saraacater--2020-02-23--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Currently 78,442 Infected, 2,456 Deaths Globally, 34 U.S. confirmed infected

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 were previously quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According to the health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 said Friday .
Most of the 34 cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei province reported 242 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 acid tests , according to AFP .
The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , bringing the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections are now at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 at least 490 deaths in China alone .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
Chinese officials have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 duties as control efforts ramped up .
As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority of them in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 New York Times .
“ It ’ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 worldwide , with the majority in China , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — with 360 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 “ severe and complex ” as the number of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
World Health Organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights into and out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because of a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
” They added that some areas have “ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths , 76 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of the Arizona State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 exposure .
Click here for more from CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , bringing the national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Sunday that it is arranging a flight 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 infections , along with the death toll , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you or members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 as early as December 8 , were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on Jan 1 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , and likely to vary from those of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map and website .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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--2020-02-23--Adam Schiff’s GOP opponent thanks him for ‘helping Trump get reelected’

“ I thanked Adam Schiff for helping President Trump ultimately get reelected to the presidency , ” said Eric Early , a Los Angeles attorney running against Rep. Adam Schiff for Congress .
“ President Trump ’ s approval ratings have never been higher since this impeachment .
We can thank , in part , Adam Schiff for that.
” Eric Early launched his first TV ad Saturday on Facebook , mocking Adam Schiff for being the reason President Trump will be reelected in 2020 .
“ Adam Schiff ’ s witch-hunt against our President is reprehensible .
Schiff continually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , harming our great nation at home and abroad in the process .
It ’ s got to stop , ” says Early in his official campaign website .
“ I ’ m sick and tired of being lied to by career politician Schiff as he tries to destroy the President , wipe out the votes of 63 million of us who voted for him and works to replace our Democracy with Socialism.
” • Jordan : Donald Trump ’ s only crime was beating Hillary Clinton and challenging the swamp • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why we need term limits in this country • Mark Meadows : Adam Schiff has amnesia , it was Dems who denied due process to Trump

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saraacater--2020-02-23--Trump: ‘Congrats Bernie…Don’t let them take it away from you!’

President Trump congratulated Bernie Sanders in his projected win in democratic primary in Nevada .
As of Saturday evening , @ @ @ @ @ percent of the vote in the Nevada caucuses .
“ Congratulations Bernie , & don @ @ @ @ @ it away from you !
” he added in a tweet .
“ Looks like @ @ @ @ @ in the Great State of Nevada , ” Trump wrote .
“ Biden & the @ @ @ @ @ no way Mini Mike can restart his campaign after the worst debate performance in the @ @ @ @ @ Trump followed with another tweet , quoting Jon Scott of Fox News , on a @ @ @ @ @ strong support from within the Kremlin .
“ The Kremlin is reportedly backing Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ House.
” Jon Scott @ FoxNews , ” the president wrote .
“ Why didn @ @ @ @ @ this ?
”


saraacater--2020-02-24--Sen. Graham and Rep. Collins push for FISA reform, ‘To restore American people confidence in our Int

Sen. Graham and Rep. Collins push for FISA reform, ‘To restore American people confidence in our Intel Community’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins , ( R-GA ) are pushing ahead with investigations into FBI ’ s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) to conduct surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
Both were guests of Maria Bartiromo the host of “ Sunday Morning Futures ” on Fox News .
“ Now I want to know , what did McCabe and Comey know , when did they know that the dossier was unreliable ?
” Sen. Graham told Bartiromo , referring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Acting Director Andrew McCabe .
Comey has insisted that he was not aware of what was going on at the time .
“ I find it hard to believe that that did not work its way up to Comey and McCabe , ” he said .
To get to the bottom of this , Graham said that he wants to begin his investigation by calling the four individuals who met with the sub-source to speak to the committee .
“ Did Rosenstein know that the dossier had been debunked by the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he not know ?
” Graham asked .
Meanwhile , Rep. Doug Collins spoke about the House Republicans push to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) .
“ We put this off in December because [ Democrats ] were in the middle of the sham impeachment and they couldn ’ t deal with the FISA stuff that needed to be authorized , ” Collins said , referencing “ things that we need in our intelligence committee , ” including roving wiretaps .
“ Instead of actually having hearings , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Horowitz come in , talk about the problems he found in those FISA warrants , talk about how the court approved these warrants that actually spied on an American citizen… we ’ ve have no hearings , we ’ ve had no discussions and now we ’ re going to put forward a bill that really , I don ’ t think is going to address the issues , ” said Rep. Collins .
Collins went on to say that if America could not trust FISA , “ then people will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing what they need to be doing and being able to use this court properly.
” • FISC : FBI Lawyer Who Altered Carter Page Warrant Must Be Reported To Bar .
Court Reviewing All Warrant Applications • FISA alterations Could Pose Significant Trouble For FBI : Fruit Of The Poisonous Tree • James Comey : I was wrong about FBI ’ s FISA process , ‘ what happened is not acceptable ’


saraacater--2020-02-24--Hogan Gidley: Adam Schiff is lying again about ‘Russia meddling in 2020 elections’

“ It ’ s another Russia witch hunt hoax .
It started when this president took over in the White @ @ @ @ @ .
They can not get past themselves on these Russian lies , ” the White @ @ @ @ @ Gidley told “ America ’ s Newsroom , ” on Monday .
“ I don @ @ @ @ @ times journalists have to get leaks from Adam Schiff , or his staffers that are @ @ @ @ @ be a lie before they just start discounting everything he says .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re trying to do to this president , ” Gidley said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ selective leaks , like they did with [ Brett ] Kavanaugh , like they did @ @ @ @ @ again .
They ’ re trying to manipulate the system , hurt this president and @ @ @ @ @ and compliant with everything these Democrats are trying to do , ” Hogan Gidley concluded @ @ @ @ @ Thousands Of Obama Admin Docs Under Review Regarding Ukraine White House Meetings


saraacater--2020-02-24--McCarthy: This is not the Democratic Party of the past, this is Bernie Sanders’ Party

“ This is a movement of politics , ” Kevin McCarthy , ( R-CA ) said on “ Fox & Friends ” on Monday .
“ This is not the Democratic Party of the past.
” “ Bernie Sanders is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
” “ He ’ s reflective of their policies and their philosophy , ” McCarthy said , noting that Sanders is so far beating experienced politician and former Vice President Joe Biden “ by more than twice the number of votes.
” “ Joe Biden , Elizabeth Warren have dropped , ” McCarthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really a Bernie Sanders party.
” “ This is AOC .
This is Tlaib .
This is Omar .
They call themselves socialist Democrats .
Not when Bernie started running , when they got elected inside Congress , ” McCarthy noted .
“ They embrace Bernie Sanders ’ policy .
They embrace socialism , they ’ re just embarrassed of Bernie.
” “ More than half of the Democrats in Congress have co-sponsored ‘ Medicare-for-all.
’ Almost half , the Green New Deal , ” McCarthy continued .
“ They call themselves socialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floor.
” • Sara Carter : ‘ What ’ s the Democrat platform if Americans are happy with the economy ?
’ • Socialism : ‘ A System That Does Not Comport with U.S. Ideals ’ • Bernie Sanders Wants to Buy Back All Assault Weapons


saraacater--2020-02-28--Cotton, Loeffler, Blackburn Introduce Bill To Target ‘Deceptive’ Fentanyl Traffickers

U.S .
Senators Tom Cotton , R-AR , Kelly Loeffler , R-GA , and Marsha Blackburn , R-TN introduced a joint bill Thursday to target fentanyl traffickers “ who intentionally misrepresent the drug to unknowing customers ” with harsh sentences , and , in some cases , with the death penalty , according to a Thursday press release .
“ Drug dealers who peddle fentanyl know just how deadly it is , but the worst of them lace other drugs with it and then sell their poison to unknowing customers .
By tricking their victims into buying much more potent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill their customers .
We shouldn ’ t have any tolerance for such a fatal act of deception , ” said Cotton in the news release .
Under the new bill , that deceptive action would land traffickers a sentence of 20 years if they sell the drug as “ non-fentanyl.
” Traffickers with previous felony convictions could face life sentences .
If the traffickers intention is to kill a customer , that would make him or her eligible for the death penalty .
“ What fentanyl has done to Tennesseans , families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those criminals responsible for distributing these drugs must face serious penalties .
Addressing the opioid crisis requires a multifaceted approach from officials at the local , state and national levels .
I am pleased to partner with Senators Cotton and Loeffler to combat the tragic reality of opioid addiction and to hold drug traffickers accountable for their dangerous conduct , ” said Blackburn .
The Drug Enforcement Administration temporarily scheduled fentanyl and its analogues as controlled substances .
This bill would make that declaration permanent .
“ One of the most lethal opioids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths being attributed to this highly-potent drug every year .
Criminals who lace fentanyl with other drugs and traffic them into the United States must be held accountable for their deceptive , illegal and often deadly schemes .
It ’ s time that our legal penalties properly reflect the seriousness and the fatal consequences of pushing these dangerous substances , ” said Loeffler .
To learn more about how fentanyl is poisoning and killing Americans , click here to watch Sara A. Carter ’ s documentary Not in Vein .


saraacater--2020-02-28--Rep. Crenshaw Reacts After Pete Davidson Says He Was ‘Forced To Apologize’ To Him

In his most recent Netflix comedy special “ Pete Davidson : Alive From New York ” , comedian Pete Davidson rescinded his earlier apology to retired Navy SEAL Rep. Dan Crenshaw , R-TX , saying , “ I made fun of this guy with an eyepatch and then like I kinda got forced to apologize cause like people were like threatening to like shoot me in the face.
” He continued , “ And my roommate thought that I should apologize so that I didn ’ t get shot in the face.
” In an interview with Fox New ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he wants to remember the comedian he met face to face and that it ’ s ‘ hard to say ’ if he was serious or if his comments were purely comedic .
“ The Pete Davidson I remember , he went out to buy some cigarettes you know while we were rehearsing and he came back because he had found this lighter that said ‘ never forget ’ on it and you know he gave that to me as a gesture , ” Crenshaw said .
He continued , “ To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that comedians say on a Netflix special seriously , man our country would be in a world of hurt.
” In 2018 , Davidson mocked then-candidate Crenshaw ’ s appearance on NBC ’ s Saturday Night Live .
“ I know he lost his eye in war or whatever… ” Davidson said in his monologue .
Davidson invited Crenshaw to join him on a later episode of SNL and apologized to Crenshaw in person .


saraacater--2020-02-28--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Currently 83,342 Infected, 2,858 Deaths Globally, 60 U.S. confirmed infected

Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the 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 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and from South Korea , while the 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the virus has spread to across 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside China : For the first time 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ startling theory that the virus may have 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worry about .
But I will say 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world and accounted for more 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were previously quarantined on a cruise ship 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Friday .
Most of the 34 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acid tests , according to AFP .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no need for Americans to worry about 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 490 deaths in China alone .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duties as control efforts ramped up .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times .
“ It ’ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide , with the majority in China , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationals who have traveled to China in 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe and complex ” as the number 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They added that some areas have “ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; the United States , Taiwan , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposure .
Click here for more from 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday that it is arranging a flight 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections , along with the death toll , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this virus has traveled since it was 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as early as December 8 , were 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 likely to vary from those 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 ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-02-28--Diamond & Silk: ‘Black people don’t need reparations, they need liberation from Democrat plantation’

“ Let me just tell you this here , when it comes to Democrats listening , they promise on everything @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Diamond and Silk when addressing the CPAC 2020 .
Diamond also blasted @ @ @ @ @ reparations for African-Americans , which has recently become a talking point amongst 2020 Democrats .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ re promising reparations , black people don ’ t need reparations , they need @ @ @ @ @ , ” Diamond said .
“ In order to keep America great , America must @ @ @ @ @ dependent , ” continued Diamond and Silk .
• McCarthy : This is not the @ @ @ @ @ , this is Bernie Sanders ’ Party • Mercedes Schlapp : Our Democracy and Freedom @ @ @ @ @ agenda of Democrats


saraacater--2020-02-28--Republicans Battle To Rein In FISA Court: ‘We can’t settle for clean reauthorization’

The push for FISA reform is intensifying on Capitol Hill this week as Republicans and Democrats battled behind closed doors Thursday to find solutions that would ensure federal law enforcement , intelligence agencies and the secret court never again abuse the surveillance apparatus that was center of the FBI ’ s malfeasance to spy on the Trump campaign in 2016 .
That reform battle has top Republican lawmakers calling for an amicus representative – a citizen advocate- representing Americans inside the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to oversee the applications being submitted by the FBI to spy on an American citizen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no one to advocate on behalf of an American being targeted by the FBI and it is solely at the discretion of the judges of the secret court to ask for a review if they decide it ’ s warranted , lawmakers told SaraACarter.com .
“ We want to put in place a citizen advocate at the court that ’ s what this amicus process is , having an advocate representing the interest of an American citizen that is the target of a FISA warrant , ” Rep. Jim Jordan , ranking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told this reporter .
“ Further there needs to be real penalties for violations .
We also want transcripts of all the proceedings and those transcripts would get declassified at some point in time to be reviewed .
Most importantly , we want the citizen advocate to be there all the time .
We ’ re looking at a pool of people that would be eligible to fill that role .
Currently the court has eight people they can call on if need be to review but we want a bigger pool of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this present time.
” Several congressional sources said Thursday that numerous meetings between senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been taking place Thursday behind closed doors in an effort to come to a resolution to FISA reform .
Any reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would need to include the reforms stressed by Jordan , if the three provisions of the U.S.A. Freedom Act are going to be reauthorized on March 15 .
The three provisions up for reauthorization are the metadata collection under section 215 , roving wiretaps and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are not the same provisions that were abused by FBI officials in the warrant obtained to spy on short term Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page .
The sections that were responsible for the abuses in the Page FISA warrant come under Title I , and do not expire .
For this reason , House Republicans are fighting to use the renewals as leverage to ensure that Title I is changed .
Many civil libertarians and lawmakers have called for the FISA Court to either be dismantled or completely reformed .
Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his 435 page report in December , that the bureau had 17 gross violations in its warrant and three subsequent renewals to spy on Page .
Those violations included withholding exculpatory information , altering documents and basically lying to the court to spy .
Ranking chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes , R-CA , told SaraACarter.com Thursday that major reforms must happen before any reauthorization happens .
“ The FBI abused FISA to spy on a political campaign , and the FISA judges utterly failed to stop it even thought the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happening , ” said Nunes .
“ We need major reforms to FISA that do not rely on the FBI acting in good faith on the FISA judges ’ ability to find and stop malfeasance.
” Rep. Doug Collins , R-Georgia , said this week that “ Democrats are completely ignoring the serious abuse committed against President Trump ’ s campaign in 2016 , regardless of the fact that Inspector General Horowitz ’ s report confirmed that our intelligence community committed an unforgivable offense when the FBI abused its power to unlawfully spy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accountability for those who committed these offenses.
” President Donald Trump is said to be backing a full reform package that includes not just reform to the FISA but to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court , as well , say lawmakers .
Trump ’ s decision to back reforms to the surveillance court in the intelligence bill puts may put him at odds with some of the Senate leadership .
It may also put him up against Attorney General William Barr , who said this week to Republican senators in a closed-door meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Furthermore , Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky. , said Thursday that Trump will back his proposal for FISA reform .
Those reforms will include reforms to the surveillance court as part of a bill , according to a report from The Hill .
“ The [ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ] FISA reforms that I think are very necessary is that FISA warrants shouldn ’ t be issued on Americans and any information gathered by the FISA court shouldn ’ t used against Americans .
It ’ s for foreign intelligence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think it will get bipartisan support .
I ’ ve talked to the president about it , ” Paul said .
The two major provisions that both the majority of Republicans and Democrats , as well as the intelligence community , want reauthorized are the roving wiretaps and the lone wolf reforms .
The ‘ roving wiretap ’ provision allows spy agencies to get a warrant from the FISA court without identifying the target , and further it allows federal law enforcement the ability to continue to monitor a suspect that may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to evade law enforcement .
The second provision is the “ lone wolf ” provision .
This provision allows the government to get a warrant to monitor a suspect that may not be an agent of a foreign power or linked to terrorism .
It is also a provision the intelligence community and federal law enforcement believe is a necessary tool to monitor suspects that may not belong to any terrorist organization but none-the-less could be a potential national security threat .
However , the most controversial is section 215 of the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of metadata – that is the phone records , time spent on call , and other broad information made between callers .
A number of congressional sources told SaraACarter.com this provision may not be reauthorized .


saraacater--2020-02-27--Mercedes Schlapp: Our Democracy and Freedom are under threat from Socialist agenda of Democrats

“ We live in the greatest country in the world , ” Mercedes Schlapp , a Trump campaign adviser said in her opening address to Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) on Thursday .
“ Our democracy is fragile , our democracy is so dear to all of us , our freedoms are fragile , and what we have seen in history , is that those freedoms can be swiftly taken away from the individual .
We ’ ve seen it country after country.
” “ Our democracy and freedom is under threat .
And we have an obligation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of socialism , ” she continued .
“ As we know , socialism leads to communism.
” “ We stand for faith .
We stand for family .
We stand for country , ” Schlapp said Thursday .
“ And that is what President Trump does every day when he stands against the fake news , the Democrats trying to take him down , and when he stands against socialism in America.
” She added : “ I ask each and every one of you…do not be silent , because a socialist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They want to intimidate you .
”


saraacater--2020-02-26--LIVE: President Trump Holds Coronavirus Press Conference


saraacater--2020-02-26--Team Trump Slams The New York Times With Libel Suit

Team Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the New York Times saying the news organization falsely accused President Donald Trump ’ s campaign of a conspiracy with Russia in a story , according to the lawsuit and press release .
In the press release from Donald J. Trump for President , Inc. , the group noted that the lawsuit , which was filed today in the “ New York State Supreme Court , aims to hold the news organization accountable for intentionally publishing false statements against President Trump ’ s campaign.
” Jenna Ellis , senior legal advisor to Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a statement “ today the President ’ s re-election campaign had an ‘ overarching deal ’ with ‘ Vladimir Putin ’ s oligarchy ’ to ‘ help the campaign against Hillary Clinton ’ in exchange for ‘ a new pro-Russian foreign policy , starting with relief from…economic sanctions.
’ “ The statements were and are 100 percent false and defamatory , ” Ellis added .
“ The complaint alleges The Times was aware of the falsity at the time it published them , but did so for the intentional purpose of hurting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readers in the process.
” Who knows what else may be coming down the pike to hold the news media accountable ?


saraacater--2020-02-26--Korean Air Flight Attendant With Coronavirus Worked Flights To Los Angeles, Tel Aviv

A Korean Air flight attendant who worked multiple flights out of Los Angeles International Airport has been diagnosed with coronavirus , according to the Korea Joongang Daily newspaper .
The 24-year-old flight attendant was diagnosed Tuesday in South Korea .
She had reportedly worked flights between LAX and Seoul–Incheon International Airport on Feb. 19 and 20 , according to South Korean media outlets .
The flight attendant also worked a flight from Tel Aviv , Israel , to Seoul on Feb. 15 , according to South Korea ’ s Center for Disease Control .
The Yonghap News Agency reports that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a South Korean church group who were on a pilgrimage to Israel .
South Korean health authorities have reported that at least 30 members of that church group have been diagnosed with coronavirus .
In the meantime , Korean Air has closed its operations center at Incheon Airport so they can disinfect the area .
The coronavirus , which originated in Wuhan , China , has spread around the world to countries including Italy , Japan , South Korea and the United States .
A 23-year-old U.S. soldier stationed at Camp Carroll in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , U.S .
Forces Korea ( USFK ) confirmed in a statement on Tuesday .
He is being quarantined off-base .
“ Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and USFK health professionals are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether any others may have been exposed , ” USFK said in the statement .
As of Monday , there were 53 confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. Globally , more than 80,000 people have been infected with the virus , which has claimed at least 2,700 lives .


saraacater--2020-02-26--Court Rules Trump Admin Can Withhold Federal Grants From Sanctuary Cities

A federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has the right to withhold law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ The case involved seven states : New York , Connecticut , New Jersey , Washington @ @ @ @ @ Rhode Island .
All of those states sued the Trump administration for withholding over the @ @ @ @ @ , 2017 letters “ requiring proof of compliance ” with U.S. immigration law for funding @ @ @ @ @ jurisdictions are also crumbling under the weight of illegal immigration and violent crime , ” @ @ @ @ @ a press release .


saraacater--2020-02-28--What Do Justin Amash and Thomas Massie Have In Common?

Two lawmakers , Reps. Thomas Massie , R-KY and Justin Amash , I-MI , both voted against a bill outlawing lynching this week after the pair also voted last month against a bill requiring Holocaust education that passed the U.S. House of Representatives .
The vote against H.R .
943 , the Never Again Education Act , was a matter of limiting the federal government ’ s involvement in education , they each told SaraACarter.com .
Now , given the opportunity , to make lynching a federal crime , the first time in 100 years , the two voted against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his vote in a Twitter thread Wednesday .
“ If you ’ re saying to yourself , ‘ I can ’ t believe Congress is only now outlawing lynching , ’ there ’ s a good reason you can ’ t believe it : It ’ s not true , ” he wrote .
The following series of tweets followed that : Rep. Massie said in a statement to SaraACarter.com that he voted against the bill “ because the Constitution specifies only a handful of federal crimes , and leaves the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ In addition , this bill expands current federal “ hate crime ” laws .
A crime is a crime , and all victims deserve equal justice .
Adding enhanced penalties for “ hate ” tends to endanger other liberties such as freedom of speech.
” “ Whoever conspires with another person to violate section 245 , 247 , or 249 of this title or section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C .
3631 ) shall be punished in the same manner as a completed violation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the maximum term of imprisonment for such completed violation is less than 10 years , the person may be imprisoned for not more than 10 years , ” the bill states .
To read more about the “ Emmett Till Antilynching Act ” , also known as H.R .
35 , click here .


saraacater--2020-02-28--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Currently 83,867 Infected, 2,867 Deaths Globally, 62 U.S. confirmed infected

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 are on the cusp of developing the 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 and from South Korea , while the 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , the virus has spread to across Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 outside China : For the first time 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 startling theory that the virus may have 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 worry about .
But I will say 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 around the world and accounted for more 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 were previously quarantined on a cruise ship 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 said Friday .
Most of the 34 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 acid tests , according to AFP .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made 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 at least 490 deaths in China alone .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 duties as control efforts ramped up .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 New York Times .
“ It ’ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 worldwide , with the majority in China , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 nationals who have traveled to China in 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 “ severe and complex ” as the number 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
” They added that some areas have “ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 exposure .
Click here for more from 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Sunday that it is arranging a flight 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 infections , along with the death toll , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 as early as December 8 , were 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 , and likely to vary from those 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 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--2020-02-28--K9s Save Lives: Andrew Pollack Working With ‘Skool Dogs’

Parkland father Andrew Pollack , who lost his daughter Meadow tragically in the school shooting two years ago , is working on multiple school safety efforts .
Earlier this month , I wrote a story titled ‘ Seconds Save Lives ’ on his work with Intralogic Solutions , Inc. to improve response time for police departments to schools in the event of an emergency .
Pollack is not just counting on human ingenuity .
In fact , he believes dogs can play an integral role in keeping people safe in these threatening situations .
“ Security is done in layers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything , ” Pollack told this reporter .
“ In Parkland , there were multiple failures .
Humans cower .
I got involved with training dogs because I know these dogs will never cower .
Instead , they run towards danger.
” Pollack is working with an organization , Skool Dogs Inc. , which has locations in Orlando , Florida and McDonald , Pennsylvania .
He began working with them after his daughter Meadow ’ s death at the Parkland shooting .
The staff at Skool Dogs has nearly 100 years of experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and private security , with more than 50 of those years handling and training canine teams .
They have found a way to train some the smartest dogs to detect a shooter BEFORE a tragedy occurs .
Skool Dogs are K9s that are trained differently than police or military dogs because they are trained to play with the person holding the gun and to identify scents of gunpowder .
Because the dog has been training using play , the canine will also be friendly toward individuals .
Since a K9 can hear better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dog is more likely to respond and to respond sooner and immediately in the right direction .
“ The command for the dog to engage the shooter is actually the sound of gunfire , ” Brandon Workman , a managing partner of Skool Dogs , told this reporter .
“ It triggers the dog to go into response mode.
” The dogs are also able to locate the scent of gunpowder or ammunition in spaces like lockers .
The dog can proactively sniff lockers and bags to prevent a tragedy before it happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about seven years ago , ” Workman said .
“ Dogs don ’ t have the same mentality that humans do .
They don ’ t worry about their families , they engage the shooter.
” The staff at school dogs have trained K9s for schools across the country .
Most recently , they trained a dog that will serve a community in Tuscarawas County , Ohio .
Skool Dogs firmly believes that K9s are the fastest response to an active shooter situation .
Through his foundation , SchoolSafetyGrant.org , Pollack will provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to schools around the nation .
The organizations ALERT grants will amount to $ 40,000 for police departments and $ 20,000 for schools and other entities , such as places of worship , movie theaters and shopping malls .
“ Every time we take a dog into a school , we take copies of Andrew ’ s book with us , ” Workman said .
“ He provides great advice on bullying and methods to keep our schools safe.
” Workman adds that Skool Dogs provide an additional layer of security to students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .


saraacater--2020-02-29--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Currently 85,688 Infected, 2,933 Deaths Globally, 66 U.S. confirmed infected

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 country ’ s total to 13 .
Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to 944 .
Qatar has become the latest Middle Eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 most in Europe .
On Friday , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread of the virus is “ getting bigger ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis .
If all goes as planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new cases and one death today , bringing the national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 and from South Korea , while the US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country .
• European spread : Italy now has 400 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 , the virus has spread to across Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 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 outside China : For the first time in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of China in a single day was larger than those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 startling theory that the virus may have originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ Our colleagues at CDC [ Centers for Disease Control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 worry about .
But I will say the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the structure of the virus seems unlikely to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 around the world and accounted for more than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 billion , two individuals with knowledge of the matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 were previously quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 said Friday .
Most of the 34 cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 acid tests , according to AFP .
The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 at least 490 deaths in China alone .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 duties as control efforts ramped up .
As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 New York Times .
“ It ’ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 worldwide , with the majority in China , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 “ severe and complex ” as the number of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” 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 ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
” They added that some areas have “ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 exposure .
Click here for more from CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Sunday that it is arranging a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort to relocate diplomats and some private U.S. citizens Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 infections , along with the death toll , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ 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 as early as December 8 , were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , and likely to vary from those of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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--2020-03-02--‘Wannabe President’: Mike Bloomberg Addresses the Nation on Coronavirus

Mike Bloomberg , former mayor of New York City and multi-billionaire , has recorded a three-minute video “ addressing the @ @ @ @ @ health crisis , reported New York Post on Sunday .


saraacater--2020-03-02--Third Time’s A Charm: Israeli PM Netanyahu Wins Re-Election

In Israel ’ s third election in the span of a year , incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured enough votes to form the next government , according to exit polls .
Netanyahu ’ s coalition of right-wing and religious political parties won 60 seats in the Knesset on Monday , bringing them just one seat shy of holding a majority .
After viewing the results , Netanyahu tweeted “ thank you ” in Hebrew .
Later on , he also tweeted that this election was “ a huge victory for Israel.
” On the campaign trail , Netanyahu argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country safe , plus his role in helping build a booming economy centered around technology , were key reasons for Israelis to vote for him rather than his opponent , Benny Gantz .
The Jerusalem Post reports that sources in the Likud Party said Netanyahu will attempt to organize a new government before his criminal trial begins on March 17 .
In January , Netanyahu was indicted on three charges of corruption including charges of bribery , fraud , and breach of public trust .
Gantz took to Twitter after his loss .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and over one million voters who chose Blue and White , ” he tweeted in Hebrew on Monday night .
“ I will continue to struggle for our ideology for you.
” This was Israel ’ s largest voter turnout in an election since 1999 .
In that election , Netanyahu , who had been Prime Minister since 1996 , lost to Ehud Barak .
Netanyahu plans to form a nationalist government that is focused on dealing with the many threats facing the Jewish state .


saraacater--2020-03-02--Biden: ‘All Men And Women Created By… The Thing’

Former Vice President Joe Biden told a group of voters Monday that all men and women are created by “ @ @ @ @ @ s one of Biden ’ s many gaffes as he speaks to voters on the @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
In the video posted to Twitter , Biden says , “ We hold @ @ @ @ @ evident .
All men and women created by the , you know , you know @ @ @ @ @ pool of Democrats vying for the party nomination is shrinking .
Earlier Monday , Senator @ @ @ @ @ announced she ’ s ending her campaign , and , over the weekend , billionaire @ @ @ @ @ , Indiana ’ s former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both dropped out of the race .