Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club partially closes due to coronavirus outbreak



A reported coronavirus outbreak at the Mar-a-Lago Club owned by former President Donald Trump has forced a partial shutdown.

The incident at the estate in Palm Beach, Florida, was first reported by the Associated Press and confirmed by the Washington Post. An email from the club went out to its members explaining the situation on Friday.

"The health and safety of our members and staff is our highest priority," read the email.

"As some of our staff have recently tested positive for COVID-19, we will be temporarily suspending service at the Beach Club and a la carte Dining Room. We are taking this measure out of an abundance of caution, like other clubs in our area impacted by COVID-19," it continued.

"We have already undertaken all appropriate response measures in accordance with CDC guidance," the email added, "including activating a thorough sanitization and cleaning of any affected areas and all club facilities, and we will continue our heightened environmental cleaning regimen."

The former president took up residence at Mar-a-Lago in January after leaving the White House. Trump had also been treated for the coronavirus when he contracted it in Oct. 2020. He has since been vaccinated.

Many of Trump's critics took to Twitter to mock him over the development.

"Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak. Is COVID still a hoax though?" tweeted CNN political analyst April Ryan.

"If you look at Instagram's tagged from Mar-a-Lago, not super shocking they had another outbreak. It's an idiot pod," said television producer Bob Schooley.

"On Covidiots news, Mar-a-Lago has been partially closed until further notice due to a Covid outbreak. And there you have it," replied anti-Trump singer Ricky Davila.

"Well done Donald and #GovenorDeathSentence!" responded another Twitter user.

"I wonder if the bedbugs at Mar-a-Lago got Covid too?" tweeted an anti-Trump band.

"Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak Thoughts and prayers, motherf***ers," tweeted liberal activist Delilah Asterales.

Here's more about the Mar-a-Lago COVID outbreak:

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Major PPE manufacturer shutters more than half of its factories after 2,500 workers test positive for COVID



Malaysia's Top Glove, the world's largest manufacturer of latex gloves, has closed more than half of its factories after approximately 2,500 workers tested positive for coronavirus.

What are the details?

According to a Tuesday Forbes report, 2,453 of the company's 5,800 Malaysian workers have tested positive for the deadly virus.

All 2,453 workers have been hospitalized, according to Reuters.

At the time of this reporting, researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 58,847 confirmed coronavirus cases in Malaysia, with at least 341 deaths attributed to COVID.

"In an official statement," Forbes writer Siladitya Ray noted, "the company said it has temporarily stopped production in 16 of its facilities in the badly hit Meru region, while its remaining 12 facilities in the area have been operating at 'reduced capacities.'"

A report from the BBC noted that the company is set to shutter 28 of its 41 plants across the country in an attempt to tamp down the spread of the virus.

"All those who tested positive have been hospitalized and their close contacts have been quarantined to avoid infecting other workers," Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah told Reuters in a statement on the infections.

Abdullah added that the vast majority of the positive cases in the cluster were factory workers, with 2,360 foreigners and 164 Malaysians.

It is unclear at the time of this reporting when the company will begin closures. Reuters reported that Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that certain Top Glove factories will be "closed in stages, to allow further screening and quarantine."

In a statement about the closures, the company added, "We have completed full screening of about 5,700 workers at our hostels. We are committed to proceed with the (health ministry) recommended COVID-19 screening test of the balance (of) workers and staff at our factories in Meru, Klang."

You can read more on the background of the company here.

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Israel set to enter extraordinary second lockdown as COVID-19 outbreak surges to highest levels yet



Israel is set to enter a second nationwide shutdown after a major surge in COVID-19 cases.

The country initially reopened in May, but is now set to enter its second lockdown beginning on Friday.

What are the details?

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an inner cabinet of ministers approved the latest three-week lockdown late on Sunday, which will take place during Jewish high holy days.

"The plan is subject to the final approval of the full cabinet on Sunday and faces opposition from some ministers," Bloomberg reported.

The outlet noted that "[s]everal ultra-Orthodox lawmakers have threatened to pull out of Netanyahu's brittle coalition if the government goes ahead with a lockdown during the holiday season, which begins Sept. 18 and lasts about three weeks."

Cases in May reportedly rose from five confirmed infections to more than 4,000 over the last week, according to the outlet, bringing new infections per capita close to the worst levels in the world.

Reuters reported that Israelis Israelis will be required to stay within 500 meters of their homes, and can only travel to workplaces that have been previously approved to continue operations.

"Schools and shopping malls will be closed but supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open," the news organization added. "The public sector will operate with fewer staff, but non-governmental offices and businesses will not have to close, as long as they do not accept customers."

Additionally, indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people, with no more than 20 people congregating in one place outdoors.

"I know those measures will exact a heavy price on us all," Netanyahu said during a televised address, according to Financial Times. "This is not the kind of holiday we are used to. And we certainly won't be able to celebrate with our extended families."

According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu added, "We were warned of a spike in serious cases that could result in a number of deaths we have not seen before. [T]he winter that is nearing may see seasonal flu added to the coronavirus case load so we must take steps in advance."

What else?

At the time of this reporting, researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 156,823 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel, with at least 1,126 deaths attributed to the virus.

The outlet claimed that May's "botched reopening of the economy" sent COVID-19 infections "soaring."

The new shutdown could continue to devastate the economy.

According to Bloomberg, the country's finance ministry chief on Thursday estimated that a four-week lockdown would cost the nation's economy approximately $4.4 billion.

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