Despite calls for global cooperation, US and China fight over leading coronavirus response
The U.S. and Chinese governments have increasingly turned the novel coronavirus pandemic into a contest over their primacy as the world’s leading humanitarian force, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighting U.S. contributions to global aid agencies Tuesday and pushing back on Chinese propaganda about...
More than 1,000 in US die in a single day from coronavirus
The U.S. topped 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time Wednesday, a daily death toll more than double that of two of America’s most deadly illnesses – lung cancer and the flu. Death counts from the virus are difficult to keep...
Trump says he can’t confirm Beijing government’s coronavirus numbers amid claims of underreporting
President Trump said Wednesday he could not confirm the veracity of the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths being reported by China, as he warned Americans to brace for more “horrific” days in dealing with the virus. While Trump said the numbers being reported by...
Coronavirus Deaths Mount In New York
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets of the city became the...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
NYC man sold personal protection gear at inflated prices, coughed on FBI agents and said he had coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has revealed heroes in every community. And then there’s this guy. A Brooklyn man who said he had COVID-19 coughed on FBI agents, and lied to them about personal protection equipment he was hoarding to try to make a buck, authorities said...
Knicks owner James Dolan tests positive for the coronavirus
Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan has tested positive for the coronavirus “with little to no symptoms,” the Knicks announced on their Twitter account Saturday night. According to a source, Dolan is self-isolating with his family in the Hamptons and his test came back earlier...
Coronavirus outbreak is stretching New York’s ambulance service to breaking point
New York (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak sweeping through New York City has pushed its ambulance service close to the breaking point, with hundreds of personnel out ill and emergency calls skyrocketing, supervisors and rank-and-file emergency medical technicians said on Friday. Some 20% of the...
Coronavirus updates: Travel advisory for 3 states; US cases top 120K
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a domestic travel advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut on Saturday night, the FDA approved a fast new coronavirus test and a naval hospital ship left Norfolk, Virginia, for New York City. President Donald...
Democrats fret as Joe Biden becomes ‘irrelevant’ in coronavirus crisis
Just days after his commanding primary victories in Florida, Arizona and Illinois, the coronavirus has turned former Vice President Joe Biden into a virtual prisoner of his Delaware home, where he’s reduced to sniping at President Trump from the family rec room. “He’s making himself...
Coronavirus death toll in the US passes 2,000
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been placed under a 14-day travel advisory in the latest effort by United States officials to slow down the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus. More than 121,000 coronavirus cases have been reported in the US and more...
Russia confirms coronavirus case in Putin’s administration, tightens curbs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin confirmed a coronavirus case in President Vladimir Putin’s administration on Friday and the government said measures imposed in Moscow to fight the virus should be extended across Russia. The official tally of confirmed cases jumped by a record daily amount...
Spain: ‘Youths’ Attack Ambulances Transporting Elderly Coronavirus Patients
A number of youths in southern Spain attacked a convoy of ambulances carrying elderly patients with coronavirus, throwing rocks at the vehicles. The attack took place in the city of La Línea de la Concepción, which lies on the Spanish border with the British territory...
Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 cases top 600,000 worldwide
There are now more than 112,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States and over 620,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. President Trump on Friday signed a massive $2 trillion stimulus package for American workers and businesses in response to the crisis. States across...
NY coronavirus death toll jumps as Cuomo delays presidential primary
The statewide coronavirus death toll jumped by 209 Saturday, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who announced the presidential primary will be moved to June 23 amid the worsening crisis. New York’s death count reached 728, up from 519 on Friday, the governor said. And the...
U.S. Navy Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Preparedness Against China, Iran
coronavirus outbreak on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt is a threat to the U.S. Navy’s preparedness against China and Iran, according to a retired ship commander. The Navy is scrambling to contain its first at-sea coronavirus outbreak after more than two dozen sailors tested positive aboard...
Coronavirus In Michigan: Here’s An Updated List Of Positive Cases
MICHIGAN (CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced additional positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This brings the state total of COVID-19 cases to 3,657 and 92 deaths as of Friday at 2 p.m. EST. For consistency with previous...
137 Coronavirus Cases In Denton, Golf Courses Are Closed
DENTON COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – During a news conference Friday afternoon, Denton County officials announced an increase of 54 coronavirus cases, for a total of 137. Twenty-three of the new cases were community spread. Thirty-one of those new cases are from patients in the Denton...