Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., maintain social distancing as they attend a press conference after meeting with Senate Republicans at their weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in May. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and […]
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Fox News contributor Dan Bongino declared this week that he “will not comply” with his county’s mandatory mask orders, boasting on his podcast that he will tell those mandating masks amid a deadly pandemic to “shove it right up your ass.” The network that employs him as a paid pundit, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079843520_0:164:3068:1890_1200x675_80_0_0_f151ddc3151ca9a73a59d96a0a56fd30.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007101079843484-uk-will-use-drones-to-deliver-coronavirus-tests-to-remote-scottish-islands/ According to John Hopkins University, Britain has at least 289,000 infected and the death toll from COVID-19 is the third-highest in the world, at 44,687. Scotland, however, remains less affected than England, accounting only for 18,315 cases, and 2,490 fatalities. The National Health […]
People gathered outside of a Starbucks coffee shop at Venice Beach in Los Angeles last month. The company’s order for all customers to wear masks will take effect on July 15. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images People gathered outside […]
A Republican member of the Alabama state Senate serving as a member of the state’s coronavirus task force says he’s not fazed by a recent surge in confirmed cases. In fact, he would “like to see more people” contract the virus in order to build herd immunity. Sen. Del Marsh […]
Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez is pictured before donating blood at the presidential palace in La Paz last month amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez is pictured before donating blood at the presidential palace in […]
The leader of Florida’s biggest sham “church” network peddling bleach as a miracle drug says he’s camped out in Colombia while his sons face arrest for allegedly selling a fake COVID-19 cure and threatening a judge with a “Waco”-style standoff. For years, the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing […]
9 Jul, 2020 22:33 Follow RT on Jeanine Anez, who has been Bolivia’s acting president since the 2019 coup that ousted Evo Morales, confirmed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The revelation comes two days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had been infected with Covid-2019. Anez […]
Japan’s Tokyo Dome is shown before amusement rides began to reopen in the country. Japanese amusement park operators have asked people on rides at some parks not to scream. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Japan’s Tokyo Dome is shown before amusement rides began […]
Ohio state Rep. Nino Vitale is urging his constituents not to get tested for the coronavirus, flouting advice from health officials — and from another Republican lawmaker, Gov. Mike DeWine. “This is what happens when people go crazy and get tested,” Vitale wrote on Facebook this week. “STOP GETTING TESTED!” […]
Sherry H-Y. Chou, Aarti Sarwal and Neha S. Dangayach, The Conversation The patient in the case report (let’s call him Tom) was 54 and in good health. For two days in May, he felt unwell and was too weak to get out of bed. When his family finally brought him […]
Russia will not make immunization against Covid-19 compulsory, according to Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko. A homegrown vaccine is currently being trialled and could possibly be registered and mass-produced by September. According to the health ministry, vaccinations in Russia can only be given with a citizen’s expressed consent. “Today, interest […]
School buses sit idle in a Seattle bus yard. On July 2, Seattle Public Schools announced it is planning to resume some in-person learning in the new school year. Karen Ducey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karen Ducey/Getty Images School buses sit idle in a Seattle bus yard. On July […]
United Airlines says it plans to furlough up to 36,000 employees as the pandemic continues to batter the travel industry and much of the economy. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images United Airlines says it plans to furlough up to 36,000 employees as the pandemic continues […]
Stadiums like the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., will be empty this year after the Ivy League canceled fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP Stadiums like the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., will be empty this year after the […]
The 2020 Texas GOP convention was set to take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, until Mayor Sylvester Turner announced it would be canceled over public health concerns. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP The 2020 Texas GOP convention was set to […]
When Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she would sign a mask-wearing mandate Wednesday, she wasn’t just protecting her citizens—she was adding fire to a growing revolt over Gov. Brian Kemp’s refusal to require face coverings in Georgia. “Atlanta is going to do it today because the fact of the […]
A women’s movement activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese “Genocide 60 thousand deaths, Bolsonaro out,” during a protest against the government’s handling of the pandemic earlier this month. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP A women’s movement activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese “Genocide […]
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said on Wednesday that the city’s schools will open in the fall, but with a mix of in-person and remote learning options. The plan will likely put students in school twice a week, according to a statement released by the mayor and city […]
President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off funding” to schools that don’t reopen amidst the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. And his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is right there with him. On Fox News Wednesday afternoon, host Neil Cavuto repeatedly pressed DeVos on the administration’s official “schools must open” policy. But […]
Starting July 23, the Census Bureau says door knockers will make in-person visits to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Starting […]
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Company executives call the COVID-19 pandemic the worst crisis in the airline’s history. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Company executives call the COVID-19 pandemic the […]
Elementary school children boarding school bus, Mount Shasta, California In May the CDC equated the Wuhan coronavirus to the seasonal flu. The COVID-19 hospitalization rates are “similar to” those in the 65 and older category during “recent high severity influenza seasons.” And the COVID-19 hospitalizations for children 17 and under […]
JERUSALEM—Like beachgoers informed there is no danger just before a tsunami hits, Israelis are stunned by the magnitude of the dramatic turn in their fortune. In under six weeks, they’ve gone from model nation fighting the novel coronavirus to a small, isolated country whose citizens face a long, deadly summer […]