie" was one of several nicknames for Prince George; according to multiple sources, George is also known as "PG Tips" (a British brand of tea), and "Georgie" to his family members; he was also known as "little grape" by his parents until he was born. Still, in May of 2019, five months after the confirmation that George's nickname was Archie, Meghan and Harry named their newborn Archie Harrison.

A new report in The Express points out the connection, and speculates that Kate and William might have felt put out that Harry had used their son's nickname for his own son. At the time, it was reported that Archie was deliberately chosen as a name with no royal connections (by contrast, all of William and Kate's kids' names are all family names, given that they're the first family in line to the throne)—but having the future king of England use it as a nickname is, well, quite the royal connection.

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Harry and Meg stole PRINCE GEORGE's Nicname...for their child. They couldn't even find their OWN name for the kid?

And they wonder why they are hated

Teens reportedly coughed near grocery store produce for video, Virginia police say

Parents are too LAZY to teach their kids right from wrong, they might have to sacrifice social media time to parent a child)

 

Teens reportedly coughed near grocery store produce for video, Virginia police say

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Police are warning parents to monitor their children's activity amid the coronavirus pandemic after two teens appeared to film themselves coughing on produce at a Virginia grocery store.

Employees from the Harris Teeter immediately threw out hundreds of dollars worth of produce and notified police, according to Lieutenant Barry A. Dufek of the Purcellville Police Department. Police notified the public of the incident last week and identified the juveniles involved using CCTV footage, notified their parents, and interviewed them.

The teens admitted to getting close to other patrons and coughing into their own sleeves, while filming on their phones, according to police.

"It appears they were trying to do it as a practical joke and a prank," said Dufek.

Officers reviewed the footage and found no actual customers or produce were spit or coughed on directly. Police determined there was no criminal intent and the identities and the video footage of the teens was not released because of their age.

Dufek said police contacted the Commonwealth Attorney but decided not to pursue charges and to instead focus on educating the teens and their parents about the severity of the situation.

Virginia's schools are closed and there are currently 219 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in the state, according to the state’s department of health. The department said children and teenagers have more idle time because of the school closures and asked parents to explain why this kind of behavior is wrong.

"We still ask that parents continue to monitor their children’s activities, including social media viewing and posting, and to discourage the promotion of any such fear-inducing behavior," according to a Facebook post from the department.

Dufek said this is the first incident of its kind in Purcellville, but the police department called the video part of "a disturbing trend on social media across the country." The incident bears similarities to a video that emerged last year of a woman licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream and putting it back on the shelf. That video was viewed more than 13 million times, several copycat videos were posted and multiple people were arrested. 

Viral Blue Bell saga continues: Ice cream licker who appeared in viral video sentenced to jail
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Teens in video coughing near produce at grocery store: Virginia police

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/aint-serious-miami-spring-breakers-074801407.html

'Ain't that serious': Miami spring breakers party on

 

It's one of many public health questions facing the United States:
how to convince party-hungry spring breakers to take the coronavirus seriously and opt for social distancing, instead of the beach.

In Miami, bars, restaurants and nightclubs will close from 11 p.m. local time on Tuesday night, but Brady Sluder from Ohio vowed to keep partying.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRADY SLUDER, SPRING-BREAKER FROM OHIO, SAYING:
"If I get corona, I get corona. "At the end of the day, I'm not going to let it stop me from partying."
Miami will shut movie theaters, gyms and other businesses to discourage gatherings of more than 10 people.

Officials fear that otherwise, people could help spread COVID-19.
Authorities say that young adults are just as likely to be infected - even if they are less likely to become severely ill.

But Brianna Smith, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, complained the measures were too drastic.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRIANNA LEEDER, 21-YEAR-OLD SPRING-BREAKER, FROM WISCONSIN, SAYING:
"It's really messing up with my spring break. What is there to do here other than go to the bars or the beach? And they're closing all of it. "I think they're blowing it way out of proportion. I think it's doing way too much."
Others voiced frustration Miami's iconic South Beach was closed off.


(SOUNDBITE) (English) ATLANTIS WALKER, 21-YEAR-OLD SPRING-BREAKER FROM INDIANA, SAYING:
"What they're doing is bad, we need a refund. This virus ain't that serious. There's more serious things out there like hunger and poverty, we need to address that."
Health authorities say the virus IS serious.


And U.S. President Donald Trump's tone has changed dramatically on the pandemic from initiatlly playing it down, to suddenly urging urgent action and asking for sledgehammer $1 trillion dollars in stimulus to fight the crisis.
It's already killed more than 100 people across the country and now, cases have been reported in all 50 states.