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The COVID-19 pandemic has perhaps put the U.S. on track for one of the deadliest weeks in its history. This according to U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who made the grave announcement on Sunday, saying this week will be the “hardest and the saddest” for “most Americans’ lives.” He also likened the coming days to Pearl Harbor […]
On Sunday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized “for tests” because of “persistent” COVID-19 symptoms 10 days after he tested positive, CNN reports. Johnson reportedly went to the unspecified London hospital after his doctor advised him to do so. A press release from his office called the move “precautionary.” On March 26, Johnson revealed he had tested positive […]
A Bronx Zoo tiger has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an official statement from the United States Department of Agriculture. This is significant because, as relayed by federal officials, the infection is the first known one to be contracted by an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere on the planet. The […]
While many have been sequestered in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, one couple is stuck on an eternal vacation in the Maldives. The South African couple, Olivia and Raul De Freitas, headed to the country on March 22 for a 6-day honeymoon. Olivia told The New York Times that the holiday is “an extravagance” […]
Like other states, Governor Andy Beshear has ordered all Kentucky residents to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Yet, some people have refused to self-quarantine. Therefore some courts are opting to use ankle monitors to track residents. Per The Hill, Jefferson Circuit Court judge Angela Bisig is ordering ankle monitors for residents in Louisville who have been […]
A baby alligator, heroin, cocaine, and guns were found in a stolen car Florida police were tracking. Authorities subsequently made an arrest. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said that a deputy checked on the car’s plates, found out it was stolen and followed it, NBC-affiliated WPTV reports. That’s when the pet alligator and drugs were discovered. […]
A French doctor has apologized after facing backlash for suggesting that the first stages of possible coronavirus treatment start in Africa. “If I could be provocative, should we not do this study in Africa where there are no masks, treatment or intensive care,” Dr. Jean-Paul Mira, who is in charge of intensive care at a […]
Gov. Brian Kemp faced backlash this week after issuing an executive order that effectively reopened Georgia’s beaches, the New York Times reports. The shelter-in-place order superseded local mandates related to coronavirus, which meant any municipality that prohibited public access to its beaches would be forced to reopen them to the public. “The Governor’s Executive Order suspends the enforcement of […]
An Italian nurse reportedly murdered his doctor girlfriend, claiming that he did so because he believed she gave him COVID-19. The couple worked in the same hospital. The man, Antonio De Pace, strangled his partner, Lorena Quaranta, the New York Post reports. De Pace then called the police to confess what he’d done. When investigators […]
Health officials in Sacramento believe that a Russian language church has become the center of a coronavirus outbreak, CNN reports. In an interview on Thursday, Sacramento County Department of Health Services director Dr. Peter Beilenson told a local television station that at least 70 people who attend the Bethany Slavic Missionary Church were infected with the coronavirus. Beilenson explained […]
