It’s 9 a.m. in London and 4 a.m. in New York City. Here’s the latest on the pandemic
The pandemic has killed more than 197,000 people worldwide. If you’re just joining us, here is the latest on the outbreak: Italy’s medical workers: At least 150 doctors have died in Italy after contracting coronavirus — and health care professionals account for about 10% of...
Many Southern California beaches remain closed as heatwave hits
Beaches in Los Angeles and San Diego counties will remain closed this weekend to slow the spread of the coronavirus as a heatwave brings record warm temperatures to Southern California. The continued closures have prompted local officials to remind the public to continue to stay...
The United States has at least 890,500 coronavirus cases, including more than 51,000 deaths
There are at least 890,524 cases of coronavirus in the United States, including at least 51,017 deaths, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As states begin to include “probable deaths” in their counts, so will JHU. In the upcoming days, these...
The US will send ventilators to Ecuador, El Salvador and Indonesia, Trump says
The United States will send ventilators to Ecuador, El Salvador and Indonesia, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday. “Just spoke to my friend, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia. Asking for Ventilators, which we will provide,” the President wrote. “Great cooperation between us!” Trump...
House Democrats investigating unproven Covid-19 antibody tests
House Democrats are citing flaws in federal policy that have led to unproven and fraudulently marketed coronavirus antibody tests being sold in the United States, according to a memo shared exclusively with CNN. The memo, by the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy,...
White House staff tries to make unhinged Trump sound reasonable
You don’t need to be a doctor to know that it’s dangerous to ingest or inject disinfectants. A random kid on the street could tell you that. John Avlon John Avlon But on Thursday President Donald Trump advocated exploring just that. On live television. Four...
He is one of the first in the US injected with a possible Covid-19 vaccine
Despite all his medical knowledge, 31-year-old medical student and Ph. D. candidate Sean Doyle couldn’t know for certain all the risks of the injection he had just received in his right shoulder at Emory University Hospital. Yes, of course he was told of the potential...
Donald Trump Does Not Owe Millions to Bank of China
On Friday, Politico reported incorrectly that President Trump was tens of millions of dollars in debt to the state-controlled Chinese Bank. The story also incorrectly referred to “the historic precedent of a developer-turned president paying back millions to a bank controlled by a foreign government.”...
Trump’s remarks on disinfectants leave even close aides shocked: ‘It was totally ad-libbed’
WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force and aides in the West Wing were shocked on Thursday when he promoted the use of light and disinfectant to treat the deadly respiratory illness, according to administration officials. As Trump went off script to...
NY refused to send nursing home’s coronavirus patients to nearly empty USNS Comfort
New York health officials were warned in writing that a Brooklyn nursing home where 55 patients have died of coronavirus was overwhelmed — weeks before it began topping the state’s official list of resident COVID-19 deaths, damning emails show. Cobble Hill Health Center CEO Donny...
Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma Take Small Steps to Reopen
States of Georgia, Alaska, Oklahoma and others have announced plans to start relaxing restrictions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, prompting mixed responses from politicians, health experts, and the general public. The nationwide death toll from COVID-19 stands at 51,949, according to Johns Hopkins University, with...
Kim Jong Un is Absent Amid Health Rumors on Armed Forces Anniversary
North Korea focused on the founding of its armed forces on Saturday as its supreme leader Kim Jong Un remained absent amid reports that a Chinese medical team was assessing his health status. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that television coverage in the secretive...
Almost one-third of Americans think coronavirus vaccine exists and is being withheld, survey finds
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans believe a coronavirus vaccine exists and is being withheld from the public, according to a USA Today survey. To be clear, no coronavirus vaccine exists and keeping one secret from the public, therefore causing thousands of deaths and wrecking not...
A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments
An unusually high number of New Yorkers contacted city health authorities over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners in the 18 hours that followed President Trump’s bogus claim that injecting such products could cure coronavirus, the Daily News has learned. The...
Charlie Baker explains why Massachusetts hasn’t considered lifting coronavirus shutdown orders yet
You really can’t make a decision to reopen until you get past the surge, OK?” Baker said in an interview Friday morning on WGBH. “That’s pretty much the guidance that has come from all the experts.” The Massachusetts governor said that lifting restrictions — such...
Coronavirus: After another deadly COVID-19 day, Newsom stresses local approach to reopening
Gov. Gavin Newsom said 93 more people who tested positive for COVID-19 died in California Thursday. During his Friday press briefing, Newsom announced the death toll for one of the deadliest days in the state since the pandemic began. The total is 22 fewer coronavirus...
What’s the latest around the world?
If you’re just joining us, here are the latest headlines from around the world: US President Donald Trump has said his widely criticised suggestions that coronavirus could be treated by using ultraviolet light or disinfectants inside the body were “sarcastic” The death toll in the...
Nasa to brief Trump on virus response
President Donald Trump will receive a briefing from officials who work for Nasa, the government agency that deals with space, at the White House later today. The officials will talk about their response to Covid-19. Space exploration has already led to important developments on earth:...
What’s happening in the US and Canada?
The coronavirus death toll in the US has now surpassed 50,000. So what else is happening across the US and Canada? The state of Georgia has moved forward with its phased reopening, allowing salons, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors and other businesses to resume work. Asked...
Here’s who is joining the World Health Organization’s new vaccine efforts
Leaders from around the world joined the World Health Organization, after it announced the launch of a new effort to accelerate the development of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they’re saying: Melinda Gates, speaking for the Bill and...
The US will send ventilators to Ecuador, El Salvador and Indonesia, Trump says
The United States will send ventilators to Ecuador, El Salvador and Indonesia, President Trump tweeted Friday, announcing he spoke with the countries’ presidents. “Just spoke to my friend, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia. Asking for Ventilators, which we will provide,” the President...
Rep. Andy Barr: Coronavirus — Congress, make China answer for pandemic
Since the end of February, over 47,000 Americans have died as a result of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, the government has shut down wide swaths of the U.S. economy, more than 4 in 10 Americans say they’ve had their wages cut or lost their jobs,...
Governor worries cooped-up Californians will hit beaches on warm weekend
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Californians locked down for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic have trickled back to local beaches as the weather warms, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday to plead for social distancing during a heat wave expected this weekend. Newsom, in his daily...
U.S. states test safety of reopening as pandemic pushes jobless claims higher
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An array of U.S. merchants in Georgia and other states prepared on Thursday to reopen for the first time in a month under newly relaxed coronavirus restrictions, as another week of massive unemployment claims highlighted the grim economic toll of the pandemic....
The ICU nurse who silently stood in protest at a rally to reopen Arizona
Meet the ICU nurse who silently stood in protest at a rally to reopen Arizona On her day off from working at a Covid-19 unit in an Arizona hospital, ICU nurse Lauren Leander threw on a pair of clean scrubs and headed to an anti-lockdown...
Trump wrongly suggests sunlight could help cure coronavirus
On Thursday, President Donald Trump added to his list of dubious or inaccurate coronavirus-related medical claims, wrongly suggesting at a White House briefing that sunlight could possibly be used to treat people who have the virus. Trump also issued a false denial when asked why...
Georgia’s plan to reopen its economy starts today despite rise in deaths
Undeterred by a barrage of criticism, Georgia is moving ahead with its plan to reopen some nonessential businesses despite an increase in coronavirus deaths statewide. Gov. Brian Kemp was one of the last state leaders to issue a stay-at-home order effective April 3 to combat...
Coronavirus: Congress passes $484bn economic relief bill
The US Congress has passed a new Covid-19 relief package totalling $484bn (£391bn), the fourth aid bill to clear Congress in response to the pandemic. The legislation, approved 388-5 by the House of Representatives, tops up a small business aid fund, while funding hospitals and...
Trump speaks to African leaders on Covid-19 response
US President Donald Trump held telephone conversations with two African leaders about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic Mr Trump spoke with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday. He offered assistance to South Africa to support its efforts...
Covid-19 vaccine trial on humans starts as UK warns restrictions could stay in place until next year
cientists in the UK will begin trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine on humans Thursday, as the government warns it could have to rely on social distancing measures until next year assuming no vaccine or treatment is found before then. England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris...