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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has demanded that black people and other ethnic minorities receive priority access to the Chinese coronavirus vaccine.

The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases rises around the country.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is urging Americans to take precautions, such as wearing a mask, in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic to save at least 100,000 lives until Inauguration Day in 2021.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Wednesday he is “symptom-free” and feeling “good” after he announced that he had tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday.

The majority of Conservative Party voters and a plurality of Britons as a whole are in favour of making the Chinese coronavirus vaccines mandatory, a poll from YouGov has suggested. The survey found that by a margin of 54 per cent

The New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders put players on the NFL’s COVID-19 list Tuesday, while Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive for the coronavirus since the season began.

Nov. 18 (UPI) — A Los Angeles Rams player has tested positive for COVID-19 and his teammates now will meet virtually ahead of their Week 11 Monday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently considering a short-term cut to foreign aid spending amidst huge budgetary shortfalls due to the economic damage caused by the Chinese coronavirus and the ensuing lockdown restrictions. The government is drafting plans to decrease

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, knocking off Virginia to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1.

Joe Biden is claiming that “more people may die” from the novel coronavirus pandemic if President Donald Trump does not cooperate with the White House transition process.

Gavin Newsom: “I have on my desk, quite literally, three studies from France, Germany and Saudi Arabia, interestingly, that have done comprehensive studies on the efficacy of their strategies as it relates to curfews.”

Despite claims that a positive test for the coronavirus is a death sentence, many sports stars have gone on to become champions after positive tests.

British police busted up a baptism service on Sunday in London for breaching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s draconian lockdown restrictions. Police barred the Christan worshipers from entering into The Angel Church in Islington, stationing officers outside the entrance as well

Moderna, Inc., reported Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine had proven 94.5% effective in clinical trials, the latest good news in the battle against the pandemic and an affirmation of President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating for two weeks after coming into contact with a Member of Parliament (MP) infected with COVID-19, despite having already fended off the Chinese virus earlier in the year. 

The overwhelming majority of the British public is in favour of criminalising the dissemination of ‘fake news’ about vaccines, as the left-wing Labour Party has come out in favour of further speech restrictions in the UK under the pretext of

The New Orleans Saints are facing stiff discipline from the NFL after a video of their unmasked victory celebration from last Sunday night was posted to social media. Ironically, the Covid-flaunting celebration was posted by the team’s own Twitter account.

France’s interior minister Gérald Darmanin has threatened Catholic demonstrators with a police crackdown if they do not desist protesting a ban on Masses.

(AFP) — A swathe of new restrictions to curtail a second wave of coronavirus infections were announced or came into force from Austria to Greece, Italy to Portugal on Saturday as the global death toll climbed above 1.3 million.

Police squared off with hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Bristol and Liverpool as resentment spreads throughout the country against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s draconian coronavirus restrictions.

A senior Conservative MP has said that it is possible that once mass vaccination is underway that workplaces and social venues may ban entry to those who do not have a certificate to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19.

PRAGUE (AP) — A new circus company in the Czech capital that was eager to perform is doing five-minute shows on a stage behind a window.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attended a party last week that violated his own government’s guidelines limiting the number of people who can attend a social gathering during the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.

Concern has turned to joy in the Rocky Mountains as Broncos legend and current team President John Elway returns to work after recovering from the coronavirus.

The Cleveland Browns were in the process of preparing to play the Houston Texans. Now, after receiving word of a positive Covid test, they’re in the process of shutting their facilities down.

The Ivy League became the first Division I conference to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.

Populist Italian Senator Matteo Salvini has offered to pay the fine of a man who was caught breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by kissing his girlfriend on the street.

LONDON (AP) — The British serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” a man who instilled terror and fear across northern England in the 1970s, died Friday at a hospital there. He was 74.

Indiana University reportedly punished several students for celebrating school football wins in large groups in violation of coronavirus rule

White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci says that the coronavirus is “not going to be a pandemic” much longer, thanks to vaccines.

The man alleged to have rammed his car into Edmonton police station in London before lighting the road outside on fire “snapped” after being hit with a £10,000 coronavirus fine, according to reports. 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers won’t have fans at Staples Center during the upcoming regular season until further notice.

On Wednesday, the University of Maryland announced that the Terrapin athletic department was hit with a wave of new coronavirus cases, and Saturday’s game against Ohio State will be canceled.

Perhaps presaging moves by other teams, the Minnesota Vikings have announced that they will not allow fans in the stands for the entire 2020 NFL season.

Packers star quarterback is taking stock of the NFL’s coronavirus testing protocols, and it’s clear to him that there are some “double standards.”

Nov. 10 (UPI) — The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday postponed this weekend’s Alabama-LSU and Tennessee-Texas A&M games because of multiple COVID-19 cases within the Tigers and Aggies football programs.