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Dr. Anthony Fauci echoed what many Americans have already concluded: Donald Trump‘s recent Rose Garden ceremony was a “superspreader” event. Fauci, a leading member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, made the assertion during an interview with CBS News‘ Steven Portnoy on Friday, about a week after the president confirmed he had tested positive for COVID-19. The […]
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for coronavirus, adding to the growing list of Donald Trump officials who’ve contracted the disease within the past week. Miller confirmed his diagnosis in a statement Tuesday to NPR: “Over the last 5 days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing negative every day through yesterday. Today, I […]
Donald Trump, who has been hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19, decided it would be a good idea to go out on Sunday afternoon for a short car ride to greet his supporters. Video shows a masked Trump inside an SUV waving and giving a thumbs up to people who gathered close […]
New York reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, marking the state’s highest single-day tally since early June. Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the unsettling news on Friday when he revealed that out of the nearly 100,000 tests reported on Friday, 1,005 came back positive. That’s about a 1 percent positivity rate, which was slightly higher than […]
An Ohio college student was cited for violating city health orders after he was busted for hosting a house party … one week after he tested positive for coronavirus. WCPO reports the citation was issued over Labor Day weekend near Miami University in Oxford, where officers had received a noise complaint and a report of a large gathering at a residence. According […]
Researchers described this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as a coronavirus “superspreading event” that came with a hefty monetary price. According to a new report by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, the 80th annual rally is suspected to have caused over 250,000 COVID-19 cases, which could collectively cost public health agencies about $12.2 billion. The rally took place […]
The Trump administration announced an order Tuesday that will temporarily ban residential evictions for tens of millions of Americans. According to NPR, the moratorium gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the authority to prohibit evictions through the end of 2020. The move was made in response to the increasing concern over mass homelessness, as many […]
The White House Coronavirus Task Force recently updated the testing guidelines for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and contrary to previous reports, Dr. Anthony Fauci claims he was not involved in those discussions. On Wednesday night, CNN‘s Sanjay Gupta read a statement from Fauci—the nation’s leading infectious disease expert—who said he was undergoing surgery at the time of the […]
The global coronavirus death toll topped 800,000 on Saturday, as countries around the world urge citizens to follow precautionary measures. According data compiled by John Hopkins University, the United States is still the country with the most virus-related deaths, having tallied more than 176,000 fatalities as of this weekend. Brazil and Mexico trail the U.S. in recorded deaths with 114,250 and 59,610, respectively. Reuters calculates, […]
A massive rager went down in Los Angeles this weekend, despite officials’ warnings. According to TMZ, the party took place Friday night at Dock 52 in Marina del Rey, where a large group of revelers were seen living it up without masks or the recommended physical distance. The outlet points out the event was held in a […]
