saraacater--2020-05-14--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 1,393,890 infected, 84,239 deaths in U.S.

The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has reached 1,393,890 and the number of fatalities from the virus has reached 84,239 .
President Trump expressed optimism with the increasing number of states reopening their economies after months-long lockdowns on Twitter Thursday .
“ American is getting It ’ s life back !
Vaccine work is looking VERY promising , before end of year .
Likewise , other solutions !
” he wrote .
There are dozens of states that have already adopted the first phases of the Trump administration ’ s reopening guidelines .
White House Coronavirus Task Force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , warned this week of reopening schools too early , which surprised Trump .
“ It ’ s just — to me it ’ s not an acceptable answer , especially when it comes to schools , ” Trump said .
According to a new jobs report , last week nearly 3 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance .
There are currently 36 million American workers who have filed for the benefit since the start of the epidemic .
There have been a total of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Additionally , 82,461 people across the nation have died from the virus .
The FBI issued a warning Wednesday over mounting concerns that the Chinese government is attempting to steal U.S. research on the coronavirus , Axios reported .
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was released from prison on Wednesday amid fears of the virus ’ spread in prison populations , his attorney confirmed .
Manafort will serve the remainder of his sentence at home .
On Tuesday afternoon , Los Angeles county extended its lockdown for an additional three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by science and data that will safely move us forward along the road to recovery in a measured way—one that allows us to ensure that effective distancing and infection control measures are in place , ” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a meeting with local officials Tuesday .
The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. reached 1,347,936 Wednesday , as fatalities surpassed 80,900 .
With many states looking to reopen , Dr. Anthony Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , warned Tuesday that states looking to reopen need to adhere to the administration ’ s guidelines for reopening in order to avoid a renewed outbreak .
Fauci made the statement during a hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday .
The White House has increased measures to stop the spread of the virus by now asking officials to wear masks and practice social distancing .
A senior administration official told the Washington Post that President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence “ are likely to keep away from each other , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after two staffers tested positive for the virus in recent days .
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Monday that his California factory will resume production despite local orders against doing so amid the coronavirus spread .
“ Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules .
I will be on the line with everyone else .
If anyone is arrested , I ask that it only be me , ” Musk said on Twitter .
Alameda County later responded saying , “ We have notified Tesla that they can only maintain Minimum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan that can be implemented in accordance with the local public health order .
We are addressing this matter using the same phased approach we use for other businesses which have violated the order in the past , and we hope that Tesla will likewise comply without further enforcement measures.
” The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. totals 1,329,799 and there have been 79,528 deaths from the virus .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , is readying to testify before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he will do so remotely .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) Director Dr. Robert Redfield is set to testify alongside Dr. Fauci .
A new study released Monday by JAMA Pediatrics showing the outcomes of the coronavirus on children admitted to Intensive Care Units concluded that severe symptoms of the virus are less likely to be seen in the younger patients when compared to adults .
Researchers studied 46 patients in the U.S. and Canada , the majority of which had preexisting medical conditions .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in infants and children with COVID-19 in this series was far better than reported for adult patients .
At the present time , our data indicate that children are at far greater risk of critical illness from influenza than from COVID-19 .
Our observations provide an important platform for further detailed studies of COVID-19 in children , with larger cohorts and longer periods of follow-up , the researchers stated of their findings .
As many countries continue to uncover evidence of the Chinese government ’ s coverup of the virus , a German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s President Xi Jinping asked the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to hide information about the virus from the worlds , according to a report by German magazine Der Spiegel .
According to the report , Xi asked Tedros on January 21 “ to hold back information about a human-to-human transmission and to delay a pandemic warning.
” The WHO has denied the report .
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus across the nation has reached 1,268,520 .
The total fatalities are now at 76,101 .
With widespread shutdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in many states , the U.S. economy is suffering .
According to a new report from the U.S. Labor Department , a record 20.5 million jobs were eliminated from the U.S. economy in the month of April .
The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to vote next week on the next stimulus bill to provide relief to American workers and business owners amid the pandemic .
It is now the fifth coronavirus relief bill .
A member of Vice President Pence ’ s team , Katie Miller , his press secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the White House confirmed Friday .
The news comes a day after the President ’ s personal valets tested positive as well .
There are currently 1,228,609 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. Additionally , 73,431 people have died from the virus nationwide .
A new weekly jobs report released Thursday showed that 3.2 million additional Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week .
Over the last seven weeks , over 33 million people have filed as the coronavirus threatens businesses across the country .
The Governor of New Jersey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coronavirus emergency declaration for an additional 30 days .
The order will expire on June 5 .
“ I want to make it absolutely clear that this action does not mean that we are seeing anything in the data which would pause our path forward and it should not be interpreted by anyone to mean we are going to be tightening any of the restrictions currently in place , ” Murphy said during his press conference of the announcement .
He added , “ This ensures we will continue on our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conditions underpinning this declaration have not changed — we are still in a public health emergency.
” The meatpacking industry reached 10,000 coronavirus cases as the industry struggles to meet the demands of consumers as the pandemic pushes many factories to close .
Many stores have put limits on the number of meat purchases customers can make , including military commissaries .
The number of cases of the coronavirus nationwide is 1,204,475 and the number of deaths has reached 71,078 .
On Wednesday morning , President Donald Trump applauded the accomplishments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he plans to keep it in place “ indefinitely , ” but said he may “ add ” or “ subtract ” members from the group .
On Tuesday , the President visited a Honeywell factory in Phoenix , Arizona that ’ s been converted to produce N95 masks .
During the trip , the President also met with Native American community leaders and signed a proclamation designating the day as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. has reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 68,934 deaths .
As countries race to develop a vaccine for the virus , Israel announced Monday that researchers completed an early phase in developing an antibody vaccine .
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Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , will testify before a Senate Committee next week on the Administration ’ s response to the coronavirus , NPR reports .
The Trump administration has limited the Task Force ’ s appearances on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the President , himself , has called them merely political .
There are currently 1,159,249 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and 67,710 reported deaths nationwide , according to Johns Hopkins University .
During a town hall on Fox News Sunday night , President Donald Trump expressed the need for American businesses to reopen and for Americans to get back to work .
He also recognized the need to do so safely , urging elderly and at-risk populations to stay home .
The virus , itself , Trump said , could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives .
Over a dozen states have started to reopen their economies utilizing the Trump administration ’ s phased plan .
Remdesivir , an anti-Ebola drug that ’ s shown success in treating coronavirus patients in early trials , will likely be available this week , Gilead Sciences , the pharmaceutical company behind the drug .
“ We intend to get [ remdesivir ] to patients in the early part of this next week , beginning to work with the government which will determine which cities are most vulnerable and where the patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gilead Sciences chairman and CEO Daniel O ’ Day told CBS ’ “ Face of the Nation.
” “ We ’ ve donated the entire supply that we have within our supply chain and we did that because we acknowledge and recognize the human suffering , the human need here , and want to make sure nothing gets in the way of this getting to patients , ” O ’ Day added .
The number of cases of the coronavirus has reached 1,070,032 and the number of deaths has increased to 63,019 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ City on Thursday after seeing a few patients since it docked in March to support the city ’ s hospitals in combating the coronavirus .
The ship is now heading for Norfolk , Virginia where it will be prepared for its next deployment , in which the location is still being determined .
The Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the State ’ s schools before the end of the school year .
President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that there ’ s evidence giving him a “ high degree of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a Wuhan lab , which is being investigated currently by the U.S. intelligence agencies .
There are currently 1,040,488 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and there have been 60,999 deaths nationwide .
The virus has put nearly 30.3 million people out of work , according to Thursday ’ s weekly jobs report .
Last week , 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance .
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday saying , “ Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown.
” Sweden ’ s model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation ’ s economy to remain open , while the government emphasized a personal responsibility approach for all citizens to keep proper distance in public spaces and practice good hygiene .
“ As of today , 2462 people have died there , a much higher number than the neighboring countries of Norway ( 207 ) , Finland ( 206 ) or Denmark ( 443 ) , ” he wrote .
The United Staes made the correct decision !
” The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. surpassed 1 million on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ success in early trials in COVID patients , the Ebola treatment Remdesivir is expected to be approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use .
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday ensuring that America ’ s meat supply remains a critical industry amid the pandemic .
The move comes after some meat plants across the country close , which Trump said “ threaten the continued functioning of the national meat and poultry supply chain , undermining critical infrastructure during the national emergency.
” U.S. government analysts are saying that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the source of the coronavirus outbreak based on “ circumstantial evidence , ” according to the Washington Times .
“ All other possible places of the virus ’ origin have been proven to be highly unlikely , ” the document obtained by the news site adds .
There are currently 988,490 people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S .
Moreover , 56,256 have died throughout the country .
Globally , 3,061,521 are infected with the virus and 212,083 have died .
There are a number of large corporations that have returned small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Los Angeles Lakers will be giving back their $ 4.6 million small business loan , which Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin called their acceptance of aid “ outrageous ” on CNBC Tuesday .
The SBA loans continue to be in high demand , which became even more clear when the website application crashed Monday morning .
U.S. Health Officials are investigating the Wuhan Institute of Virology and a grant the U.S. provided to it , according to a letter Breitbart exclusively obtained on Monday .
The Washington Post ’ s Josh Rogin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that earlier warned about the safety of the lab and gave credence to the theory that the virus may have emanated from it .
Nationwide , there are 965,933 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 53,877 have died from the virus .
Dr. Deborah Birx , a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , told Fox News host Jesse Watters over the weekend that the coronavirus death toll will likely “ dramatically ” decrease by the end of May .
“ We believe that both the hospitalizations , the ICU need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who have succumbed to this disease will be dramatically decreased by the end of May , ” Birx told Watters .
The USNS Comfort discharged its last patient on Sunday as it readies to depart New York City .
Jonathan Rath Hoffman , assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs , told reporters last week that the vessel will go to Norfolk , Virginia to ready for its next deployment , which he did not disclose .
There are 869,172 are infected with the coronavirus in the United States and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are 2,735,117 cases and 192,019 people have died .
On Thursday , the House passed an additional stimulus package to provide $ 484 additional funding to American workers and businesses .
The bill also allocates $ 75 billion to hospitals and $ 25 billion to boost testing for the virus .
Vice President Mike Pence shared that the virus will ‘ largely ’ be behind us by memorial day weekend .
“ If you look at the trends today , I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who is chair of the White House coronavirus task force , told Geraldo Rivera on Thursday .
“ State and local officials will begin to reopen activities , you ’ re going to see states ahead here begin to do that.
” The State of Georgia is reopening some businesses on Friday , along with Texas , which is opening ‘ retail-to-go.
’ 842,624 people are infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. and there have been 46,785 fatalities nationwide .
The number of infected worldwide has reached 2,647,512 with 184,372 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday revealed that 26 million people have filed for unemployment insurance in the U.S. in the last five weeks .
Over 4 million Americans applied for the economic support in the last week alone .
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a $ 484 billion stimulus package that passed the Senate on Wednesday .
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to halt immigration for a 60 day period , with some exceptions .
“ This will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said , “ Crucially , it will also preserve our health care resources for American patients.
” There are currently 825,306 cases of the coronavirus and 45,075 fatalities in the U.S. On Tuesday , President Donald Trump provided further details regarding his plan to halt immigration for 60 days saying that it will have “ certain exemptions.
” The President is expected to sign the executive order on Wednesday .
“ It ’ s something we have to have in this country , ” Trump said .
“ We have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Redfield told The Washington Post Tuesday that a second wave of the coronavirus could be more devastating than the first .
“ There ’ s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through , ” Redfield told The Washington Post .
“ And when I ’ ve said this to others , they kind of put their head back , they don ’ t understand what I mean.
” He also added that the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will stress the health care system .
The coronavirus has infected 787,960 people in the United States and has taken 42,364 lives nationwide .
All available evidence suggests the coronavirus originated in bats and was not a “ laboratory construct ” , World Health Organization spokesperson Fadela Chaib said at a briefing in Geneva today .
“ At this stage , it is not possible to determine precisely the source of the virus which caused the Covid-19 pandemic , ” Chaib said at a briefing .
“ However , all available evidence suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus .
The virus most probably has its ecological reservoir in bats.
” During the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Monday , President Donald Trump announced that he will “ suspend immigration to the United States ” with a soon to come executive order .
“ 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 an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote on Twitter .
There are no further details yet on the executive order .
Georgia , Tennessee , and South Carolina announced plans to reopen their economies .
South Carolina will begin on Tuesday by opening public beaches and allowing “ some retailers ” to open with strict social distancing measures , Governor Henry mcMaster announced Monday in an executive order .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 759,786 in the U.S. Nationwide fatalities have also increased to 40,683 .
Texas will be the first state to reopen its economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach .
Beginning Monday , the state will begin with opening state parks .
Visitors are advised to wear masks , maintain social distancing , and keep gatherings to less than five people .
Click here to read the details of Texas Governor Greg Abbott ’ s executive order .
On Sunday , President Donald Trump shared that the national stockpile of ventilators had increased to 10,000 with some already given to states in need .
As of Sunday , there have been 4 million coronavirus tests distributed , which exceeds any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are currently 671,425 cases of the coronavirus and 33,286 fatalities in the U.S .
The number of cases worldwide is 2,173,431 .
Global fatalities also reached 146,291 .
President Donald Trump released a plan for “ opening up America again ” during his press conference on Thursday .
The plan gives state governors three phases for steadily reopening their economy .
Each level is based on data within each state .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the shutdown of non-essential businesses in his state to May 15 .
The President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning to Washington earlier than April 20 , when Congress is scheduled to be back in session .
On Thursday , the need for additional funding for American workers and small business owners became all too real when the SBA ’ s payment protection program site closed all loan applications after running out of funding .
Worldwide cases of the coronavirus have surpassed 2 million .
The number of cases in the U.S is 639,664 .
There have been 30,985 fatalities in the U.S .
According to data released by the U.S. Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applied for unemployment insurance last week .
President Donald Trump is expected to issue a plan for state governors to ease social distancing guidelines .
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of coronavirus antibody tests to determine immunity .
Chembio Diagnostic Systems , Ortho Clinical Diagnostics , and Abbott Laboratories .
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to 609,685 .
The number of fatalities is 26,059 .
During Tuesday ’ s White House press conference , President Donald Trump announced a pause in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Today , I am instructing made administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization ’ s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus , ” Pres .
Trump told the nation .
The WHO discouraged member countries from instituting early travel bans in curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and misled the world about how the virus is spread , which it earlier said is not from person-to-person .
President Trump and health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , banned travel to China in January , which set the U.S. apart from many countries like Italy , one of the hardest hit countries .
Trump called the WHO “ China-centric ” last week accusing its leaders of supporting China more than the U.S. , which is its biggest contributor .
In terms of reopening the economy , the President said he ’ s leaving that up to state governors .
Coronavirus has infected over 1.9 million people worldwide and has killed over 120,000 people , according to Johns Hopkins University .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Fox & Friends that the administration is encouraging Americans who had the coronavirus to donate blood plasma for treating new patients .
He also shared that new saliva testing is becoming available as a more comfortable alternative to testing .
The saliva test will provide health care workers on the frontlines the ability too receive testing multiple times a day , Hahn said .
The U.S. has over 582,000 cases of the virus and has a death toll of over 21,000 people .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region of the U.S. as collaborative effort to reopen the economy .
Cuomo also said that “ the worst is over ” for his state .
Governor Abbott of Texas also signaled Tuesday that he ’ s developing a plan to reopen his state ’ s economy and is set to announce “ a new small business initiative in Texas.
” One of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic , Italy , allowed some retail stores to reopen on Tuesday .
Over 20,000 people have died from the virus in Italy since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of cases worldwide topped 1.8 million on Sunday and the global death toll rose above 110,000 , according to Johns Hopkins University .
The United States has confirmed more than 556,000 cases , with New York City alone reporting over 104,000 infections .
More than 22,000 people have died countrywide .
Speaking on Sunday , the country ’ s top medical expert on the pandemic , Dr. Anthony Fauci , told CNN that lives would have been saved if mitigation efforts had started earlier .
Dr. Fauci said on CNN that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters will be able to cast their ballot for president in person in November , saying that there could be a rebound in coronavirus cases in autumn or winter .
More than 29,000 members of the National Guard supporting Covid-19 response There are over 467,184 people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S .
The number of deaths in the country has reached 17,836 , according to Johns Hopkins University .
New York officials confirmed Friday that Hart Island will be used to bury unclaimed coronavirus victims , according to CNN .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passed away from ( coronavirus ) … .
will be buried on the Island in the coming days , ” New York City Mayor Press Secretary Freddi Goldstein told CNN .
Hart Island is a public cemetery operated by Department of Corrections .
New York State saw a negative net change in intensive care admissions on Thursday for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Friday .
World Health Officials said on Friday that the coronavirus appears to be slowing in some of the hardest-hit countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany and France , however , lifting stay-at-home orders too soon could lead to a “ deadly resurgence.
” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that the U.S. economy could reopen in May .
More than 14,700 people have died from the new coronavirus in the United States , according to Johns Hopkins University .
More than 432,000 people across the country have been sickened by COVID-19 .
The coronavirus was likely spreading in New York City as early as February , weeks before the Big Apple ’ s first confirmed case , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A crew member aboard the USNS Mercy Hospital ship , which is docked in Los Angeles to provide medical support during the pandemic , has tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
US Navy Lt. Andrew Bertucci told CNN the crew member is “ currently isolated aboard the ship , and will soon transfer to an off-ship isolation facility where they will self-monitor for severe symptoms.
” Globally , nearly 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 , and more than 88,000 have died .
Rising cases in Japan : Tokyo reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest increase for the capital in a single day .
Big jump in Singapore : Another 142 infections were recorded in Singapore on Wednesday — the largest rise in new cases in the city-state .
South Korea ’ s flag carrier Korean Air has instructed more than 70 % of its employees to take paid leave , at a reduced rate , for six months from April 16 until October 15 .
The Chinese government ’ s mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic from its start at a wet market in Wuhan has shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all in danger , Buck Sexton , the host of “ The Buck Sexton Show ” said on Tuesday .
There are 399,929 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 12,911 fatalities in the U.S. New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy told residents to avoid holding family gatherings during Passover and Easter .
World trade is expected to fall by between 13 % and 32 % in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) said in its annual trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decline will likely exceed the trade slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008 .
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says officials have seen some progress in fighting the virus , he cautions against relaxing social distancing guidelines .
The city of Wuhan , where the virus originated , has opened back up after a 76-day travel ban .
Wuhan residents were able to leave their homes and go to work beginning Wednesday at 7 A.M. To leave the city , residents must have an app on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data-tracking and government surveillance ” to prove that they are not infected with the virus , according to the Associated Press .
According to local reports , 65,000 people left the city by plane or train in the first few hours after the ban was lifted .
During Tuesday ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing , President Donald Trump threatened to pause U.S. funding to the World Health Organization , who he called “ China centric.
” The President criticized their early advice in which they discouraged him from instituting his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer penned a letter Wednesday describing their priorities for Interim Relief for small businesses and working families .
Both the House and the Senate are set to return to session on April 20 .
“ The heartbreaking acceleration of the coronavirus crisis demands bold , urgent and ongoing action from Congress to protect Americans ’ lives and livelihoods.
” the two lawmakers wrote , “ As Democrats have said since Day One , Congress must provide additional relief for small businesses and families , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bipartisan CARES Act.
” Here are some of the Democrats ’ priorities for interim funding : • $ 250 billion in assistance to small businesses , with $ 125 billion channeled through community-based financial institutions that serve farmers , family , women , minority and veteran-owned small businesses and nonprofits in rural , tribal , suburban and urban communities across our country , and improvements to ensure all eligible small businesses can access this critical funding and are not turned away by banks ; • $ 100 billion for hospitals , community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperately needed resources to the frontlines of this crisis , including production and distribution of national rapid testing and Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) ; • $ 150 billion for state and local governments to manage this crisis and mitigate lost revenue , doubling down on the investment secured in the CARES Act ; • Strong additional support for families with a 15 percent increase to the maximum SNAP benefit to help put food on the table .
There are 368,449 people with the coronavirus and 11,000 fatalities in the U.S. President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USNS Comfort docked in Manhattan , NY for Covid patients on Monday .
The vessel was originally prepared to take patients needing hospital care for conditions other than Covid .
However , after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requested its use for Covid patients Monday , President Trump gave his approval .
This week Vice President Mike Pence will hold four conference calls to brief House Democrats , House Republicans , Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans on coronavirus , according to spokesperson Katie Miller .
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been 2 million coronavirus tests completed across the United States .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that President Trump is looking at how to reopen parts of the U.S. economy as the coronavirus pandemic forces an unprecedented shutdown of business throughout the country .
After negotiating with 3M , The President announced Monday that the company will produce “ 55.5 million high-quality face masks each month ” for medical personnel in the U.S. Last week , it was discovered that the 3M ’ s Personal Protective Equipment was going overseas when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The President further invoked the use of the Defense Production Act last week to ensure the issue would be resolved .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ’ s condition as he suffers from the coronavirus worsened over the weekend and he was admitted to a London hospital ’ s Intensive Care Unit .
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday that Johnson received oxygen overnight .
Further , the spokesperson reported that the Prime Minister didn ’ t have pneumonia and had not been put on a ventilator .
There are currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus and 10,993 people have died in the country from the disease .
Experts on the White House Coronavirus Task Force warned that this week would likely be one of the deadliest since the start of the pandemic .
“ This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans ’ lives , quite frankly , ” U.S .
Surgeon General , Jerome Adams said during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday ” with host Chris Wallace .
“ This is going to be our Pearl Harbor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not going to be localized .
It ’ s going to be happening all over the country .
And I want America to understand that.
” On Monday morning , President Donald Trump shared on Twitter that docked cruise ships with passengers infected with the coronavirus that “ no other countries would allow ” were being closely treated by medical personnel .
Moreover , he ensure that passengers were “ under strict supervision ” and will be given permission to disembark “ when appropriate.
” Last week , two ships @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Florida coast.The most recent ship to dock was the Coral Princess Ship which carried seven passengers and five crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus .
On Friday , Holland America ’ s Zaandam and the Rotterdam disembarked in Florida .
Those ships reported a total of 233 passengers experiencing flu-like symptoms .
There were 14 people evacuated to local hospitals from the two ships .
“ We commend the decision by the cruise industry to cease operations .
However , pausing a global tourist industry does not happen instantaneously or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abel , Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations .
“ The federal , state , local and industry cooperation to achieve this feat truly represents the whole-of-nation approach directed by the president and is essential to fighting the spread of this virus and working to minimize the loss of life.
” The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Saturday that 114 cruise ships are currently in U.S. waters .
The cruise ship industry and U.S. Centers for Disease Control have stopped cruises from the U.S .
The CDC has also advised the general population to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public for necessities .
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 1,000,000 .
The U.S. number of case increased to 245,601 with 6,058 now dead .
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro announced Thursday the implementation of a “ Buy American ” executive order to ensure that after the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end , “ the government buys American for essential medicines ” and supplies .
Further , the order will cut regulations for the FDA and EPA to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is having advanced manufacturing on U.S. soil that can leapfrog other countries so we don ’ t have to worry about competing against cheap sweatshop labor , lax environmental regulations , different tax regimes , and the massive subsidies of foreign governments who are actually directly attacking our industrial base , ” Navarro said .
The White House also cracked down on 3M for exporting Personal Protective Equipment abroad , prioritizing foreign profits over domestic need .
The order , invoked by the Defense Production Act , calls on Homeland Security Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all authority available under the Act to acquire , from any appropriate subsidiary or affiliate of 3M Company , the number of N-95 respirators that the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
” In a written statement released Friday , the company asserted that the administration asked “ that 3M cease exporting respirators that we currently manufacture in the United States to the Canadian and Latin American markets.
” The company raised concerns over potential “ humanitarian implications ” where foreign countries could “ retaliate and do the same , as some have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that were to occur , the net number of respirators being made available to the United States would actually decrease .
That is the opposite of what we and the Administration , on behalf of the American people , both seek.
” The President ’ s doctor also tested President Trump a second time for the coronavirus , announcing that the test came back with a negative result .
He had no symptoms , the physician said in a statement .
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 216,772 in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5,137 .
The latest state to implement stay at home orders is Florida , which the State ’ s Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday afternoon .
It is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and is set to end on April 30 .
“ All persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities , ” the order stated .
The Mayor of Los Angeles advised residents Wednesday to wear masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s White House Task Force press conference , the President and Pentagon officials revealed that they have intelligence that the drug cartels are looking to exploit the coronavirus crisis in the country .
“ We came upon some intelligence some time ago that the drug cartels as a result of COIVD-19 were going to try to take advantage of the situation and try to infiltrate additional drugs into our country , ” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said , without providing further detail .
“ We ’ re at war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war with terrorists , and we ’ re at war with drug cartels as well.
” In response , the Department of Defense is enhancing counternarcotics operation in Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea .
Two cruise ships operated by Holland America Line off the coast of Florida reached a deal with the U.S. to disembark passengers in the U.S .
There are over 200 passengers who reported flu-like symptoms since March .
At least eight people tested positive for the virus and four guests have died on one of the vessels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus and 4,081 deaths in the U.S. Globally , there are 877 , 422 confirmed cases and 43,537 deaths .
In New York City , the epicenter of the country ’ s national crisis , there are 41,771 cases and 1,096 fatalities .
During Tuesday ’ s White House Task Force briefing , President Donald Trump and his team offered a sobering message that the situation will get worse before it gets better .
Additionally , the Task Force issued new social distancing guidelines in a new “ 30 days to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re going to go through a very tough two weeks , ” Trump said .
“ And then , hopefully , as the experts are predicting , I think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard , you ’ re gon na start seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel.
” The United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that the pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II .
“ The combination of the two facts and the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enhanced unrest , and enhanced conflict are things that make us believe that this is the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War , ” Guterres explained .
The number of worldwide confirmed cases of the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 .
In the U.S. , there are 164,610 cases .
The number of deaths in the U.S. have climbed to over 3,000 .
The states of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia have all increased social distancing measures by implementing “ stay-at-home ” orders to the public .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will last through June 10 .
The three regions have also increased the penalties for residents who don ’ t cooperate with the social distancing guidelines .
In D.C. , violators will face misdemeanor charges with a fine of $ 5,000 and 90 days in jail .
Virginians who violate the order could face Class I misdemeanors , punishable by up to a year in jail and a $ 2,500 fine .
Maryland violators could face up to a year in jail and/or a $ 5,000 fine .
The USNS Comfort docked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will begin serving patients on Tuesday .
Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are warning that the worst is yet to come and applauded the President ’ s fast-tracking of the floating hospital .
During Monday ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing , the President revealed a new test for the virus that would diagnose patients in around five minutes .
It was created by Abbott Laboratories , an Illinois Health Care technology company .
The source of the coronavirus pandemic , Wuhan , China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its early reports on the death toll .
The Chinese government reported 2,535 people had died from the virus in Wuhan , but , now , there ’ s questions as to whether that number was downplayed .
According to many reports , there are truckloads of urns being brought into the city .
The U.S. number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 143,000 , with over 2,500 deaths .
The number of worldwide cases surpassed 700,000 .
New York remains the epicenter for the epidemic in the U.S. with 776 deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comfort arrived Monday in Manhattan to serve patients in the area .
the floating hospital is equipped with 1,000 beds , 12 operating rooms , and 8 ICU beds .
On Sunday , the President extended the social distancing guidelines for the country until April 30 .
During the news conference , Trump said that the number of deaths in the U.S. will peak in the next two weeks and will hopefully see an end come June 1 .
The U.S Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of life saving treatments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine .
The drugs are used to fight malaria , however , doctors have seen success in patients diagnosed with the coronavirus .
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll sailed past 1,000 , the governor of New York — the state with the worst outbreak so far — warned residents they ’ re “ still on the way up the mountain.
” Meanwhile , Americans displaced by the coronavirus crisis filed unemployment claims in record numbers , with the Labor Department reporting Thursday a surge to 3.28 million .
Businesses across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy of social distancing aimed at keeping the virus ’ s growth in check .
Individual states have reported websites crashing amid a rush to file .
Late Wednesday , the Senate unanimously passed a $ 2 trillion stimulus package called the CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act — that boosts unemployment insurance payouts and aims to send relief checks to many Americans .
To provide additional ways for Americans to access cash , the bill also allows people to take a withdrawal of up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including 401 ( k ) s or individual retirement accounts , without the typical penalty .
As hospital ICUs and morgues began filling up in some U.S. cities , the Senate passed an unprecedented $ 2 trillion relief package to help American workers , businesses and the severely strained health care system survive the pandemic .
Hospitals in London are experiencing a “ continuous tsunami ” of coronavirus patients , according to a group that represents Britain ’ s hospitals , ambulance services and community health services .
Louisiana has seen a spike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with more than 400 on Wednesday .
Gee , who is currently the LSU Health Care Services Division CEO , said the federal government needs to step in , especially to provide more ventilators .
At least 4,089 people have now died from Covid-19 in Spain with a total of 56,188 cases recorded , according to Spanish Health Ministry data released Thursday .
The number of doctors in Italy who have died of coronavirus has risen to 37 , the Italian Federation of Medical Professionals said Thursday .
Italy , the new epicenter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 70,000 cases and more than 7,000 deaths , according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday more than 30,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the state and “ we ’ re still on the way up the mountain.
” The peak of the pandemic – the point where the most people are coming into hospitals – could be in about 21 days , Cuomo said .
New York medical supply shortages spread to some Long Island hospitals .
Catholic Health Services , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Long Island , New York , tells CNN they are now in need of isolation gowns , procedural masks with and without face shields , and N95 respirators of all sizes .
Fourteen million US jobs could be lost by this summer as businesses shutter in response to the coronavirus pandemic , the Economic Policy Institute predicts in a new report .
That ’ s more than 10 % of all private sector jobs lost , the group writes .
Retail , leisure and hospitality are expected to take the biggest hits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million for the State Department , and it specifically includes funds for “ evacuation expenses , ” according to a draft obtained by CNN .
The proposed legislation doesn ’ t specify who would be evacuated , whether it ’ s US diplomats or American citizens living overseas , or potentially both .
Nearly three dozen state attorneys general have called on Amazon , Craigslist , eBay , Facebook and Walmart to fight price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Even new protections by your company including heightened monitoring , bans on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain items , have failed to remove unconscionably priced critical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic , ” the attorneys general wrote .
Italy has recorded 683 deaths in the past day , with a total number of 7,503 fatalities from coronavirus , according to the civil protection agency .
All travelers returning to Canada will have to enter a 14-day mandatory quarantine as of midnight Wednesday as the country deals with a significant spike in coronavirus cases and hundreds of thousands of people return home to Canada by both air and land border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Fox News virtual townhall that he wants the country ’ s economy re-opened by Easter amid questions over how long people should stay home and businesses should remain closed to slow the spread of coronavirus .
Trump argued he doesn ’ t want “ to turn the country off ” and see a continued economic downfall from the pandemic .
He also said he worries the U.S. will see “ suicides by the thousands ” if coronavirus devastates the economy .
Meanwhile , the World Health Organization said Tuesday the U.S. could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
“ We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the U.S .
So it does have that potential , ” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said , according to the Reuters news agency .
GOP Rep. Doug Collins sent a letter to Pompeo Tuesday , urging him to temporarily ban exports of medical supplies related to coronavirus over concerns that private companies will send supplies to foreign countries instead of states seeking the same equipment .
Three sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military medical facility for treatment , the acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said Tuesday .
“ Three cases of COVID19 have been identified among personnel currently deployed and underway on the USS Theodore Roosevelt , these are our first three cases of COVID19 on a ship that is deployed , “ Modly said .
Medical workers in Spain account for 13.6 % of its total coronavirus cases , according to Fernando Simón , director of the Spanish Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies at Spain ’ s Ministry of Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the planet have been told to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19 , which has infected nearly 400,000 people globally and killed more than 17,000 people .
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is now approaching 600 and there are more than 46,000 cases across the nation , according to Johns Hopkins University .
Doctor says he ’ s 3-4 weeks from developing treatment to ‘ neutralize ‘ coronavirus Distributed Bio co-founder and CEO Dr. Jacob Glanville revealed on “ The Story with Martha MacCallum ” Thursday that his company ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from engineering a therapeutic antibody to combat the coronavirus .
“ What my company is doing is adapting antibodies to recognize and neutralize the novel coronavirus .
So this would … [ be ] sort of skipping what a vaccine does , ” Glanville said .
“ Instead of giving you a vaccine and waiting for it to produce an immune response , we just give you those antibodies right away .
And so within about 20 minutes , that patient has the ability to neutralize the virus.
” Mortgages : – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a press conference in Albany that he will suspend mortgage payments for 90 days for borrowers who face financial hardship such as losing their job .
The announcement is intended to provide financial relief for those impacted by the coronavirus .
“ This is a real-life benefit , ” Cuomo said .
“ People are under tremendous economic pressure .
Making a mortgage payment can be one of the number one stressors .
Eliminating that stressor for 90 days , I think , will go a long way.
” Cuomo said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he will waive fees for ATMs , credit cards and overdrafts .
Two active duty Army mobile hospital units have received “ prepare to deploy ” orders , according to Army Chief of Staff General James McConville .
The units receiving the orders are the 47th Combat Support Hospital based at Joint-Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state which has seen a significant virus outbreak , and the 586th Field Hospital at Fort Campbell , Kentucky .
Both units typically deploy with hundreds of troops , including full surgical and trauma care capability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise its travel advisory worldwide to Level 4 : Do Not Travel – the highest level — in the face of the coronavirus pandemic .
President Trump has signed a second , mammoth financial relief package to help Americans weather the coronavirus crisis , as new data on the pandemic brings warnings for younger generations that , while their parents are still most at risk , they ’ re not “ invincible.
” The phase-2 relief package approved Wednesday night will provide free testing to build a clearer picture of how much COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will also expand funding for food security programs and for paid sick , family and medical leave for workers at companies with 500 employees or fewer .
Domino ’ s Pizza is looking to hire up to 10,000 workers as people shift their eating habits to takeout or delivery amid restrictions surrounding the growing coronavirus pandemic .
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for COVID-19 , a palace spokesperson told CNN .
Japan Olympic Committee ( JOC ) board member Kaori Yamaguchi has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adequately as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic , she told the Nikkei newspaper .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo attempted to assuage concerns this morning by saying “ there is no quarantine plan for New York City ” as it relates to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
The federal government is working on a $ 1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package to try and rescue the U.S. economy from the abyss opened by the coronavirus pandemic .
Other major governments have announced similar plans , aimed at keeping businesses afloat as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay home to help stop the spread of COVID-19 .
Officials in New York are clearly debating a lockdown for America ’ s biggest city , too , but for most Americans , it remains just a stern recommendation .
“ Stay at home as much as possible , limit the spread , ” Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Tuesday , reiterating the Trump administration ’ s appeal for people nationwide to avoid unnecessary travel and all gatherings .
“ We do not want to look like Italy does two weeks from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s national lockdown is starting to slow the spread of the disease , but the strict measures came too late to prevent a disaster .
COVID-19 has killed more than 2,500 people in the country .
Hospitals , doctors and nurses have been pushed beyond capacity .
JetBlue announced today that it will make a 40 % cut to its schedule as it weathers damage to the aviation industry from the coronavirus .
The Justice Department announced overnight that it ’ s closing an additional 10 immigration courts , spread out across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel coronavirus has spread to all 50 states .
A statement released by White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says the April 21 official state visit of Spain ’ s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia has been postponed in its entirety .
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams called on healthy Americans to donate blood .
Click below to see an interactive map of virus spread across all continents .
China is sending 100,000 novel coronavirus test kits and other essential medical supplies to the Philippines to assist the country “ in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that no gatherings with 50 people or more — including weddings , festivals , parades , concerts , sporting events or conferences — be held in the United States for the next eight weeks in one of the federal government ’ s most sweeping efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
As the country increasingly prepared for the coronavirus pandemic , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that schools in New York City , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system , will close .
The city ’ s mayor , Bill de Blasio , said they would close Monday and would reopen April 20 at the earliest .
California called for all people 65 and older to shelter in their homes .
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered all bars and restaurants in the state to close .
The move will affect the nation ’ s third-largest city , Chicago .
Federal Reserve cut interest rates to nearly zero to prop up the economy during the pandemic .
There are 1,701 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
There are now a reported 40 deaths across the country .
The number of worldwide cases reported are 135,467 .
The Trump Administration will begin implementing a travel ban from Europe , with the exception of the U.K. Friday at midnight .
The ban will span for travelers from Europe ’ s Schengen Area , which includes : Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland .
The suspension will last 30 days .
The White House said citizens returning to the U.S. from Europe “ will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place ” where they will undergo “ appropriate screenings.
” There were more than 1,030 cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday , eight times more than just a week earlier .
At least 32 people have died of the virus nationwide , and there are cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have declared emergencies — and Washington D.C .
In origin country China , there was mounting evidence that strict control measures pay off .
Premier Xi Jinping has declared the disease “ basically curbed , ” and with only about 10 new domestic infections reported in China on Wednesday , other countries were adopting similar tactics .
Italy has the biggest outbreak outside China , with more than 600 dead and 10,000 infections .
The whole nation is under travel restrictions , with stricter controls in hard-hit northern regions .
New York state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the largest known virus clusters in the U.S. , setting up a “ containment area ” of about three square miles around the city of New Rochelle , less than 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan .
There were at least 108 confirmed cases there alone .
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland , California , authorities said Sunday , though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day .
California residents will be brought to facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be taken to locations in other states , including a military base in Marietta , Georgia .
OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents .
The number of cases worldwide continues to climb .
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins , there have been more than 109,600 confirmed cases of the virus as of Sunday morning .
More than 60,000 people have recovered , and more than 3,800 people have died .
Right now there are 483 cases of confirmed infected with COVID-19 in United States , and 20 confirmed deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said on Sunday that while he hopes it doesn ’ t come to it , the government could shut down certain sections of the country hit hard by the coronavirus .
Speaking during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Fauci said that “ anything is possible ” when asked if measures like those currently being imposed in Italy could be enacted in the U.S. to help prevent the continued spread of the coronavirus .
“ I don ’ t think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or nobody out , ” Fauci said .
“ But if we continue to get cases like this , particularly at the community level , there will be what we call ‘ mitigation , ’ where we have to essentially do social distancing , keep people out of crowded places , take a look at seriousness , do you really need to travel , and I think it ’ s particularly important among the most vulnerable.
” Fox News is reporting the first cases of coronavirus in Georgia .
The two infections are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son , reports state .
On Monday , health officials in Georgia confirmed the state ’ s first two cases of the novel coronavirus .
The U.S. has seen an increasing list of cases across the country and test kits for the virus are expected to increase substantially by the end of the week .
There have been at least nine deaths in the United States as of Wednesday .
Currently , the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracking map estimates over 94,000 infections worldwide with more than 3,200 deaths associated with the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s commissioner , said Monday at a press briefing that actions taken by the agency to allow private labs and companies to begin making their own tests would allow for quicker expansion of testing for the virus across the nation .
“ With this new policy , we have heard from multiple companies and multiple academic centers , and we expect to have a substantial increase in the number of tests this week , next week , and throughout the month , ” said Dr. Hahn .
“ There will be — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now , by the end of this week , close to a million tests will be able to be performed.
” The Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH ) said the two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Fulton County .
The father and son had recently returned from Italy , which has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks .
According to Fox News the “ father and his son saw a private doctor before they were tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The virus has now spread to at least 12 states , with almost 90 cases in all and two deaths .
Both U.S. fatalities were in Washington state — residents of a King County nursing home where dozens more were sick and being tested for the virus .
Both of the victims had underlying health conditions .
The disease has killed more than 3,048 people globally and infected more than 89,197 , with the vast majority of cases and deaths in China .
While the number of new cases recorded daily in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the virus continues spreading fast in South Korea , Iran and Italy , prompting increased travel warnings and restrictions .
Saturday , Feb 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday a policy allowing certain US labs to test for the novel coronavirus using diagnostics the labs developed and validated , even before the agency has reviewed them .
The policy will enable more rapid testing capacity , the agency says .
Iraq reports five new positive cases of coronavirus , the Health Ministry says .
That brings the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to 944 .
Qatar has become the latest Middle Eastern country to report its first case of coronavirus .
The patient , a 36-year-old man , returned from Iran , which has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths outside China .
The news on Saturday comes amid growing concerns in the Gulf , with Saudi Arabia having recently halted travel to holy sites such as Mecca and Medina .
In Europe , Italy has reported 888 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread of the virus is “ getting bigger ” .
More than 85,000 people have been infected worldwide .
Friday , Feb 28 : There are now 62 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States , Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the CDC ’ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , said during a press briefing on Friday .
• 44 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis .
If all goes as planned , the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days , according to a release .
“ Congratulations to MIGAL [ The Galilee Research Institute ] on this exciting breakthrough , ” Akunis said .
“ I am confident there will be further rapid progress , enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat , ” Akunis said , referring to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new cases and one death today , bringing the national total to 1,595 cases and 13 deaths .
Many of the cases are linked to a religious group in the country ’ s south .
• Military infections : Joint US-South Korea military drills have been postponed “ until further notice ” after a US soldier and several members of the South Korean military contracted the virus .
• Travel disrupted : Numerous countries are implementing travel restrictions for those coming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country .
• European spread : Italy now has 400 cases — the largest outbreak outside Asia .
And the virus is spreading across Europe , with several countries reporting their first cases , including Norway , Romania , Georgia , and North Macedonia .
Many European countries are now implementing emergency measures , with Italy effectively placing 100,000 under quarantine with travel restrictions .
• Middle East borders closed : Iran now has 139 cases and 19 deaths .
This week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United States health officials warn the country may have had its first case of community transmission — where the patient did not have “ relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.
” In response to rising fears , some communities are taking precautions ; San Francisco , which has no cases , declared a state of emergency .
• More new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of China in a single day was larger than those reported inside the country , said the World Health Organization .
China reported 412 newly confirmed cases yesterday , while 459 additional cases were reported outside of China , according to the WHO ’ s daily report .
Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News on Monday that the origin of the coronavirus outbreak remains virtually unknown — and refused to rule out a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ Our colleagues at CDC [ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ] and NIH [ National Institutes of Health ] on the task force have made it very clear .
We don ’ t yet know the origin of this particular virus , ” Cuccinelli told Siegel on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ We are not entirely sure how this one started yet , ” he continued .
“ There is a biological facility in the … province that people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the structure of the virus seems unlikely to have been man-made because if it was made to be a threat , you would expect to see certain characteristics that aren ’ t present.
” “ Does that mean it rules it out ?
” Cuccinelli added , “ No , not absolutely.
” The White House is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for emergency funds to help the administration fight the outbreak of the coronavirus , which has infected almost 80,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 billion , two individuals with knowledge of the matter told Politico .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked state and federal officials from moving as many as 50 Americans infected with the coronavirus to a city in southern California for quarantine .
U.S. District Judge Josephine Stanton , an Obama appointee , issued an order late Friday to prevent the transfer of coronavirus patients from Travis Air Force Base in Northern California to Costa Mesa in Orange County .
The patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According to the health commission , 96 deaths occurred in Hubei province and one person died in Guangdong .
In addition , China also reported 648 more confirmed cases .
This brings the global total number of deaths to 2,456 , and the number of confirmed cases worldwide to at least 78,442 .
Friday , Feb 21 : The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has passed 30 , health officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters .
Eighteen of the over 300 Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were infected with COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus , according to Messonnier , the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
All of the Americans evacuated from the ship are nearly halfway through a two-week quarantine since returning to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei province reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the flu-like virus .
That brings the worldwide death toll to at least 1,357 and the number of confirmed cases to more than 60,000 .
The rise in cases comes as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases .
Now , lung imaging can be used to diagnose the virus in a suspected patient , in addition to the standard nucleic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 14 .
Although that evacuee had been quarantined at the same base as another coronavirus patient , the CDC said there is no evidence of contact between the two .
Wuhan Coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 814 .
The death toll now surpasses the toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 , according to data released from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus map @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections are now at 37,198 .
According to The New York Times 89 deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours .
Those deaths mostly occurred in Hubei Province , the heart of the outbreak .
Further , a U.S. citizen died from the coronavirus in Wuhan , according to U.S. officials on Saturday .
However , Dr. Marc Siegel , Fox News medical analyst , said there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control , but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and treat infected people.
’ For more details on the death toll go to Johns Hopkins online tracker .
Tuesday , Feb 4 : The deadly new coronavirus continued to spread apace on Tuesday , with more than 23,500 cases confirmed worldwide and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days , and senior members of the Communist Party have admitted “ shortcomings and deficiencies ” in the country ’ s response .
President Xi Jinping declared “ a people ’ s war of prevention ” against the epidemic Monday , threatening punishment for anyone deemed to be neglecting their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority of them in China , according to the World Health Organization .
There have been at least 425 deaths in China , and one in the Philippines .
A pandemic is described as a disease that spreads across a large region , across continents and even the entire globe .
The coronavirus is reportedly spreading at a similar pace to influenza compared to the slow-moving SARS and MERS , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , told the paper .
Sunday , Feb 2 : Three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in California on Sunday , including two people in San Benito County , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 11 .
The first death outside of China was reported in the Philippines on Sunday There are at least 17,373 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — with 360 of those deaths in China .
Saturday , Feb 1 : 8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising .
As of Saturday , there were 12,036 cases globally , and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States .
U.S. officials on Friday declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency .
As a result of the declaration , foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. , according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar .
Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China ’ s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu Honglan spoke to reporters in a news conference .
Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread .
The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting , after 19 nations confirmed patients with the virus .
Moreover , on Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus .
The White House has told airline executives it ’ s considering suspending flights from China to the U.S. amid an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights into and out of China , as well as airports across the United States , the officials said .
U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine , hoping to start an early-stage trial within the next three months , the Trump administration said .
That timeline is optimistic , and a phase 1 trial does not mean “ you have a vaccine that ’ s ready for deployment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because of a “ significant decline in demand ” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases .
The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 and last through Feb. 8 .
Top U.S. health officials and infectious disease specialists held a news conference Tuesday morning on the coronavirus outbreak .
The briefing , hosted by U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar , was held at the agency ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 107 people and infected 4,474 people in China , state-run newspaper the People ’ s Daily reported on Tuesday .
The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel advisory for China from Level 2 to Level 3 asking Americans to “ reconsider travel to China due to the novel coronavirus.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths , 76 people , were in the central province of Hubei , the center of the outbreak .
Shanghai , a city of 24 million , recorded its first death on Saturday .
Across China there have been 2,744 confirmed cases , of which 1,423 cases were in Hubei .
The youngest confirmed case is a 9-month-old girl in Beijing .
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , and Nepal has one .
There have been no deaths from the virus reported outside China .
The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus now stands at 80 , with almost 2,800 cases confirmed across China , as the country initiates emergency procedures to try and rein in the pathogen ’ s global spread .
A fifth U.S. case of coronavirus has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.
” What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections , reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying .
Symptoms can include : CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , bringing the national total to four .
The new cases are both in California — one each in Los Angeles County and Orange County — in addition to one case in Washington state and another in Chicago .
The State Department is reportedly ordering an evacuation of American employees at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city .
The department said in an email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort to relocate diplomats and some private U.S. citizens Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering launched tracking map website of the Wuhan ‘ coronavirus ’ as it appears to be rapidly spreading around the globe .
The website tracks the spread of the deadly virus in real time and provides valuable information for people who want to understand what is happening and know more about the spread of this flu .
News reports of the virus and the increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you or members of your family .
The website also offers a blog that explains almost everything you need to know about the virus .
I have to admit I was more concerned about how rapid the virus is traveling and with two cases now confirmed in the United States having more resources to understand it helps alleviate that concern .
The Johns Hopkins University blog on the Coronavirus brings home how quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia of unknown cause ” detected in Wuhan City , Hubei Province , China – the seventh-largest city in China with 11 million residents .
As of January 23 , there are over 800 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally , including cases in at least 20 regions in China and nine countries/territories .
The first reported infected individuals , some of whom showed symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on Jan 1 .
The virus causing the outbreak was quickly determined to be a novel coronavirus .
On January 10 , gene sequencing further determined it to be the new Wuhan coronavirus , namely 2019-nCoV , a betacoronavirus , related to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus ( MERS-CoV ) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus ( SARSCoV ) .
However , the mortality and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are still unknown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map and website .
It “ displays up-to-the-minute statistics from various sources : the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the National Health Commission of the People ’ s Republic of China ( NHC ) , and two other sites , ” the press release states .
For more on the Johns Hopkins ‘ Coronavirus tracking map go here .


saraacater--2020-05-14--Sara Carter: Had Trump Not Won The Election, Fmr. Obama Officials’ Malfeasance Would’ve Continued

During Fox News ’ Hannity Wednesday night , Sara Carter detailed just “ how expansive ” and “ frightening ” it was that top officials in the Obama administration “ unmasked ” Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ’ s identity to target Donald Trump .
Further , she said , if President Trump hadn ’ t been elected , “ we would never be the wiser.
” Carter explained , “ When you look at the list of Obama officials , beyond John Brennan , beyond James Clapper .
For example , Mike Neufeld with the U.S. Treasury .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he asked for unmasking on Michael Flynn , you have to ask yourself , ‘ ok , what was he looking for ?
What was he trying to find ? '
” “ When you think of Samantha Power , when you think of the leak to the Washington Post and the fact that they had told David Ignatius about this , they were looking at a Logan Act violation and then went sideways from that and revealed the highly classified conversation , which was very legitimate , which he was allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ambassador Sergey Kislyak , you have to ask yourself , how long had the Obama officials been doing this .
And that needs to be the biggest part of the concern for John Durham , ” she added .
The information that ’ s come out about the unmaskings only came to light by “ sheer coincidence , ” Carter explained .

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saraacater--2020-05-13--Recognizing Palestine As A State Could Jeopardize The War On Terror

After three national elections , Israel has finally formed a government .
Aside from re-opening the country after the devastating pandemic , the new government ’ s first order of business seems to be the extension of sovereignty to the Jordan Valley .
With a seeming majority of Israel ’ s parliament being on board , several European states have condemned the prospect of this move and hinted at retaliations .
The French ambassador to the United Nations , Nicolas de la Rivière , expressed his concerns regarding Israel ’ s plan to extend its sovereignty to nearly 30 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would not pass unchallenged and shall not be overlooked in our relationship with Israel.
” That could potentially mean a decision , by the EU , to recognize a State of Palestine .
Proponents of Israel ’ s extension of sovereignty to the Jordan Valley argue that the move would diminish Israel ’ s security risks and opponents insist that such it would infuriate Palestinians , as well as the Gulf countries , and further perpetuate the belligerency of the conflict .
While coherent arguments have been made for both , any decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation , could pose a fundamental threat to the international fight against terrorism .
In February of 2019 , Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas admitted to the PA ’ s “ pay-for-slay , ” policy , which provides life-lasting salaries to those who commit acts of terrorism and their families , against Israelis : “ Since 1965 , we have been paying them and their families… ” This policy would certainly explain why the Palestinian Authority used nearly 50 % of its foreign aid in 2017 to fund its terrorist enterprise .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 pandemic , the Palestinian Authority chose to distribute the salaries of terrorists before those of teachers and social welfare recipients .
Even as it anticipated a 50 % decrease in income due to the harsh measures taken to combat the spread of the virus .
The international community needs to look no further than these statistics to understand that terrorism , for the Palestinian Authority , continues to be a priority .
What would be the consequences of rewarding Palestinian leaders with a sovereign and recognized state , without first demanding that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Israel ?
Nothing short that the appeasement of terrorism .
Appeasement , a word Europeans should be more than familiar with .
The ramifications of allowing the Palestinian Authority , a political entity which has institutionalized antisemitism , disseminated Nazi-style propaganda , and glorified terrorists , could send a dangerous message : Practice terrorism long enough and eventually you will be rewarded .
In the last three decades , the Palestinian Authority has failed to uphold any stipulation of the 1993 Oslo Accords involving the renouncement of terrorism .
In both 2000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generous peace offers made by Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert , which would have also demanded a complete halt of Palestinian-sponsored terrorism .
Religious inspired terrorism in the European Union has been on the rise .
From 2014-2018 , there have been over 3,000 arrests related to religious terrorism in Europe .
In the same time period , 364 civilians died , and nearly 90 attacks were successfully executed .
With European authorities prioritizing the fight against terrorism , the recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state , without first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Israel , is more than counterintuitive — it poses a strategic threat to any sovereign country in the world attempting to engage in efficient counter-terrorism .
Finally , if the European Union insists on differentiating between ISIS-claimed terror attacks in London or Niece and those attacks in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv , sponsored and financed by the Palestinian Authority – the international message will be clear : the life of European civilians is worth more than the life of those inhabiting the Jewish-majority country .
The repercussions of this blatant antisemitism could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
I urge the European Union to remember the failures of Munich , and understand that if it decides to unilaterally recognize Palestine as a sovereign state , without the Palestinian Authority first finalizing a peace agreement with Israel , it could potentially contribute to a rise of terrorism and antisemitism at a global scale .


saraacater--2020-05-15--Scalise Says Pelosi’s ‘Unicorn of Socialist Special Interest’ Package Fails America

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s $ 3 trillion ‘ Heroes Act ’ Coronavirus stimulus package has been dubbed by GOP Whip Steve Scalise as the Democrats ’ “ Unicorn ” deal , saying Pelosi ’ s actions in criticizing those who want to hold China accountable for allowing the deadly virus to spread are inexcusable .
Scalise , who was asked by President Donald Trump to serve on the task force to reopen the economy , said the nation ’ s growing unemployment crisis and failure by the Democrats to work constructively with the Republicans on a realistic stimulus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as the fragile economy .
“ You know , every day Nancy Pelosi wakes up and tries to figure out how to stop Donald Trump from getting re-elected , ” Scalise told The Sara Carter Show .
He added that congressional hearings set up by Pelosi on “ coronavirus , it ’ s really almost an impeachment committee that Speaker Pelosi set up.
” “ Everybody ’ s focused on safety but they also know if you keep this economy shut down long there are a lot of businesses that just won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
He stressed that the health crisis across the nation is not just Covid-19 related but mitigating healthcare issues associated with the failure of Americans to receive regular checkups , non-COVID medical services , the closures of hospitals and the increased layoff of medical workers .
He said there are ways to safely reopen the economy and get people back to work .
“ Why aren ’ t they focusing on that instead of just giving trillions of dollars more printing press money to bail out states and to pay illegals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ That ’ s a different set of priorities and it shows you know we ’ re fighting for families , the president ’ s fighting to help families .
They ’ re fighting for their social special interest friends.
” He said Pelosi ’ s Coronavirus package is a “ unicorn of socialist special interest ideas like you know paying illegals , paying abortion providers with taxpayer money , paying states that were – by the way states that were already going bankrupt and that had multibillion-dollar deficits .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxpayer money and bail out pension funds instead of working with families to get back on their feet and helping them get back to work .
So there is a job to go back to.
” Scalise also stressed that Pelosi ’ s Coronavirus committee was nothing more than a “ committee just to try to go after the President.
” He said the failure on the part of Democrats is to their goal to keep the country divided and not focus on the issues that could bring the nation together .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding China accountable , ” said Scalise .
“ Clearly the role ( China ) played in the World Health Organization in hiding this from the world .
We could have saved thousands of lives in America , millions of lives around the world .
Yet they hid all this information .
Why isn ’ t Pelosi working with us to hold China accountable ?
Those are the things that we should be doing while we ’ re trying to help families get back on their feet.
” Beyond the tragedy of thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 36 million Americans have applied for unemployment since the coronavirus shutdown began more than six weeks ago .
Pelosi ’ s 1,800 page package , however , goes far beyond helping small businesses and the unemployed but instead , it ’ s filled with special interest allocations that according to Republicans has little to do with COVID-19 stimulus .
Further , the package includes another $ 1,200 stimulus payment for each family member in a household , with a total of up to $ 6,000 per household .
The bill , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to state , local and tribal governments for “ honoring our heroes , ” as reported by Fox News .
It also creates a “ Heroes Fund , ” which provides $ 200 billion to essential workers who worked during the pandemic as hazard pay , as reported .
Scalise noted that the priority for both Republicans and Democrats should be to safely get out of the economic crisis , while at the same time doing everything possible to mitigate the spread of the virus and utilize the best tools to understand the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Democratic politics and the party ’ s constant attempt “ every day to just attack and berate and harass President Trump instead of working with him .
People are sick and tired of that kind of politics right now.
” The administration is working diligently to investigate the Chinese Communist Party ’ s role in spreading this virus , which started in Wuhan , China , he added .
But now , Scalise warned , is the time for Americans to use common sense and the best methods to get the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where we ’ ve got to keep fighting to help people safely reopened so that you don ’ t have millions more people put on the unemployment rolls , ” said Scalise .
Further , the serious cost of mental health during the crisis , the increase in suicides and Americans that are no longer getting regular healthcare checkups “ needs to be addressed , ” he added .
“ You know I looked at my parish , ” said Scalise , referencing the area he lives and constituents he represents in Louisianna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is made up of eight different parishes .
“ We had a 42 percent increase in non-COVID related deaths , when you compare last year to this year because people aren ’ t going to get things like you know their mammograms and their colonoscopies , ” said Scalise .
“ If you have heart problems , people aren ’ t going to the doctor and they ’ re dying of heart attacks that ’ s happening too and so you got to look at the whole picture as we look at states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .


saraacater--2020-05-15--Pres. Trump Introduces Leaders Of “Operation Warp Speed” Vaccine Development Project

President Donald Trump announced Friday at the White House that he has selected two distinguished people to lead his “ Operation Warp Speed ” project to fast-track the development of a coronavirus vaccine .
The project will be led by Moncef Slaoui , the former head of GlaxoSmithKline ’ s vaccines division , and Army General Gustave Perna .
Slaoui will oversee the vaccine development for “ Operation Warp Speed ” and Perna will serve as the chief operating officer overseeing the project ’ s logistics .
“ I have very recently seen early data with a clinical trial for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me even more confident..that we will be able to deliver a vaccine by the end of 2020 , ” Slaoui said .
“ We will do the best we can to do that.
” President Trump deemed them “ two of the most highly-respected and skilled ” officials when making his announcement .
He is hopeful that a vaccine will be developed by the end of the year .
“ This is an endeavor unlike anything our country has seen since the Manhattan Project…No one has seen anything like we ’ re doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world war .
Incredible , ” Pres .
Trump said .
“ That means big and it means fast .
It ’ s objective is to finish developing and then to manufacture and distribute a proven coronavirus vaccine…prior to the end of the year .
I think we ’ re going to have some very good results coming out very quickly.
” President Trump was joined in the Rose Garden for his unveiling of “ Operation Warp Speed ” by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , senior advisor Jared Kushner , Chief of Staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley , Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar , Surgeon General Jerome Adams , Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx .
The President said Saturday “ will mark 30 days since we released the White House guidelines for a safe and phased opening of America.
” He added that an “ essential pillar ” of his re-opening strategy is the “ development of treatments and vaccines as quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point in time , the country is back on track .
“ Vaccine or no vaccine , we ’ re back , ” the President said .
“ We ’ re starting the process and in many cases , they don ’ t have vaccines and a virus or a flu comes and you fight through it .
You haven ’ t seen something like this in almost 100 years , but you fight through it , and people , sometimes…I guess , it looks like they become immune , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d like to do is the vaccine.
” The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has surpassed 1,393,890 and the number of fatalities from the virus has eclipsed 84,239 .


saraacater--2020-05-15--Gertz: Trump Admin ‘Looking Into’ China’s Reported Bioweapon ‘Experiments’ Targeting Ethnic Groups

Amid a global pandemic that emanated from China , many are questioning China ’ s nefarious activities , including their @ @ @ @ @ Moreover , the Chinese government could be strategically developing pathogens to potentially target certain ethnic @ @ @ @ @ new report from The Washington Times ’ Bill Gertz .
“ Chinese government deception regarding @ @ @ @ @ new fears about Beijing ’ s biological weapons activities , including population-specific research on germ @ @ @ @ @ groups , according to current and former U.S. officials , ” Gertz reported Thursday .
@ @ @ @ @ confirmed to the news site that they ’ re assessing the potential threat as concerns @ @ @ @ @ virus currently circulating the globe .
“ We are looking at potential biological experiments on @ @ @ @ @ official said .
To read the full report on The Washington Times , click here @


saraacater--2020-05-15--Mayo Clinic Expects To Lose $900 Million In Revenue This Year

With the novel coronavirus placing a hold on elective procedures and procedures deemed “ nonessential ” , the nation ’ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re bleeding millions of dollars .
The Mayo Clinic , based in Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ , says it expects to lose a total of $ 900 million in revenue this @ @ @ @ @ New York Times .
The clinic has already furloughed workers and cut their pay , @ @ @ @ @ been enough .
According to the Times , Mayo made a net profit of $ @ @ @ @ @ The report states : “ The future offers little relief , at least until the @ @ @ @ @ recovers .
The Mayo Clinic will have to rely more heavily on low-income patients enrolled @ @ @ @ @ as others will be hesitant to travel across the country , or the world , @ @ @ @ @ ’ s uncontrollable , ’ said Dennis Dahlen , the clinic ’ s chief financial @ @ @ @ @ read the full story .