Tag Archives: COVID-19

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 …

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 …

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 …

Well, this may be the quickest reversal decision of 2020.   In a Thursday report by Variety, the world’s largest movie chain of theaters, AMC said it would not require patrons to wear masks after next month’s reopening, but as of Friday, that has quickly changed. Seeing that we are …

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 …

Despite recent tweets from Donald Trump about the economy, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the United States has officially been in an economic recession since February. While critics argue that a recession is based on two consecutive months of economic decline, the NBER, which serves as the …

Three of the four senators under investigation for insider trading have had their charges dismissed by the Justice Department on Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Defense attorneys for Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and James Inhofe R-Okla. were alerted by prosecutors that the investigation into their trading …

Donald Trump is calling for schools to open as soon as possible after Fox News host Steve Hilton cited studies that students cannot pass the virus to others on his show, The Next Revolution. Trump sent a late-night tweet tagging both Hilton and Fox News. “Schools in our country should …

In a glimmer of hope in the fight against COVID-19, a new study by Singaporean infectious disease experts has revealed that coronavirus patients are no longer infectious 11 days after contracting the virus even if they still test positive on day 12. In fact, patients may test positive for up …

On Friday, in yet another irrational move, Donald Trump announced that churches, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship are considered “essential” in accordance with newly released CDC guidance, calling on governors to reopen them “right now” during a short White House briefing. “The governors need to do the right …

A Florida nurse was found dead in his vehicle after volunteering at JFK Medical Center in West Palm Beach to treat coronavirus patients specifically. William Coddington, 32, was struggling to cope with the fear, trauma, and isolation of working on the frontlines during the pandemic, The Guardian reports. His family …