US reports highest single-day coronavirus death toll since outbreak
The US on Saturday reported more than 1,300 coronavirus deaths — the largest daily spike in the country since the health crisis began, according to a report. The grim milestone brought the country’s death toll up to 8,503, with more than 312,000 Americans now confirmed...
China is encouraging herbal remedies to treat COVID-19. But scientists warn against it
As China appears to emerge from the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, government officials are encouraging the use of traditional medicine for treatment and prevention — a practice experts warned could give the public a false sense of security amid the pandemic. China’s National Health...
U.S. Virus Deaths Surpass 8,500 as Cruise Ship with COVID-19 Patients Docks in Florida
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. soared past 300,000 on Sunday, more than double the total of Spain, the country with the second-highest number of confirmed cases. As of Sunday morning, there were 312,245 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the...
Nearly 600 people in N.Y. die of coronavirus Saturday; ‘apex’ could be near
Nearly 600 additional people in New York state died of coronavirus Saturday, bringing the grim toll to 4,159 but suggesting it could be around the “apex” of the outbreak, Gov. Cuomo said. “We could be either very near the apex or the apex could be...
U.S. surgeon general: ‘The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment
The U.S. surgeon general said this week will be the “hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives” in a direct message to the nine governors who have yet to issue stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus outbreak. “The next week is going to be...
United slashes New York-area flights due to coronavirus
United said starting Sunday it will go from 157 daily flights total at Newark and New York LaGuardia to just 17. Newark, the airline’s hub in the New York area, will drop from 139 daily flights to 62 destinations to 15 flights a day to...
Inside the luxurious underground bunkers where the rich bug out
When the going gets tough, the rich get going … to luxurious underground bunkers. Suddenly, heading six feet under doesn’t sound so bad, especially when the new digs often include pre-stocked food and blast-proof doors. Helicopters are on standby “if that moment comes,” says one...
Coronavirus live updates: New Jersey city mandates all workers to use face covers
The death toll amid the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to skyrocket as more than 8,400 people in the United States have died from COVID-19. There are at more than 311,000 diagnosed cases in the U.S. and more than 1.2 million around the world. The actual...
Trump May Use Tariffs on Oil Imports to Protect U.S. Energy Jobs
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that, if needed, he will impose tariffs on oil imports in an effort to protect American energy companies and their thousands of employees. During his press conference at the White House with the Coronavirus Task Force, the president was...
Illinois Surpasses 10,000 Mark For Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois has now exceeded 10,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with deaths now totaling 243. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said 1,453 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Saturday, along with 33 new deaths. The total number of...
A tale of two agencies: NYC transit workers to receive nearly 250,000 N95 masks to protect against coronavirus
As transit union workers cheered the arrival of 250,000 N95 masks Saturday, angry corrections workers remained at war with the city over access to the same protective gear. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly began distributing the in-demand protective masks to safeguard transit workers from the...
Coronavirus: Trump predicts fans in NFL stands by fall. Not in California, Newsom says
Sports fans looking toward football season this fall as a reward for months sheltered amid a global pandemic had cold water thrown on those hopes Saturday. While President Donald Trump reportedly said he believes the NFL season can start as scheduled, Gov. Gavin Newsom responded...
nurses battle through fear on coronavirus front lines
Now the nurses scrub these items clean and wear them for as long as they can. This has them worried, considering how contagious the coronavirus is. “We chose to be nurses, but we didn’t choose to not be protected,” Farid said. “I didn’t choose to...
No shopping and no sales tax means busted budgets for St. Louis area governments during coronavirus crisis
RIDGETON — When sales taxes collected by the state make their way back to local governments in a few weeks, officials will have hard data to substantiate what they already know. It’s going to be bad. In Bridgeton, they’re already imposing a hiring freeze and...
China wins key seat to UN Human Rights council despite troubled record, disastrous coronavirus response
China has won a seat on a panel on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council, where it will help vet candidates for important posts — despite its decades-long record of systematic human rights abuse that the U.S. has said fueled the coronavirus pandemic. Jiang Duan,...
HIV drug leronlimab, which successfully treats coronavirus, moving to phase 2 trials
An experimental HIV drug that has been used to successfully treat COVID-19 patients is in its second phase of testing with the Food and Drug Administration, its manufacturer says. Leronlimab, made by the biotech company CytoDyn, was used to treat a handful of severely ill...
Here are the stay-at-home orders in every state
The White House and all prominent public health officials have urged people across the country to stay at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Nonetheless, governors of five states have yet to issue lockdown orders for their residents, and...
Coronavirus live updates: Coast Guard oversees disembarkation of 250,000 passengers
The death toll amid the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to skyrocket as more than 7,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19. There are at least 278,458 diagnosed cases in the U.S. and more than 1.1 million around the world. The actual number...
The Deadliest Day in America’s Outbreak: 1,400 New Coronavirus Deaths
The U.S. reported more than 7,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday. At least 30,000 new cases of the novel virus infections have brought the total number of infections to 278,000. Friday represented the deadliest day in America’s outbreak, with more than 1,400 new deaths reported....
Trump jokes about hooking up with models during coronavirus briefing
President Trump joked about being “involved in” models during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Friday. The quip came while the president was fielding questions about the trajectory of the pandemic. Who’s the biggest COVIDIOT of them all — you be the judge...
Jared Kushner Says States Should Have Planned Ahead Before Joining The Union
WASHINGTON—Speaking at a press conference to address the growing Covid-19 pandemic, White House senior advisor Jared Kushner admonished resource-stricken states this week that they should have shown some foresight and planned ahead before joining the Union. “To any governors coming to me and saying the...
Was it flu or the coronavirus? FDA authorizes first COVID-19 antibody test
That raspy cough, chest tightness and fever you battled last month — was that just a bug? Or were you infected with the novel coronavirus? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just made it easier to find out. The agency has issued its first emergency-use...
Singer Pink reveals she had coronavirus, donates $1 million to hospitals
Pink revealed that she had coronavirus in tweets Friday night. “Two weeks ago my three-year-old son, Jameson, and I were showing symptoms of COVID-19,” the singer wrote. “Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive.” Pink sheltered in place for...
That coronavirus baby boom? Experts say it’s unlikely
Will we see a “baby boom” nine months later, since so many couples are cooped up inside with nowhere to go? Sure, this kind of trend has been reported before. But demographers think it’s unlikely to occur this time around. In fact, they say the...
Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call
President Donald Trump has notified the Senate Intelligence Committee that he is firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who was the first to alert Congress to an urgent whistleblower complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president last year. In...
Potential coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by University of Pittsburgh scientists
In the race to find a vaccine to combat the aggressive spread of the novel coronavirus, scientists with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may have found a potential option. With funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute...
Coronavirus updates: US death toll passes 7,100; March job losses hit 701,000
Health authorities changed their position Friday on the widespread use of non-medical masks and federal emergency workers say they are working around-the-clock to meet demand for medical supplies in an increasingly deadly COVID-19 outbreak in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now...
‘Crazy amounts of chicken’ and masks – a small Washington grocer’s typical day
(Reuters) – A tall, surgical mask-wearing young man stands at the entrance as customers line up outside. A sign at the door – illustrated with stick figures drawn by the co-owner’s 6-year-old daughter – warns clients they can only come in three at a time....
How Trump surprised his own team by ruling out Obamacare
As coronavirus ran rampant and record jobless numbers piled up, the nation’s health insurers last week readied for a major announcement: The Trump administration was reopening Obamacare to millions of newly uninsured Americans. It was an announcement that never came. The White House instead rejected...
Hell is Coming and We Sold Out Our National Security For A Few Dollars
Executive Summary: Two weeks ago we predicted that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 would reach 20,000 by April 15th. The following article explains why. Article: I am furious and frustrated. Once the greatest country on the face of this planet, the United States is...