Tag Archives: Coronavirus

The NBA Commissioner’s plan to resume the season in Orlando may be postponed due to the coronavirus’s recent spike among NBA staff and players. “Certainly if we had a lot of cases, we are going to stop. You cannot run from this virus,” Silver said. According to TMZ, DeAndre Jordan …

Congress is gearing up to debate another stimulus package next month, and several ideas are being floated for a package to help millions of Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Congress and Donald Trump managed to agree on $3 trillion for emergency spending to tackle the pandemic and its economic …

Employees for Disneyland in California protested the park’s reopening Saturday from their cars. The employees argued that the company has not put in place proper protections for employees to fight coronavirus when the park reopens. There were about 200 cars outside the resort Saturday, which was organized by the Coalition …

A Michigan bar has been linked to at least 85 new coronavirus cases, since its June 8 reopening. Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub voluntarily closed on June 22 to add air purifying to its HVAC system and address social distancing guidelines. Health inspectors found that the bar was “following appropriate …

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions have lost their jobs, and now temporary eviction moratoriums are coming to an end, and back rent owed is coming due. As states begin to reopen, housing courts are also beginning to reopen, which could cause a spike in homelessness. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma) is …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ A 60-year-old man, Vidal Garay, died the day before Father’s Day ahead of a celebration with his family, according to The Central Valley Business Journal. Vidal’s wife, Norma Garay, said she wished it was all a bad nightmare as she described the loss of her partner. Norma’s …

Seven million US college students were tracked by GPS from their cellphones, traveling during spring break before lockdowns. During the trip, several were believed to have contracted COVID-19 and, upon their return, spread the novel virus within their communities, according to a new study. The study supports public health experts’ …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ “The virus has, under selection pressure, made itself more stable,” scientist Michael Farzan said. This month, the Scripps Research Institute scientific team published online that the mutant virus infects cells at a higher and more efficient rate. Scripps Research Institute is a facility where principal investigators and …

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention widened its warnings regarding individuals who are at risk of developing a severe case of COVID-19, claiming that younger people who are obese or live with other health conditions can become seriously ill if contracted. The agency hopes to influence the …

The Arizona Megachurch, where Donald Trump’s rally is being held on Tuesday, claims that COVID-19 won’t be an issue because they have the brand new technology to get rid of it; however, the company that provided the tech is saying otherwise. Chief Strategy Officer of CleanAir EXP Tim Bender told …

There were large spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this weekend in multiple states. Oklahoma, California, Mississippi, South, and Florida are among the states that saw a surge in COVID-19 cases since easing up on stay-at-home orders. On Sunday, Oklahoma saw a record jump of 78 cases, bringing the state’s …

An Italian doctor believes the coronavirus has weakened and may go away on its own, without the help of a vaccine. According to Dr. Matteo Bassetti, head of the San Martino infectious disease clinic, the virus is less dangerous and potent, which may be due to genetic mutation, the Sunday …

Four nurses that work at a Landmark Hospital in Athens, Georgia, are coming forward to expose the facility for manipulating coronavirus test results. According to 11Alive.Com, court documents filed just this week at Gwinnett County Superior Court, at least four nurses have outed the critical care center apparently “intentionally” manipulating …

Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker has been hit with two separate lawsuits, by the states of Missouri and Arkansas, over his alleged promotion of a product that he claimed could cure coronavirus. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the suit Tuesday against Bakker and Morningside Church Productions. This comes less …

Four months after she first tested positive for COVID-19, Meredith McKee has been diagnosed for a second time, after yet again presenting “clear and obvious” symptoms. “I had a dry cough like you would not believe. It would not stop,” McKee told NBC 5 of her first time contracting the …