- China using anal swabs for testing COVID-19: report
China has begun testing people it considers as high risk for contracting COVID-19 with anal swabs amid a new outbreak, Newsweek reported Tuesday, saying that more than a million Beijing residents have undergone such a test. Local experts are reported as saying the rectal method is more accurate than the commonplace nasal test. Public health […]
- Renewed Lockdown Measures Slow Economic Momentum
WASHINGTON—The economy’s momentum has reversed in recent weeks with spikes in coronavirus cases that forced a series of renewed stay-at-home orders and business closures. While some states like California, New York, and Michigan have begun to ease restrictions, economists are still pessimistic over the near-term outlook. It will be months before vaccines are widespread enough to […]
- Nolte: Joe Biden Lied About Having a Coronavirus Plan
His Fraudulency Joe Biden admitted on Friday that throughout his campaign he lied about having a plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “There’s nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months,” His Fraudulency said Friday during a press conference where he signed a couple more […]
- Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said he will take a step back from his usual duties. The announcement comes at a time when Mexico is undergoing an alarming spike in infections and fatalities. Through his social media accounts, President Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced he tested […]
- Pfizer to Provide 40 Million Vaccine Doses to Poorer Nations at Cost
A nurse prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, at a vaccination center, in Sarcelles near Paris on January 10, 2021. ALAIN JOCARD | AFP | Getty Images Pfizer will supply up to 40 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine to a global alliance aiming to provide poor nations with coronavirus vaccines, the head of the World […]
- Biden Considers Mandatory Coronavirus Tests for All Domestic Air Travel
The Biden administration is considering implementing mandatory coronavirus testing for travelers on U.S. domestic flights. Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters Tuesday that the administration is “actively looking” into imposing the domestic travel testing requirement. UNITED AIRLINES LAUNCHES ‘TRAVEL-READY’ TOOL […]
- UK COVID Cops Fine Men for Looking at Snow
A British police force stopped four men in their cars and fined them £200 each for “looking at the snow”, in the latest incident of snow cops penalising Britons for apparently enjoying the winter weather during lockdown. Almost seven inches of snow fell in parts of the United Kingdom, prompting many Britons to bask in […]
- Biden Suddenly Decides Travel Bans Aren’t Racist After All
President Biden will reinstate a re-entry ban on nearly all non-US travelers trying to come into the country from the United Kingdom, Ireland, 26 other European countries and Brazil — and impose a new ban on travel from South Africa, a report said Sunday. Former President Trump had signed an order Jan. 18 that was […]
- U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Continue Two-Week Decline
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States appears to be continuing a roughly two-week decline after steadily rising for roughly three months, according to an influential pandemic data tracker. The COVID Tracking Project lists the current peak of U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations on Jan. 6, with nearly 132,500 patients recorded nationwide. Numbers since then […]
- Assisted Living Facility Residents Aren’t Being Prioritized for Vaccination
Vulnerable people residing in assisted living facilities are in a high-risk situation, just like those in nursing homes. But the rollout plan for COVID-19 vaccines doesn’t prioritize this group of people in the first phase of nationwide inoculations. These older individuals who are physically independent but often still need medical care are living in the […]
- CVS Completes First Round of Coronavirus Vaccinations at 8,000 U.S. Nursing Homes
By Trisha Roy, Rebecca Spalding 3 Min Read (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp has completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations at about 8,000 U.S. skilled nursing facilities that were part of a federal program, the drugstore chain said on Monday. Slideshow ( 2 images ) Administration of second doses is expected to be completed […]
- Joe Biden Hints Coronavirus Restrictions Through ‘Early Fall’ — ‘Never Said I’d Do It in Two Months’
President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans could expect to continue dealing with the coronavirus pandemic into the early fall. The president responded to a question from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, who asked whether Biden was fulfilling his campaign promise to “shut down” the virus. “I’m going to shut down the virus, but I […]
- Mexico’s President Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said he will take a step back from his usual duties. The announcement comes at a time when Mexico is undergoing an alarming spike in infections and fatalities. Through his social media accounts, President Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced he tested […]
- Report Blames CDC for Shortfalls in Combating Coronavirus in U.S.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump was blamed almost exclusively for the highly infectious virus from China. New evidence suggests that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s actions and inactions helped the virus wreak havoc on the United States. Reuters reported Friday that the CDC “missed chances to spot COVID’s silent spread” early […]
- CNN’s Coronavirus Death Tracker Graphic Suddenly Goes Missing After Biden Takes Over
A lot of people have noticed over the last few days that the Wuhan virus case/death tracker CNN kept on display 24/7 under the Trump administration at the very least frequently goes missing or, at the most, has disappeared entirely. It depends on who you talk to and how often the people making the accusations […]
- Pompeo: Biden Administration Must Continue to Confront the Chinese Communist Party
Tuesday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Fox News Primetime,” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned China’s ruling regime must continue to be confronted, noting it had engaged in a cover-up to conceal the early stages of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pompeo urged the current administration to continue a policy of confronting China. […]
- Joe Biden Executive Order Could Have Taxpayers Fully Funding San Francisco Homeless Hotels
President Biden signed an executive order on Thursday which could have American taxpayers covering 100 percent of the cost of “homeless hotels” in cities such as San Francisco through September. Biden signed an executive order on Thursday aimed to increase reimbursements and other assistance to states in the battle against the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Per […]
- Report: California to End Stay-at-Home Coronavirus Orders
The State of California will reportedly lift stay-at-home orders that applied to most counties in the state on Monday, as a surge in coronavirus cases that had limited hospital capacity in many regions has begun to subside. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday: A source close to the governor’s office confirmed that the state plans to […]
- W.H.O. Changes Virus Testing Criteria After Biden Inaugurated; May Reduce Positive Results
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.), on the day President Joe Biden took office, released new coronavirus testing guidelines for laboratories worldwide that may result in fewer infections reported by health officials. On Inauguration Day, the W.H.O. issued the new directives for the commonly used PCR testing in the form of a “medical product alert,” indicating that […]
- Biden’s Daily Vaccination Goal Was Already Exceeded Numerous Times by Trump Admin
President Biden’s “wartime effort” goal to vaccinate 100 million people against COVID-19 in 100 days relies on a daily average that was repeatedly bested under former President Donald Trump. Biden’s first full day in office on Thursday saw 1.3 million Americans inoculated against the deadly coronavirus, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. But the […]