Governor Newsom: COVID-19 patients in ICUs have quadrupled, hospitalizations have tripled in last six days
Gov. Gavin Newsom opened a wide-ranging discussion on California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday with updated statistics on the number of patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit beds around the state. Newsom said 774 people in California are in ICU beds on Wednesday,...
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic. The new rules require daily updates on each ship’s coronavirus caseload...
Trump’s Breakdown vs Covid-19
Before Herbert Hoover earned a reputation as a tragic failure, he had a reputation for heroic success—a can-do businessman who arrived in the presidency with no previous elective experience. He was one of the most celebrated men of his times. Then times changed. “Ambition and...
Democrat Sanders calls on Wisconsin to postpone Tuesday primary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called on Wisconsin to postpone its April 7 primary, citing the risk from the novel coronavirus. “People should not be forced to put their lives on the line to vote, which is why 15 states...
This is what China did to beat coronavirus. Could America handle it?
In late February, as coronavirus infections mounted in Wuhan, China, local authorities went door-to-door for health checks – forcibly isolating every resident in makeshift hospitals and temporary quarantine shelters, even separating parents from young children who displayed symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how seemingly mild....
Explosion of coronavirus deaths comes as White House issues grim forecast of up to 240K fatalities
“This is going to be a rough two-week period,” President Trump said in a press conference on Tuesday. “As a nation we’re going to have a really rough two weeks. Our strength will be tested and our endurance will be tried.” China – where the...
Trump Said Coronavirus Would ‘Miraculously’ Be Gone By April
President Donald Trump thinks he’s doing a fabulous job getting the country through the coronavirus crisis. He’s more than happy to boast about it. “One of the things I did is I closed down the borders to China and to other areas that are very...
People without symptoms are fueling coronavirus
More data showing people without symptoms are fueling the spread of coronavirus have top officials rethinking whether the general public should be wearing masks. New data out of Iceland shows 50% of those who tested positive said they were asymptomatic. In the US, an estimated...
Trump finally levels with America about desperate reality of pandemic
President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of the most chilling White House moments in modern history. Even with blanket nationwide adoption of stringent mitigation efforts, between 100,000 and...
Joe Biden: ‘Hard To Envision’ How DNC Goes Ahead As Planned Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he didn’t see how the Democratic Party could hold its national convention as scheduled in July as cases of COVID-19 continue to spike around the country. “It’s hard to envision that,” Biden, the leading Democratic candidate hoping to...
Coronavirus-related deaths top 4,000 as WH task force projects up to 240,000 deaths in country
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The number of coronavirus related deaths topped 4,000 in the U.S. on Tuesday night, just one day after reaching the 3,000 mark. The U.S. has now surpassed China...
Florida hasn’t issued a statewide COVID-19 order. Here’s why
JUPITER, Fla. ― Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to issue a statewide “stay-at-home” order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus because the disease has not hit many areas of the state, he said. At least 30 states have issued statewide stay-at-home orders...
U.S. death toll spirals amid rush to build field hospitals, find supplies
NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity, and sometimes beyond, by the coronavirus pandemic. Even as millions of Americans hunkered down in their homes...
Why America is scared and confused: Even the experts are getting it wrong
The CDC said Americans don’t need masks — but now they might. The agency said the virus spread through “droplets” from coughs and sneezes — but then warned about catching it from people with no symptoms, or even from surfaces, like subway turnstiles or metal...
Coronavirus Task Force Details ‘Sobering’ Data Behind Its Extended Guidelines
America must brace for 100,000 or more people to die in the coming months in the coronavirus pandemic, the White House’s response team warned Tuesday. “As sobering a number as that is, we should be prepared for it,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top immunologist...
Trump Task Force Spends Nearly 20 Minutes Answering Jim Acosta During White House Briefing
President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force spent nearly 20 minutes answer questions from CNN’s Jim Acosta on Tuesday. Acosta brought up about 15 different questions and interjections as the task force offered him detailed information about the virus and President Trump’s...
Fact Check: Yes, CDC Guidelines Do Suggest a Scarf — as a Last Resort
CLAIM: President Donald Trump: “You can use a scarf … if people want to do it, there’s certainly no harm to it.” VERDICT: MOSTLY TRUE. While no substitute for a proper mask, scarves are a last resort in times of shortage. President Trump and members...
‘Save someone else’: 30-year-old with terminal leukemia and coronavirus tells docs to stop meds
“Save someone else.” The words spoken by Liam Downing, soon after learning that his leukemia was terminal and his coronavirus test was positive, have plucked heartstrings around the world. Barely 30, the popular DJ from Leeds, England, died a few days after celebrating that milestone...
‘We will get to the bottom of what happened and when and by who’
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker promised answers Tuesday afternoon on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, where 13 veterans have passed away since last week. The governor said the state’s primary focus is on stabilizing the health and safety of...
I Just Got Out Of The COVID-19 ICU
I live with two unrelated roommates even though I’m 51 years old, I have multiple day jobs (nursing, and working with high school students) that support my art (performing comedy), and until two weeks ago I hated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a stunning...
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which converted a New York convention center into a 1,000-bed hospital in the space of a week, is searching for hotels, dormitories, convention centers and large open space to build as many as 341 temporary hospitals, the chief of...
A Darwinian approach to federalism’: States confront new reality under Trump
The Trump White House is doubling down on a strategy to govern the coronavirus pandemic: pushing authority and responsibility for the response onto the states. As the virus spreads across the U.S. and new hot spots emerge in states such as Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan and...
New York City Hospitals Struggle To Get Virus Testing Online Amid Patient Surge
Some New York City hospitals are still unable to perform reliable on-site coronavirus testing for patients and staff who show symptoms of COVID-19 and must instead wait days for results from outside laboratories, even as the city’s hospital beds fill up with seriously ill people....
Coronavirus updates: Deaths in U.S. surpass China’s reported death toll
The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States topped China’s reported death toll Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 3,400 people have died in the United States. About 3,300 have died in China, where the outbreak originated. Americans have seen their country...
Coronavirus live updates: Need to prepare for ‘battle’ at the apex, Cuomo says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected more than 823,000 people around the world. Over 174,000 of those patients have recovered from the the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19. More than 40,000 people across the globe have died,...
With Coronavirus On 97 Bases, the Military Struggles With Its Many Missions
In a message to families posted on Facebook, division commander Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes said the troops were returning home “sooner than anticipated”—60 days earlier than previously planned—in response, he said, to the commander-in-chief’s desire to downsize forces in Afghanistan but also an accelerated schedule...
COVID-19 model says Minnesota is saving tens of thousands of lives by staying home
Minnesotans are preventing tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths by making unprecedented sacrifices of personal freedoms and commerce in the face of the pandemic, according to the model that informed Gov. Tim Walz’s “Stay at Home” order. The model suggests the number will easily be...
Devon Horse Show and Country Fair canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
Devon Horse Show and Country Fair has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak across the region, event organizers announced on Monday. The 124th edition of the event was scheduled to be held May 21-31 in the Main Line town. Event organizers said that postponement...
Coronavirus Cases in Illinois Top 5,000 With 73 Fatalities
One day after Illinois saw its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, the state reported yet another climb, topping 5,000 confirmed diagnoses on Monday. A total of 5,057 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed, along with 73 deaths, according to the...
Coronavirus: Tampa pastor out on bond after allegedly violating safer-at-home order
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa Bay area pastor has bonded out of jail after he was arrested following large services that were held at his church over the weekend despite social distancing guidelines that have been put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic....
