Live updates: California orders thousands of body bags as Moderna vaccine nears approval
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The United States could have two coronavirus vaccines by the time the week is over: Moderna’s vaccine was found “highly effective” in a detailed review by Food and Drug Administration scientists and appears to be on track for approval by regulators.

But a grueling battle is still ahead as states continue to grapple with a high level of hospitalizations: California is ordering thousands of body bags as it undergoes “perhaps the most intense and urgent moment since the beginning of this pandemic,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday.

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Here are some significant developments:

The FDA has authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that can be taken at home without a prescription and yields immediate results. Another rapid home test kit was approved last month but required a prescription from a doctor.

Congressional negotiations for a coronavirus relief bill picked up speed on Tuesday, with top lawmakers expressing optimism.

More than 70 percent of Americans say they will “definitely or probably” get a coronavirus vaccine that has been determined to be safe by scientists and is available free — up from about 63 percent in September.

Residents of the Philippines are now required to wear a face shield in addition to a face mask when outside their homes.

Nearly 16.7 million coronavirus cases and 303,000 fatalities have been reported in the United States since February.

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Man jailed after taking four-hour Jet Ski ride across Irish sea to visit girlfriend

By Antonia Noori Farzan

A harbor in the Isle of Man.

A harbor in the Isle of Man.

His girlfriend was living on the Isle of Man, an outpost in the middle of the Irish sea that has managed to remain relatively covid-free by keeping nonresidents away. He was on the coast of Scotland, separated by some 25 miles of ocean.

So Dale McLaughlan, a 28-year-old roofer, made the four-and-a-half hour journey by Jet Ski.

“Really bizarre, isn’t it?” Isle of Man Home Affairs Minister Graham Cregeen told Manx Radio on Tuesday. He noted that the island’s residents were “really lucky” to still be able to “go out and enjoy ourselves” at a time of widespread lockdowns, and that freedom could have been jeopardized by the blatant violation of border restrictions.

The lengthy sea voyage also posed its own dangers, Creegen pointed out. According to the BBC, McLaughlan had only expected the crossing to take 40 minutes, and had never been on a Jet Ski before.

McLaughlan had received permission to travel to the island for work in September and met his girlfriend during a night out on the town after completing a mandatory 14-day isolation period, the BBC reported. He tried to get permission to return again, but was rejected.

Taking to the sea out of desperation on Friday, McLaughlan then walked another 15 miles to his girlfriend’s home. Prosecutors said this week that his she was not aware of the plan and believed he was already on the island working. The pair went out to two crowded nightclubs on Saturday, and McLaughlan was arrested Sunday after police checked his identification and discovered he did not have permission to be on the island. On Monday, he was sentenced to four weeks in jail.

A self-governing territory that depends on Britain for military protection but enforces its own immigration laws, the Isle of Man currently has only four active coronavirus cases and no community spread.