Number 10 Downing Street has reportedly confirmed that London and other major British cities could be placed under local lockdowns that would ban travel in and out of them if there is a spike in Chinese coronavirus cases.
(AFP) — Hundreds of coronavirus-infected people in Australia’s worst-hit state have been caught flouting stay-at-home orders, authorities said Tuesday, prompting tougher fines.
There aren’t many people in the nation’s capital who are willing to challenge the status quo, voice support for President Trump, or say that they love their country.
The head of the China-influenced World Health Organization (W.H.O.) argued on Monday, amid the rush to discover an effective vaccine against the coronavirus in the U.S. and beyond, that there may never be a “silver bullet” for the lethal and contagious disease.
Landon Fuller’s parents believe social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the suicidal thoughts leading to his death.
The U.S. reported nearly 49,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, marking the lowest single-day number of infections in four weeks.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for COVID-19.
SANT SADURNÍ D’ANOIA, Spain (AP) – Like most Spaniards, Emma Gaya thought the worst of the pandemic was behind her…
Actor and producer Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital, have struck a deal with XFL Owner Vince McMahon to buy the COVID-shuttered football league.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew. Health authorities fear the ship could have infected dozens of towns and villages along Norway’s western coast.
The San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases despite doing everything “by the book,” according to the policies that experts say they would like to impose nationwide.
(AFP) — Australia’s second-largest city started a six-week curfew and the Philippine capital was ordered back into lockdown, as the number of global coronavirus cases on Monday topped 18 million.
Mexico climbed to number three in the world in the number of people who died from COVID-19. This as Mexican health officials claim to be making progress in controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus. While Mexico had more than time than other nations to prepare for the virus, health officials claim that the high number of fatalities is simply because people are fat and eat junk food.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic will be “lengthy” and lockdowns alongside enforced isolation will be a fact of life for some time after its emergency committee met to evaluate its own bungled initial response to the crisis.
“I actually agree with this,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Too much income disparity. Changes must be made, and soon!”
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday during a campaign speech appeared to be unaware of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to combat the coronavirus, at one point suggesting that President Trump do something that he is already doing.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) suggested Friday that red states are “getting what’s coming to them” in regards to the coronavirus, which has killed more than 150,000 Americans.
MIAMI (AP) — With six teams idled Friday by the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to union leader Tony Clark about the importance of players following the sport’s coronavirus protocols.
U.S. hospitals have a “perverse” monetary “incentive” to increase their count of coronavirus fatalities, the CDC chief suggests.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) grilled Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday over whether the ongoing protests are fueling the coronavirus.
Sixty percent of workers who have tested positive for coronavirus in Los Angeles have refused to cooperate with contact tracing, making the pandemic harder to control and raising doubts about whether such a system can work nationwide.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) praised China on Thursday, saying the country is “growing into a respectable nation” and that the country “has pulled tens of millions of people out of poverty.”
The seven-day average number of new coronavirus infections in the U.S had plateaued and was even beginning to drop as of Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Thursday his team’s weekend series at Philadelphia was called off because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staffers tested positive.
Evan McMullin, a former CIA operative and 2016 presidential candidate, blamed the “Trump cult” for the death of Herman Cain from coronavirus on Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Another player with the Miami Marlins has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team’s total to 16 players, according to a person familiar with the matter.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One Philadelphia Phillies employee who works in the visiting clubhouse has tested positive for the coronavirus, general manager Matt Klentak said Wednesday.
Nuggets player Michael Porter Jr. promulgated the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was created as a global population control device.
At least one player from the Miami Marlins went out on the town when the team was in Atlanta, and that ill-advised venture is now believed to be responsible for the team’s coronavirus outbreak.
The NFL Players Association reports that thus far, 21 players have tested positive for the coronavirus after reporting for traing camps.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) invited Major League Baseball (MLB) teams facing coronavirus-related restrictions in their respective states to play in New York State, despite the Empire State having both the third-highest number of cumulative coronavirus cases and highest number of related deaths in the country.
Domestic violence across New York City soared at the peak of the state’s coronavirus lockdown, recently unveiled data reportedly show.
Hospital capacity in Florida continues to remain steady, despite the addition of over 50,000 new COVID-19 cases over the span of five days, data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration shows.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) chastised Republican Reps. Andy Biggs (AZ), Mike Johnson (LA), and Jim Jordan (OH) for temporarily removing their masks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday with Attorney General William Barr.
U.S. Attorney General Willam Barr mocked Democrats when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attempted to attack President Donald Trump on the coronavirus.
The leader of Italy’s populist Lega party has denounced the three-month extension of Italy’s state of emergency over the coronavirus, suggesting that the decision was made for “political purposes.”
The NFL is working overtime to get their testing regimen down to make the 2020 season as safe as possible. However, a growing number of NFL players have decided that the risk is too great.
Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best advised her city’s business owners and residents that local police will not “risk their personal safety to protect property” after a ban issued by the city council of “less lethal tools” — such as pepper spray — for the purposes dispersing crowds to control rioters.
The seven-day rolling average number of coronavirus infections in most of the Sunbelt appeared to have plateaued as of Monday.
Studies that claim hydroxychloroquine does not work when treating patients with the coronavirus are “fake science,” a doctor at the “White Coat Summit” in Washington, DC, said on Monday.
