good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that wants to hear more about this four-day workweek idea. we re going to tell you about that little bit later on in the show. i am kasie hunt on this tuesday, march 16th. we ll start with the news. europe s fight against coronavirus just hit another snag as more countries hit pause on the astrazeneca vaccine due to concerns about side effects. germany, france, italy and spain have halted use of the vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people who had recently received shots. denmark and norway halted the shots last week. astrazeneca says a review of 17 million people found no increased risk of blood clots and the world health organization is urging countries to continue using it. this comes as europe faces a third wave of coronavirus amid a slow vaccine rollout. the shot, which was developed with oxford university, has not yet been approved for use in the united states. the fda is still reviewing data to determi
memorial tournament in ohio as the tournament leader is forced to withdraw because of a positive covid test. patrick snell has the details. reporter: the images that meant heartbreak for spanish golfer jon rahm. the moment the 26-year-old is informed he s tested positive for covid-19. this following the completion of his third round of the jack nicklaus-hosted memorial tournament. following covid protocols, rahm withdrawing from the competition, at the time a 6-shot lead over his nearest challengers. rahm had been placed in contact tracing protocols on monday after officials learnt he d been in close contact with who was covid-19 positive. rahm choosing to remain in the event and undergo daily testing with restricted access to the indoor facilities. the golf star subsequently testing negative every day until a further test performed after rahm completed his raindelayed
covid infected and that he would need to be tested daily? extraordinary sequence of events. to pick up on what was at stake here for rahm, trying to be the first player to win back-to-back at this event since the great tiger woods over two decades ago. tiger won it for three straight years at jack s place, as they call it. to get to your point directly, we have learned through a statement saturday evening from the u.s. pga tour he had been placed in contact tracing protocols, monday, may 31 this goes back to in question here. officials learning he had been in contact with someone who was covid-19 positive. rahm this is what s important. choosing to remain in the event and undergo daily testing with restricted access to the indoor facilities at the golf club.
positive covid-19 test. cnn s patrick snell has the details. reporter: the images that meant heartbreak for spanish golfer jon rahm. the moment the 26-year-old is informed he s tested positive for covid-19. this following the completion of his third round of the jack nicklaus-hosted memorial tournament. following tour protocols, rahm withdrawing from the competition. at the time, he had a six-shot lead over his nearest challengers. rahm had been placed in contact tracing protocols on monday after officials learnt he d been in close contact with who was covid-19 positive. rahm choosing to remain in the event and undergo daily testing with restricted access to the indoor facilities at the muirfield village golf club. the european ryder cup star testing negative every day until a further test performed after rahm completed his rain-delayed