coronavirus
Hillary Clinton, Press Secretary Jen Psaki diagnosed with coronavirus
Two high-profile Democrats have been quarantined after seemingly contracting a highly contagious disease. Hillary Clinton and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki have both tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Clinton confirmed she is experiencing influenza-like ailments. "Well, I have tested positive for COVID [and] I have got some mild cold symptoms but am ...
Voters ‘deeply pessimistic’ about Biden’s leadership, economy says poll
Voters are increasingly unhappy with Joe Biden's performance in the Oval Office, a new poll found. The latest Washington Post–ABC News poll found the president's approval rating was only 37% compared to 55% who disapprove of the incumbent—setting a new record low. The sample survey of 1,011 respondents found more Americans prefer ...
Washington DC mayor removes mask and vaccine mandates
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) lifted many pandemic restrictions in the nation's capitol, requiring proof of vaccination and covering the nose and mouth on Feb. 14. Bowser confirmed vaccination status and face masks requirements will be immediately "dialed back" across the District of Columbia. "The limited public health emergency that I put ...
Positive for COVID: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister shortens Beijing visit
James Marape, Papua New Guinea's prime minister, tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Beijing last week to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and had to cut short his stay. The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's Office stated on Facebook that James tested positive for Coronavirus ...
Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau conceals death statistics for the past two years
It has been two years since the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, towards the end of 2019. However, the Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau has so far been deliberately hiding the official death toll as well as the statistics of population changes in ...
Stacey Abrams goes maskless in a classroom of masked children
A Democrat who wants to be Georgia's next governor briefly did not cover her nose and mouth on Feb. 4. Stacey Abrams was caught not wearing a face mask during a visit to Glennwood Elementary School in Decatur, about 7 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. A photo, which has since gone viral ...
More than half of Florida voters disapprove of Joe Biden, says poll
A survey found most Floridians are unhappy with the president's work in Washington. The latest Suffolk University/USA TODAY network poll discovered 53% of voters across the Sunshine State disapprove of President Joe Biden's performance. Only 39% were happy with the incumbent's accomplishments in the Oval Office. About 58% of 500 respondents surveyed ...
Abdul-Jabbar: NBA star’s vaccine warning makes athletes look like ‘dumb jocks’
A sporting legend questioned a fellow athlete for expressing concern about the number of competitors who died from vaccination. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opposed National Basketball Association Hall of Fame listed John Stockton's warnings about 150 athletes who died after being immunized against coronavirus (COVID-19). He accused Stockton of making the general public think ...
New York reports 5 Omicron cases, warns potential community spread
New York on Thursday, Dec. 2, reported five cases of Omicron variant positive events, which stem from people of different traces. One case was detected in Suffolk County on Long Island, and four others were recorded within New York City, Gov. Kathy Hochul (N.Y.-D) said at a news conference on Thursday, ...
Omicron variant arrives in Canada
Omicron, the newly listed coronavirus variant of concern, is now present in Canada, officials said Sunday, Nov. 28. The strain was detected in two people arriving from Nigeria, the Ontario government said in a statement, according to Fox News. The patients have been isolated. After emerging in Southern Africa last week, Omicron ...
Family demands justice for journalist imprisoned for covering Wuhan outbreak
The family of a female journalist in China is urging for her immediate release as she is on the verge of death after more than a year imprisoned for covering the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Former lawyer Zhang Zhan, 38, was detained and sentenced to four years behind bars last year ...
Seattle: 200 officers face termination for not receiving the jab or handing over their private medical data
Due to the mayor's new COVID vaccination mandate, Seattle police officers may lose their employment. More than 200 officers have either refused to get vaccinated or have refused to provide their private medical data, according to Seattle's Jason Rantz radio show on Monday Sept. 6 Since last year's campaign to defund ...
New COVID variant surfaces in every US state except Nebraska: Florida and California have the most infections
The mu variant of COVID-19 has surfaced in all states in the U.S. except for Nebraska. There have been 384 mu variant cases reported in California, with 167 of them in Los Angeles County. Florida has the second-highest mu cases at 305, reports the Washington Examiner. Alaska had the most mu instances ...
Japan detects first Mu variant patients
On the first day of September, Japan reported the arrival of the Mu COVID-19 strain in its country. The Mu variant, also known as B.1.621, was categorized into the World Health Organization (WHO)’s list of “variants of interest” on Aug. 30. Japan’s health ministry announced there were two patients infected with the ...
CCP Virus variant ‘Mu’ added to ‘variants of interest’ says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has included another CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus or COVID-19 variant on its list of "variants of interest," with changes that could render it vaccine-resistant. After being discovered in 39 countries and found to have a cluster of alterations that may enable it less sensitive to ...
As COVID-19 vaccine protection declines over time, US launching a ‘BOOSTER’ shot in the next month
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on Wednesday Aug. 18, warning of a "significant decline" in vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 infection in nursing home residents, as the virus's highly contagious Delta variant causes an increase in hospitalizations among Americans. The announcement came as the Biden administration ...
Oregon to assign 1,500 National Guard troops to aid hospitals as COVID-19 situation intensifies
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) on Friday, August 13, announced that hospitals in the state would have up to 1,500 National Guardsmen deployed to aid with the new COVID-19 caseload. According to Brown, in the morning of Friday, the state had recorded 733 hospitalized Oregonians due to severe illnesses caused by ...
US hits record high COVID-19 cases since February
The COVID-19 pandemic updates on Thursday, August 5, revealed a grim reality for the new Delta variant-driven pandemic in the U.S. In total, 109,824 new virus cases were reported, with a seven-day rolling average of 98,518. It appeared that the country is suffering from a daily average of 100,000, a worrisome ...
Boston Mayor Kim Janey compares NYC vaccine mandate to slavery and birtherism
On Tuesday Aug. 3, Acting Mayor Kim Janey blunder when she linked restaurant mandated vaccination policy to slavery and Donald Trump's birtherism. She subsequently said during a news conference that she regretted the comparisons she used. When asked about Mayor Bill de Blasio's mandate requiring proof of vaccination to enter indoor ...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine company seeks Indian approval
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), on Friday, August 6, confirmed that it is seeking emergency authorization in the Indian market for its single-dose vaccines against the CCP virus (COVID-19). If approved, the one-shot vaccines would be available to India and many others worldwide via Biological E Limited, an Indian pharmaceutical firm. "Biological E ...
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