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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country has “currently” eliminated the coronavirus. During a briefing on COVID-19 in Wellington on Monday, Ardern confirmed that the country would be easing the lockdown over the coming days and weeks. “There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle,” Ardern […]
Donald Trump announced last week he would deliver a commencement speech to the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The move will reportedly force 1,000 cadets to return the campus that closed down last month over COVID-19 concerns. “I’m doing [the commencement speech] at West Point, which I look forward to. I did it last year […]
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for 2020, said on Thursday that he believes Trump will attempt to “kick back the election.” During an online fundraiser, per NBC News, Biden also criticized Republicans at large for making voting increasingly difficult during a time when it should be made easier than ever. “Mark my words, I […]
While leading the efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine, Dr. Rick Bright was abruptly dismissed as the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority—a federal agency that is in charge of purchasing and producing disease-combating devices and drugs. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Bright’s departure in a statement to CNN on Wednesday. The […]
The mayor of Las Vegas has undoubtedly learned that trending on Twitter isn’t always a good thing. Mayor Carolyn Goodman received additional criticism Wednesday after appearing on CNN for an exhausting—and often times frustrating—interview about the coronavirus response. The Independent public official, who has been a vocal opponent of Nevada’s stay-at-home order, reiterated her desire to reopen Sin City’s […]
A barbershop in Brooklyn that was allegedly flouting coronavirus-induced social distancing rules had their (again, alleged) good time broken up by cops, after it was discovered they were having an underground party with more than 50 people in attendance. This fairly large get-together had been occurring on Saturday, at least until “just after 10 p.m.” […]
Hydroxychloroquine, the drug that Donald Trump touted as “one of the biggest game changers” in the search for a cure for COVID-19, appears to be doing more harm than good, the Associated Press reports. In a study conducted on 368 male veterans who were admitted to Veterans Health Administration medical centers after contracting the coronavirus, about […]
Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that he plans to sign an executive order that will temporarily suspend immigration into the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing […]
According to Bloomberg (the news agency) Bloomberg (the mayor turned brief presidential candidate) spent more than $1 billion to fund his momentary attempt at becoming the 2020 nominee for the Democrats. This revelation is not the first one to point out how much money the former NYC mayor just threw away on a completely doomed […]
Though we live in a time when social distancing is encouraged, one man found himself so isolated he was forced to call for help. According to the Gothamist, a kayaker who was missing for twelve hours was rescued Thursday from a remote island near Queens. The 36-year-old man, whose identity has not been made public, was found […]
