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The New England Patriots team plane is set to deliver over a million N95 masks from China to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reports. Patriots owner Robert Kraft spent $2 million of his own money to purchase the masks, and after jumping through loads of red tape, the masks are set to land in Boston on Thursday […]
Leaders around the world are coming together to address the coronavirus. Yet, when Group of Seven (G-7) members wanted to prepare a statement regarding COVID-19 they were hindered because U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to pressure them into referring to the illness as the “Wuhan virus.” Per German magazine Der Spiegel, G-7 leaders have been repeatedly rejecting Pompeo’s proposals […]
More than two months after first closing off the city, China has announced it will soon ease the lockdown on Wuhan. The announcement was made Tuesday, per CNN‘s report, and also included word that “similar lockdown measures” would be lifted Wednesday for other cities in Hubei province. The move comes as the region has seen a dramatic […]
In this time of self-isolation, Cardi B has been consistent with her coronavirus coverage. During her recent Instagram Live session, Cardi recognized that this can be a frustrating period for people. But, she doesn’t condone any prejudice waged against Chinese and/or East Asian people. “Lets stop being xenophobic. Let’s stop saying fucked up jokes. Let’s stop […]
According to a report from Reuters, a key American public health position was eliminated by the Trump administration several months prior to the current coronavirus pandemic. That position, embedded in Beijing, had sought to try and detect disease outbreaks from China. The person who had held that position, Dr. Linda Quick, left her post in […]
Cardi B doesn’t believe all the hype surrounding coronavirus. In an Instagram Live session from this weekend, the rapper went on a rant about what she learned about China’s response to the virus. It also seemed like she was leaning into some conspiratorial theories surrounding the pandemic. “Y’all seen that Wuhan, China right now, the […]
In a development that’s sure to make the movie industry just feel absolutely fantastic, the first movie theater to reopen in China amidst the coronavirus pandemic got very few customers after opening their doors to the public following their long break, Variety reports. Oh, did I say very few? Not scrolling up two centimeters to check… it turns […]
A new study claims that COVID-19, popularly known as coronavirus, can be transmitted from a further distance than previously thought, and last longer on certain surfaces than originally suspected. In a paper for the Practical Preventive Medicine journal obtained by the South China Morning Post, epidemiologists for China’s government concluded that someone can still become infected with coronavirus, even if they stick to […]
As the death toll for the coronavirus continues to climb in mainland China, a French official has confirmed the first death outside of Asia. USA Today reports an 80-year-old Chinese tourist from the province of Hubei was hospitalized in Paris on Jan. 25, but he died on Friday. His daughter was also placed under isolation, but […]
Chinese officials confirmed that 1,716 medical workers have been infected with the coronavirus; six of those cases have resulted in death. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, announced the startling figure during a Tuesday press conference. “At present, the duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy,” he said, as reported by […]
