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Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine, he said Sunday.
“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events,” read a message on the Kentucky Republican’s Twitter handle. Continue reading “Rand Paul becomes first senator to contract coronavirus, is in quarantine”
A healthy 39-year-old social worker died days after initially turning down a coronavirus test because she was told she was “low risk,” her boyfriend said in a heartbreaking Facebook post.
Josh Anderson says he found girlfriend Natasha Ott dead in her apartment in New Orleans on Friday as she still awaited news on whether her sickness and fever were actually COVID-19. Continue reading “Healthy 39-year-old woman dies waiting for coronavirus test results”
Governor Andrew Cuomo paid a pre-announced visit to NYC on Saturday and says he was shocked to see New Yorkers gathering in close proximity in the city’s parks, playing basketball, shopping in open-air markets, and generally behaving as if the city was not in the grips of a deadly pandemic. Continue reading “Cuomo Appalled By “Disrespectful” People Congregating In NYC Parks, Orders City To Reduce Density”
Shares of Domino’s (NYSE:DPZ), Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN), and Papa John’s International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are soaring 14%, 42%, and 40%, respectively, on Thursday afternoon. It’s a relatively calmer day in the markets as some investors see a silver lining in some restaurant stocks. Continue reading “Why Domino’s, Wendy’s, and Papa John’s Are Absolutely Soaring Thursday”
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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced a series of Executive Orders relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation. The four orders serve to limit public gatherings and help reduce exposure for people across the state. These orders are in accordance with federal guidelines issued by the President and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and will aid in the state’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading “Governor Abbott Issues Executive Orders Regarding the Coronavirus”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday opened the door to a radical shift in the U.S. government’s relationship to private industry as the coronavirus outbreak upends the nation’s economy, saying he would back the government taking stakes in certain companies.
Asked if he would support the federal government moving to take an equity stake in some companies, Trump said: “I do. I really do.” Continue reading “Trump says he would support government taking stake in certain companies”
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is “deeply concerned” that hospitals in the city may have just a matter of weeks before running out of medical supplies and laid the blame on President Trump.
“Ventilators, surgical masks, and surgical gowns — really basic stuff. We’re deeply concerned about where we’re going to be in a few weeks,” de Blasio told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday night. Continue reading “De Blasio warns New York City hospitals have ‘matter of weeks’ before they’re out of coronavirus medical supplies”
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City is taking up Elon Musk on his offer to produce ventilators to assist hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said in a tweet Wednesday that “we will make ventilators if there is a shortage” and asked which hospitals were facing shortages. As coronavirus cases rise in the US, hospitals could soon run out of ventilators used to support people experiencing respiratory problems from the virus. Continue reading “Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking Elon Musk for Tesla-made ventilators as New York City’s hospitals face a shortage”
New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday slammed New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s suggestion that the city may implement a “shelter in place” order mandating residents remain at home except for essential visits to grocery stores and other necessary trips, in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading “Cuomo Slams De Blasio’s ‘Shelter-In-Place’ Speculation: ‘That Came From Nuclear War’”
New York Post – by Adam Schrader
Hospital workers battling the coronavirus in Washington State have been making face masks out of office supplies — as stashes of the vital protective equipment are just “days away” from depletion, according to a report.
Infectious disease experts at Providence St. Joseph Health designed face-shield prototypes out of marine-grade vinyl, industrial tape, foam and elastic, Bloomberg reported. Continue reading “Hospital staff crafts masks from office supplies during coronavirus shortage”
New York Post – by Vincent Barone
President Trump on Wednesday night signed a coronavirus aid package passed by Congress providing free testing and two weeks’ paid sick leave for full-time workers who fall ill.
The bipartisan, multibillion-dollar relief bill was approved by the House late Sunday and passed in the Senate earlier Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin brokered the deal last week. Continue reading “President Trump signs coronavirus relief package passed by Congress”
CANTON, Texas (KLTV) – Since the 1850s, First Monday Trade Days in Canton has been a place where thousands of people from all over the country have gone to shop. Now, for the first time ever, the gates will be closed next month due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Continue reading “City of Canton cancels First Monday Trade Days for first time in 170 year history”
The Treasury Department will ask Congress for $500 billion in direct payouts for taxpayers as part of a $1 trillion stimulus package to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a proposal obtained by NBC News.
The two rounds of direct payments to taxpayers, each totaling $250 billion, would be sent on April 6 and on May 18, according to the proposal. They would be tiered payments, with the amounts based on income level and family size, the proposal says. Both payments would be for the same amount. Continue reading “Americans would get two checks under Treasury Department proposal”
It’s a new kind of dinner roll.
This week, the coronavirus pandemic prompted nationwide business closures, leading to panic-fueled mass buying binges. However, an enterprising California Mexican restaurant has developed a novel way to both service customers’ shopping needs and help keep themselves afloat — by selling a $150 emergency taco kit, complete with four rolls of toilet paper. Continue reading “Mexican restaurant serves ‘emergency taco kits’ with side of toilet paper”
New York Post – by Tina Moore, Larry Celona and Aaron Feis
An NYPD cop assigned to Lower Manhattan has tested positive for the coronavirus, and dozens more have called out sick amid wider monitoring — representing nearly a fifth of their precinct’s force, a department spokesman said Tuesday. Continue reading “NYPD cop tests positive for coronavirus, 31 in precinct out sick”
As Pennsylvania state-owned liquor stores shutter to help curb the spread of coronavirus, residents scrambled to stock their shelves.
Naturally, northern Delaware’s locations saw a spike in visitors, both from its neighboring state and from residents facing potential closures here, as well. Continue reading “Coronavirus closes liquor stores in PA, sparking spike in Delaware sales”
Retailers have been closing stores around the globe to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus, which has killed over 6,500 people and infected more than 174,000 while disrupting supply and production chains. Continue reading “Retailers close stores around globe to curb coronavirus spread”
A much-discussed coronavirus aid package hung in limbo today as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin tried to reach a bipartisan consensus on measures that are meant to provide relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the House passed the bill on Saturday morning, Pelosi and Mnuchin returned to hammer out a series of technical corrections. Continue reading “The Cronyism Buried in the Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill”
Now that sports have been effectively canceled, there is apparently a new competition afoot in this coronavirus-cursed country: Politicians vying to see who can impose the most freedom-infringing clampdown in the name of flattening the curve. Continue reading “Stop It With the Coronavirus Curfews Already”
New York Post – by Kate Sheehy
A 4-year-old British girl suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms grew worse after taking ibuprofen, her family said.
As health experts hotly debate whether the anti-inflammatory medicine should be taken to combat the contagion, Dan Collins of Bristol posted a dire warning on Facebook about his stepdaughter Amelia. Continue reading “4-year-old’s coronavirus symptoms worsen after taking ibuprofen”