Tag: Coronavirus

When the President’s own medical advisers refuse to correct his misleading claim, the coronavirus trust gap grows

Brian Key News July 6, 2020

On Saturday night, President Donald Trump made the dangerously inaccurate claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are “totally harmless.” On Sunday morning, one of his top health experts failed to correct the assertion, a stunning breakdown of the government’s core duty to keep Americans safe and protect the public health. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/05/politics/trump-medical-advisers-fda-commissioner/index.html

Japan’s economy falls into recession as virus takes its toll

Tammy Evans News May 18, 2020

Japan has fallen into recession for the first time since 2015 as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52570721

Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of smell and taste to list

Tammy Evans News May 18, 2020

Loss of smell or taste have been added to the UK’s list of coronavirus symptoms that people should look out for and act upon. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52704417

Pennsylvania businesses take fight against governor’s coronavirus executive order to Supreme Court

Tyrone Ponce News April 28, 2020

Two businesses listed on the petition — the Caledonia Land Company and B&J Laundry — reopened after Wolf moved their industries to the list of life-sustaining businesses, Scaringi said. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pennsylvania-businesses-coronavirus-executive-order-supreme-court-tom-wolf

Iran, North Korea, Russia: America’s adversaries emboldened to flex their muscles amid coronavirus

James Hardwick News April 23, 2020

A dozen Iranian speed boats brazenly swarm U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf. A Russian fighter jet buzzes a U.S. Navy surveillance plane flying over the Mediterranean Sea. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/22/us-enemies-coronavirus-covid-19/5163568002/

‘Almost like an eternity’: 3 months since US confirmed its first coronavirus case, what have we learned?

James Hardwick News April 21, 2020

Three months ago Tuesday, the U.S. confirmed the nation’s first case of what was then called the “novel” coronavirus – a Washington state man in his 30s who had recently returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of a seemingly distant illness that had killed six people. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/21/first-coronavirus-case-united-states-three-months-learned/5141814002/