saraacater--2020-05-04--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 1,159,249 infected, 67,710 deaths in U.S.

There are currently 1,159,249 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and 67,710 reported deaths nationwide , according to Johns Hopkins University .
During a town hall on Fox News Sunday night , President Donald Trump expressed the need for American businesses to reopen and for Americans to get back to work .
He also recognized the need to do so safely , urging elderly and at-risk populations to stay home .
The virus , itself , Trump said , could result in the loss of 100,000 American lives .
Over a dozen states have started to reopen their economies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan .
Remdesivir , an anti-Ebola drug that ’ s shown success in treating coronavirus patients in early trials , will likely be available this week , Gilead Sciences , the pharmaceutical company behind the drug .
“ We intend to get [ remdesivir ] to patients in the early part of this next week , beginning to work with the government which will determine which cities are most vulnerable and where the patients are that need this medicine , ” Gilead Sciences chairman and CEO Daniel O ’ Day told CBS ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve donated the entire supply that we have within our supply chain and we did that because we acknowledge and recognize the human suffering , the human need here , and want to make sure nothing gets in the way of this getting to patients , ” O ’ Day added .
The number of cases of the coronavirus has reached 1,070,032 and the number of deaths has increased to 63,019 .
The USNS Comfort departed from New York City on Thursday after seeing a few patients since it docked in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals in combating the coronavirus .
The ship is now heading for Norfolk , Virginia where it will be prepared for its next deployment , in which the location is still being determined .
The Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the State ’ s schools before the end of the school year .
President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that there ’ s evidence giving him a “ high degree of confidence ” that the coronavirus pandemic emanated from a Wuhan lab , which is being investigated currently by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,040,488 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and there have been 60,999 deaths nationwide .
The virus has put nearly 30.3 million people out of work , according to Thursday ’ s weekly jobs report .
Last week , 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance .
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday saying , “ Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown.
” Sweden ’ s model for handling the coronavirus allowed for the nation ’ s economy to remain open , while the government emphasized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep proper distance in public spaces and practice good hygiene .
“ As of today , 2462 people have died there , a much higher number than the neighboring countries of Norway ( 207 ) , Finland ( 206 ) or Denmark ( 443 ) , ” he wrote .
The United Staes made the correct decision !
” The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. surpassed 1 million on Wednesday with 59,446 deaths .
After seeing success in early trials in COVID patients , the Ebola treatment Remdesivir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. FDA for emergency use .
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday ensuring that America ’ s meat supply remains a critical industry amid the pandemic .
The move comes after some meat plants across the country close , which Trump said “ threaten the continued functioning of the national meat and poultry supply chain , undermining critical infrastructure during the national emergency.
” U.S. government analysts are saying that the Wuhan laboratory is “ most likely ” the source of the coronavirus outbreak based on “ circumstantial evidence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ All other possible places of the virus ’ origin have been proven to be highly unlikely , ” the document obtained by the news site adds .
There are currently 988,490 people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S .
Moreover , 56,256 have died throughout the country .
Globally , 3,061,521 are infected with the virus and 212,083 have died .
There are a number of large corporations that have returned small business loans provided by the CARES Act .
The Los Angeles Lakers will be giving back their $ 4.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Steve Mnuchin called their acceptance of aid “ outrageous ” on CNBC Tuesday .
The SBA loans continue to be in high demand , which became even more clear when the website application crashed Monday morning .
U.S. Health Officials are investigating the Wuhan Institute of Virology and a grant the U.S. provided to it , according to a letter Breitbart exclusively obtained on Monday .
The Washington Post ’ s Josh Rogin was first to report State Department cables that earlier warned about the safety of the lab and gave credence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have emanated from it .
Nationwide , there are 965,933 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 53,877 have died from the virus .
Dr. Deborah Birx , a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , told Fox News host Jesse Watters over the weekend that the coronavirus death toll will likely “ dramatically ” decrease by the end of May .
“ We believe that both the hospitalizations , the ICU need , and frankly , the number of people who have succumbed to this disease will be dramatically decreased by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Watters .
The USNS Comfort discharged its last patient on Sunday as it readies to depart New York City .
Jonathan Rath Hoffman , assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs , told reporters last week that the vessel will go to Norfolk , Virginia to ready for its next deployment , which he did not disclose .
There are 869,172 are infected with the coronavirus in the United States and 49,963 people have died nationwide .
Worldwide , there are 2,735,117 cases and 192,019 people have died .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stimulus package to provide $ 484 additional funding to American workers and businesses .
The bill also allocates $ 75 billion to hospitals and $ 25 billion to boost testing for the virus .
Vice President Mike Pence shared that the virus will ‘ largely ’ be behind us by memorial day weekend .
“ If you look at the trends today , I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us , ” Pence , who is chair of the White House coronavirus task force , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State and local officials will begin to reopen activities , you ’ re going to see states ahead here begin to do that.
” The State of Georgia is reopening some businesses on Friday , along with Texas , which is opening ‘ retail-to-go.
’ 842,624 people are infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. and there have been 46,785 fatalities nationwide .
The number of infected worldwide has reached 2,647,512 with 184,372 deaths .
The weekly job reports numbers released Thursday revealed that 26 million people have filed for unemployment insurance in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Over 4 million Americans applied for the economic support in the last week alone .
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a $ 484 billion stimulus package that passed the Senate on Wednesday .
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to halt immigration for a 60 day period , with some exceptions .
“ This will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens.
” Trump said , “ Crucially , it will also preserve our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are currently 825,306 cases of the coronavirus and 45,075 fatalities in the U.S. On Tuesday , President Donald Trump provided further details regarding his plan to halt immigration for 60 days saying that it will have “ certain exemptions.
” The President is expected to sign the executive order on Wednesday .
“ It ’ s something we have to have in this country , ” Trump said .
“ We have to have it.
” CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield told The Washington Post Tuesday that a second wave of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first .
“ There ’ s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through , ” Redfield told The Washington Post .
“ And when I ’ ve said this to others , they kind of put their head back , they don ’ t understand what I mean.
” He also added that the coronavirus , combined with a regular flu season will stress the health care system .
The coronavirus has infected 787,960 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken 42,364 lives nationwide .
All available evidence suggests the coronavirus originated in bats and was not a “ laboratory construct ” , World Health Organization spokesperson Fadela Chaib said at a briefing in Geneva today .
“ At this stage , it is not possible to determine precisely the source of the virus which caused the Covid-19 pandemic , ” Chaib said at a briefing .
“ However , all available evidence suggests that the virus has a natural animal origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus .
The virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bats.
” During the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Monday , President Donald Trump announced that he will “ suspend immigration to the United States ” with a soon to come executive order .
“ In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy , as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens , I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States !
” The President wrote on Twitter .
There are no further details yet on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and South Carolina announced plans to reopen their economies .
South Carolina will begin on Tuesday by opening public beaches and allowing “ some retailers ” to open with strict social distancing measures , Governor Henry mcMaster announced Monday in an executive order .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 759,786 in the U.S. Nationwide fatalities have also increased to 40,683 .
Texas will be the first state to reopen its economy using the Trump administration ’ s phased approach .
Beginning Monday , the state will begin with opening state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks , maintain social distancing , and keep gatherings to less than five people .
Click here to read the details of Texas Governor Greg Abbott ’ s executive order .
On Sunday , President Donald Trump shared that the national stockpile of ventilators had increased to 10,000 with some already given to states in need .
As of Sunday , there have been 4 million coronavirus tests distributed , which exceeds any other country , according to the White House .
There are currently 671,425 cases of the coronavirus and 33,286 fatalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases worldwide is 2,173,431 .
Global fatalities also reached 146,291 .
President Donald Trump released a plan for “ opening up America again ” during his press conference on Thursday .
The plan gives state governors three phases for steadily reopening their economy .
Each level is based on data within each state .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the shutdown of non-essential businesses in his state to May 15 .
The President scolded Democrats on Twitter Friday for not returning to Washington earlier than April 20 , when Congress is scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , the need for additional funding for American workers and small business owners became all too real when the SBA ’ s payment protection program site closed all loan applications after running out of funding .
Worldwide cases of the coronavirus have surpassed 2 million .
The number of cases in the U.S is 639,664 .
There have been 30,985 fatalities in the U.S .
According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday , 5,245,000 Americans applied for unemployment insurance last week .
President Donald Trump is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ease social distancing guidelines .
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of coronavirus antibody tests to determine immunity .
Chembio Diagnostic Systems , Ortho Clinical Diagnostics , and Abbott Laboratories .
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to 609,685 .
The number of fatalities is 26,059 .
During Tuesday ’ s White House press conference , President Donald Trump announced a pause in U.S. funding to the World Health Organization .
“ Today , I am instructing made administration to halt funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization ’ s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus , ” Pres .
Trump told the nation .
The WHO discouraged member countries from instituting early travel bans in curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and misled the world about how the virus is spread , which it earlier said is not from person-to-person .
President Trump and health experts on the task force , however , banned travel to China in January , which set the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the hardest hit countries .
Trump called the WHO “ China-centric ” last week accusing its leaders of supporting China more than the U.S. , which is its biggest contributor .
In terms of reopening the economy , the President said he ’ s leaving that up to state governors .
Coronavirus has infected over 1.9 million people worldwide and has killed over 120,000 people , according to Johns Hopkins University .
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said Tuesday morning on Fox & Friends that the administration is encouraging Americans who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treating new patients .
He also shared that new saliva testing is becoming available as a more comfortable alternative to testing .
The saliva test will provide health care workers on the frontlines the ability too receive testing multiple times a day , Hahn said .
The U.S. has over 582,000 cases of the virus and has a death toll of over 21,000 people .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he is working with governors in the northeast region of the U.S. as collaborative effort to reopen the economy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is over ” for his state .
Governor Abbott of Texas also signaled Tuesday that he ’ s developing a plan to reopen his state ’ s economy and is set to announce “ a new small business initiative in Texas.
” One of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic , Italy , allowed some retail stores to reopen on Tuesday .
Over 20,000 people have died from the virus in Italy since it landed in the country .
The number of cases worldwide topped 1.8 million on Sunday and the global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Johns Hopkins University .
The United States has confirmed more than 556,000 cases , with New York City alone reporting over 104,000 infections .
More than 22,000 people have died countrywide .
Speaking on Sunday , the country ’ s top medical expert on the pandemic , Dr. Anthony Fauci , told CNN that lives would have been saved if mitigation efforts had started earlier .
Dr. Fauci said on CNN that he “ can ’ t guarantee ” US voters will be able to cast their ballot for president in person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a rebound in coronavirus cases in autumn or winter .
More than 29,000 members of the National Guard supporting Covid-19 response There are over 467,184 people infected with the coronavirus in the U.S .
The number of deaths in the country has reached 17,836 , according to Johns Hopkins University .
New York officials confirmed Friday that Hart Island will be used to bury unclaimed coronavirus victims , according to CNN .
“ It is likely that people who have passed away from ( coronavirus ) … .
will be buried on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” New York City Mayor Press Secretary Freddi Goldstein told CNN .
Hart Island is a public cemetery operated by Department of Corrections .
New York State saw a negative net change in intensive care admissions on Thursday for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Friday .
World Health Officials said on Friday that the coronavirus appears to be slowing in some of the hardest-hit countries in Europe like Spain , Italy , Germany and France , however , lifting stay-at-home orders too soon could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that the U.S. economy could reopen in May .
More than 14,700 people have died from the new coronavirus in the United States , according to Johns Hopkins University .
More than 432,000 people across the country have been sickened by COVID-19 .
The coronavirus was likely spreading in New York City as early as February , weeks before the Big Apple ’ s first confirmed case , according to a report citing new research .
A crew member aboard the USNS Mercy Hospital ship , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support during the pandemic , has tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
US Navy Lt. Andrew Bertucci told CNN the crew member is “ currently isolated aboard the ship , and will soon transfer to an off-ship isolation facility where they will self-monitor for severe symptoms.
” Globally , nearly 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 , and more than 88,000 have died .
Rising cases in Japan : Tokyo reported 144 new infections on Wednesday — the largest increase for the capital in a single day .
Big jump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded in Singapore on Wednesday — the largest rise in new cases in the city-state .
South Korea ’ s flag carrier Korean Air has instructed more than 70 % of its employees to take paid leave , at a reduced rate , for six months from April 16 until October 15 .
The Chinese government ’ s mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic from its start at a wet market in Wuhan has shown its overall incompetence and has put us all in danger , Buck Sexton , the host of “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are 399,929 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 12,911 fatalities in the U.S. New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy told residents to avoid holding family gatherings during Passover and Easter .
World trade is expected to fall by between 13 % and 32 % in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) said in its annual trade report and outlook .
WTO economists believe the decline will likely exceed the trade slump brought on by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says officials have seen some progress in fighting the virus , he cautions against relaxing social distancing guidelines .
The city of Wuhan , where the virus originated , has opened back up after a 76-day travel ban .
Wuhan residents were able to leave their homes and go to work beginning Wednesday at 7 A.M. To leave the city , residents must have an app on their phones that ’ s used for “ data-tracking and government surveillance ” to prove that they are not infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Associated Press .
According to local reports , 65,000 people left the city by plane or train in the first few hours after the ban was lifted .
During Tuesday ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing , President Donald Trump threatened to pause U.S. funding to the World Health Organization , who he called “ China centric.
” The President criticized their early advice in which they discouraged him from instituting his January 31 travel ban on China .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer penned a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Relief for small businesses and working families .
Both the House and the Senate are set to return to session on April 20 .
“ The heartbreaking acceleration of the coronavirus crisis demands bold , urgent and ongoing action from Congress to protect Americans ’ lives and livelihoods.
” the two lawmakers wrote , “ As Democrats have said since Day One , Congress must provide additional relief for small businesses and families , building on the strong down-payment made in the bipartisan CARES Act.
” Here are some of the Democrats ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 250 billion in assistance to small businesses , with $ 125 billion channeled through community-based financial institutions that serve farmers , family , women , minority and veteran-owned small businesses and nonprofits in rural , tribal , suburban and urban communities across our country , and improvements to ensure all eligible small businesses can access this critical funding and are not turned away by banks ; • $ 100 billion for hospitals , community health centers and health systems , providing desperately needed resources to the frontlines of this crisis , including production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) ; • $ 150 billion for state and local governments to manage this crisis and mitigate lost revenue , doubling down on the investment secured in the CARES Act ; • Strong additional support for families with a 15 percent increase to the maximum SNAP benefit to help put food on the table .
There are 368,449 people with the coronavirus and 11,000 fatalities in the U.S. President Donald Trump authorized the use of the USNS Comfort docked in Manhattan , NY for Covid patients on Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take patients needing hospital care for conditions other than Covid .
However , after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requested its use for Covid patients Monday , President Trump gave his approval .
This week Vice President Mike Pence will hold four conference calls to brief House Democrats , House Republicans , Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans on coronavirus , according to spokesperson Katie Miller .
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said by the end of this week , the will have been 2 million coronavirus tests completed across the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump is looking at how to reopen parts of the U.S. economy as the coronavirus pandemic forces an unprecedented shutdown of business throughout the country .
After negotiating with 3M , The President announced Monday that the company will produce “ 55.5 million high-quality face masks each month ” for medical personnel in the U.S. Last week , it was discovered that the 3M ’ s Personal Protective Equipment was going overseas when domestic consumers were awaiting their shipments .
The President further invoked the use of the Defense Production Act last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolved .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ’ s condition as he suffers from the coronavirus worsened over the weekend and he was admitted to a London hospital ’ s Intensive Care Unit .
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday that Johnson received oxygen overnight .
Further , the spokesperson reported that the Prime Minister didn ’ t have pneumonia and had not been put on a ventilator .
There are currently 337,933 people in the U.S. infected with the coronavirus and 10,993 people have died in the country from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus Task Force warned that this week would likely be one of the deadliest since the start of the pandemic .
“ This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans ’ lives , quite frankly , ” U.S .
Surgeon General , Jerome Adams said during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday ” with host Chris Wallace .
“ This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment , our 9/11 moment , only it ’ s not going to be localized .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
And I want America to understand that.
” On Monday morning , President Donald Trump shared on Twitter that docked cruise ships with passengers infected with the coronavirus that “ no other countries would allow ” were being closely treated by medical personnel .
Moreover , he ensure that passengers were “ under strict supervision ” and will be given permission to disembark “ when appropriate.
” Last week , two ships were awaiting U.S. clearance to dock off the Florida coast.The most recent ship to dock was the Coral Princess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus .
On Friday , Holland America ’ s Zaandam and the Rotterdam disembarked in Florida .
Those ships reported a total of 233 passengers experiencing flu-like symptoms .
There were 14 people evacuated to local hospitals from the two ships .
“ We commend the decision by the cruise industry to cease operations .
However , pausing a global tourist industry does not happen instantaneously or easily , ” said Vice Admiral Dan Abel , Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations .
“ The federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to achieve this feat truly represents the whole-of-nation approach directed by the president and is essential to fighting the spread of this virus and working to minimize the loss of life.
” The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Saturday that 114 cruise ships are currently in U.S. waters .
The cruise ship industry and U.S. Centers for Disease Control have stopped cruises from the U.S .
The CDC has also advised the general population to wear cloth masks when going out in public for necessities .
Click here to learn how to make your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases worldwide has surpassed 1,000,000 .
The U.S. number of case increased to 245,601 with 6,058 now dead .
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro announced Thursday the implementation of a “ Buy American ” executive order to ensure that after the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end , “ the government buys American for essential medicines ” and supplies .
Further , the order will cut regulations for the FDA and EPA to incentivize domestic innovation .
“ The key here is having advanced manufacturing on U.S. soil that can leapfrog other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to worry about competing against cheap sweatshop labor , lax environmental regulations , different tax regimes , and the massive subsidies of foreign governments who are actually directly attacking our industrial base , ” Navarro said .
The White House also cracked down on 3M for exporting Personal Protective Equipment abroad , prioritizing foreign profits over domestic need .
The order , invoked by the Defense Production Act , calls on Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to “ use any and all authority available under the Act to acquire , from any appropriate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of N-95 respirators that the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
” In a written statement released Friday , the company asserted that the administration asked “ that 3M cease exporting respirators that we currently manufacture in the United States to the Canadian and Latin American markets.
” The company raised concerns over potential “ humanitarian implications ” where foreign countries could “ retaliate and do the same , as some have already done.
” 3M added , “ If that were to occur , the net number of respirators being made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decrease .
That is the opposite of what we and the Administration , on behalf of the American people , both seek.
” The President ’ s doctor also tested President Trump a second time for the coronavirus , announcing that the test came back with a negative result .
He had no symptoms , the physician said in a statement .
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 216,772 in the U.S. Thursday .
The U.S. fatalities increased to 5,137 .
The latest state to implement stay at home orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday afternoon .
It is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and is set to end on April 30 .
“ All persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities , ” the order stated .
The Mayor of Los Angeles advised residents Wednesday to wear masks when leaving their homes .
During Wednesday ’ s White House Task Force press conference , the President and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the drug cartels are looking to exploit the coronavirus crisis in the country .
“ We came upon some intelligence some time ago that the drug cartels as a result of COIVD-19 were going to try to take advantage of the situation and try to infiltrate additional drugs into our country , ” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said , without providing further detail .
“ We ’ re at war with COVID-19 , we ’ re at war with terrorists , and we ’ re at war with drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Department of Defense is enhancing counternarcotics operation in Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea .
Two cruise ships operated by Holland America Line off the coast of Florida reached a deal with the U.S. to disembark passengers in the U.S .
There are over 200 passengers who reported flu-like symptoms since March .
At least eight people tested positive for the virus and four guests have died on one of the vessels .
There are currently 189,663 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 4,081 deaths in the U.S. Globally , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 43,537 deaths .
In New York City , the epicenter of the country ’ s national crisis , there are 41,771 cases and 1,096 fatalities .
During Tuesday ’ s White House Task Force briefing , President Donald Trump and his team offered a sobering message that the situation will get worse before it gets better .
Additionally , the Task Force issued new social distancing guidelines in a new “ 30 days to stop the spread ” guideline .
“ We ’ re going to go through a very tough two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then , hopefully , as the experts are predicting , I think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard , you ’ re gon na start seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel.
” The United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that the pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II .
“ The combination of the two facts and the risk that it contributes to enhanced instability , enhanced unrest , and enhanced conflict are things that make us believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have faced since the Second World War , ” Guterres explained .
The number of worldwide confirmed cases of the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 .
In the U.S. , there are 164,610 cases .
The number of deaths in the U.S. have climbed to over 3,000 .
The states of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia have all increased social distancing measures by implementing “ stay-at-home ” orders to the public .
Virginia ’ s order is effective immediately and will last through June 10 .
The three regions have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t cooperate with the social distancing guidelines .
In D.C. , violators will face misdemeanor charges with a fine of $ 5,000 and 90 days in jail .
Virginians who violate the order could face Class I misdemeanors , punishable by up to a year in jail and a $ 2,500 fine .
Maryland violators could face up to a year in jail and/or a $ 5,000 fine .
The USNS Comfort docked in Manhattan , NY on Monday and it will begin serving patients on Tuesday .
Governor Andrew Cuomo and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are warning that the worst is yet to come and applauded the President ’ s fast-tracking of the floating hospital .
During Monday ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing , the President revealed a new test for the virus that would diagnose patients in around five minutes .
It was created by Abbott Laboratories , an Illinois Health Care technology company .
The source of the coronavirus pandemic , Wuhan , China , has recently come under scrutiny for its early reports on the death toll .
The Chinese government reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan , but , now , there ’ s questions as to whether that number was downplayed .
According to many reports , there are truckloads of urns being brought into the city .
The U.S. number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 143,000 , with over 2,500 deaths .
The number of worldwide cases surpassed 700,000 .
New York remains the epicenter for the epidemic in the U.S. with 776 deaths .
The U.S. Navy ’ s hospital ship Comfort arrived Monday in Manhattan to serve patients in the area .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ beds , 12 operating rooms , and 8 ICU beds .
On Sunday , the President extended the social distancing guidelines for the country until April 30 .
During the news conference , Trump said that the number of deaths in the U.S. will peak in the next two weeks and will hopefully see an end come June 1 .
The U.S Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of life saving treatments for patients suffering from the coronavirus , hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine .
The drugs are used to fight malaria , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients diagnosed with the coronavirus .
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll sailed past 1,000 , the governor of New York — the state with the worst outbreak so far — warned residents they ’ re “ still on the way up the mountain.
” Meanwhile , Americans displaced by the coronavirus crisis filed unemployment claims in record numbers , with the Labor Department reporting Thursday a surge to 3.28 million .
Businesses across the country have shut down amid a policy of social distancing aimed at keeping the virus ’ s growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ websites crashing amid a rush to file .
Late Wednesday , the Senate unanimously passed a $ 2 trillion stimulus package called the CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act — that boosts unemployment insurance payouts and aims to send relief checks to many Americans .
To provide additional ways for Americans to access cash , the bill also allows people to take a withdrawal of up to $ 100,000 from their retirement savings , including 401 ( k ) s or individual retirement accounts , without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and morgues began filling up in some U.S. cities , the Senate passed an unprecedented $ 2 trillion relief package to help American workers , businesses and the severely strained health care system survive the pandemic .
Hospitals in London are experiencing a “ continuous tsunami ” of coronavirus patients , according to a group that represents Britain ’ s hospitals , ambulance services and community health services .
Louisiana has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus cases , with more than 400 on Wednesday .
Gee , who is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said the federal government needs to step in , especially to provide more ventilators .
At least 4,089 people have now died from Covid-19 in Spain with a total of 56,188 cases recorded , according to Spanish Health Ministry data released Thursday .
The number of doctors in Italy who have died of coronavirus has risen to 37 , the Italian Federation of Medical Professionals said Thursday .
Italy , the new epicenter of the virus , has recorded more than 70,000 cases and more than 7,000 deaths , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday more than 30,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the state and “ we ’ re still on the way up the mountain.
” The peak of the pandemic – the point where the most people are coming into hospitals – could be in about 21 days , Cuomo said .
New York medical supply shortages spread to some Long Island hospitals .
Catholic Health Services , which is comprised of six acute care hospitals on Long Island , New York , tells CNN they are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks with and without face shields , and N95 respirators of all sizes .
Fourteen million US jobs could be lost by this summer as businesses shutter in response to the coronavirus pandemic , the Economic Policy Institute predicts in a new report .
That ’ s more than 10 % of all private sector jobs lost , the group writes .
Retail , leisure and hospitality are expected to take the biggest hits .
The stimulus bill includes $ 324 million for the State Department , and it specifically includes funds for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a draft obtained by CNN .
The proposed legislation doesn ’ t specify who would be evacuated , whether it ’ s US diplomats or American citizens living overseas , or potentially both .
Nearly three dozen state attorneys general have called on Amazon , Craigslist , eBay , Facebook and Walmart to fight price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Even new protections by your company including heightened monitoring , bans on certain advertisements , and bans on selling certain items , have failed to remove unconscionably priced critical supplies during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general wrote .
Italy has recorded 683 deaths in the past day , with a total number of 7,503 fatalities from coronavirus , according to the civil protection agency .
All travelers returning to Canada will have to enter a 14-day mandatory quarantine as of midnight Wednesday as the country deals with a significant spike in coronavirus cases and hundreds of thousands of people return home to Canada by both air and land border crossings .
President Trump said Tuesday during a Fox News virtual townhall that he wants the country ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how long people should stay home and businesses should remain closed to slow the spread of coronavirus .
Trump argued he doesn ’ t want “ to turn the country off ” and see a continued economic downfall from the pandemic .
He also said he worries the U.S. will see “ suicides by the thousands ” if coronavirus devastates the economy .
Meanwhile , the World Health Organization said Tuesday the U.S. could become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ We are now seeing a very large acceleration in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does have that potential , ” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said , according to the Reuters news agency .
GOP Rep. Doug Collins sent a letter to Pompeo Tuesday , urging him to temporarily ban exports of medical supplies related to coronavirus over concerns that private companies will send supplies to foreign countries instead of states seeking the same equipment .
Three sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus and have been flown to a military medical facility for treatment , the acting Secretary of the Navy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of COVID19 have been identified among personnel currently deployed and underway on the USS Theodore Roosevelt , these are our first three cases of COVID19 on a ship that is deployed , “ Modly said .
Medical workers in Spain account for 13.6 % of its total coronavirus cases , according to Fernando Simón , director of the Spanish Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies at Spain ’ s Ministry of Health .
About 20 % of people on the planet have been told to stay home to stop the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 400,000 people globally and killed more than 17,000 people .
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is now approaching 600 and there are more than 46,000 cases across the nation , according to Johns Hopkins University .
Doctor says he ’ s 3-4 weeks from developing treatment to ‘ neutralize ‘ coronavirus Distributed Bio co-founder and CEO Dr. Jacob Glanville revealed on “ The Story with Martha MacCallum ” Thursday that his company ’ s laboratory is three to four weeks away from engineering a therapeutic antibody to combat the coronavirus .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibodies to recognize and neutralize the novel coronavirus .
So this would … [ be ] sort of skipping what a vaccine does , ” Glanville said .
“ Instead of giving you a vaccine and waiting for it to produce an immune response , we just give you those antibodies right away .
And so within about 20 minutes , that patient has the ability to neutralize the virus.
” Mortgages : – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today at a press conference in Albany that he will suspend mortgage payments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial hardship such as losing their job .
The announcement is intended to provide financial relief for those impacted by the coronavirus .
“ This is a real-life benefit , ” Cuomo said .
“ People are under tremendous economic pressure .
Making a mortgage payment can be one of the number one stressors .
Eliminating that stressor for 90 days , I think , will go a long way.
” Cuomo said he will also temporarily postpone or suspend foreclosures , and he will waive fees for ATMs , credit cards and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital units have received “ prepare to deploy ” orders , according to Army Chief of Staff General James McConville .
The units receiving the orders are the 47th Combat Support Hospital based at Joint-Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state which has seen a significant virus outbreak , and the 586th Field Hospital at Fort Campbell , Kentucky .
Both units typically deploy with hundreds of troops , including full surgical and trauma care capability .
The State Department is preparing to raise its travel advisory worldwide to Level 4 : Do Not Travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face of the coronavirus pandemic .
President Trump has signed a second , mammoth financial relief package to help Americans weather the coronavirus crisis , as new data on the pandemic brings warnings for younger generations that , while their parents are still most at risk , they ’ re not “ invincible.
” The phase-2 relief package approved Wednesday night will provide free testing to build a clearer picture of how much COVID-19 there really is in the U.S .
It will also expand funding for food security programs and for paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers at companies with 500 employees or fewer .
Domino ’ s Pizza is looking to hire up to 10,000 workers as people shift their eating habits to takeout or delivery amid restrictions surrounding the growing coronavirus pandemic .
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for COVID-19 , a palace spokesperson told CNN .
Japan Olympic Committee ( JOC ) board member Kaori Yamaguchi has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because athletes are unable to prepare adequately as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic , she told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew Cuomo attempted to assuage concerns this morning by saying “ there is no quarantine plan for New York City ” as it relates to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
The federal government is working on a $ 1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package to try and rescue the U.S. economy from the abyss opened by the coronavirus pandemic .
Other major governments have announced similar plans , aimed at keeping businesses afloat as virtually all of their customers are told to stay home to help stop the spread of COVID-19 .
Officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown for America ’ s biggest city , too , but for most Americans , it remains just a stern recommendation .
“ Stay at home as much as possible , limit the spread , ” Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Tuesday , reiterating the Trump administration ’ s appeal for people nationwide to avoid unnecessary travel and all gatherings .
“ We do not want to look like Italy does two weeks from now.
” There are signs Italy ’ s national lockdown is starting to slow the spread of the disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late to prevent a disaster .
COVID-19 has killed more than 2,500 people in the country .
Hospitals , doctors and nurses have been pushed beyond capacity .
JetBlue announced today that it will make a 40 % cut to its schedule as it weathers damage to the aviation industry from the coronavirus .
The Justice Department announced overnight that it ’ s closing an additional 10 immigration courts , spread out across the country , through April 10 as the novel coronavirus has spread to all 50 states .
A statement released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says the April 21 official state visit of Spain ’ s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia has been postponed in its entirety .
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams called on healthy Americans to donate blood .
Click below to see an interactive map of virus spread across all continents .
China is sending 100,000 novel coronavirus test kits and other essential medical supplies to the Philippines to assist the country “ in fighting the epidemic , ” according to Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr .
The Centers for Disease Control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 50 people or more — including weddings , festivals , parades , concerts , sporting events or conferences — be held in the United States for the next eight weeks in one of the federal government ’ s most sweeping efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
As the country increasingly prepared for the coronavirus pandemic , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that schools in New York City , the nation ’ s largest public school system , will close .
The city ’ s mayor , Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday and would reopen April 20 at the earliest .
California called for all people 65 and older to shelter in their homes .
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered all bars and restaurants in the state to close .
The move will affect the nation ’ s third-largest city , Chicago .
Federal Reserve cut interest rates to nearly zero to prop up the economy during the pandemic .
There are 1,701 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. as of Friday .
There are now a reported 40 deaths across the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are 135,467 .
The Trump Administration will begin implementing a travel ban from Europe , with the exception of the U.K. Friday at midnight .
The ban will span for travelers from Europe ’ s Schengen Area , which includes : Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days .
The White House said citizens returning to the U.S. from Europe “ will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place ” where they will undergo “ appropriate screenings.
” There were more than 1,030 cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday , eight times more than just a week earlier .
At least 32 people have died of the virus nationwide , and there are cases in 37 states — 15 of which have declared emergencies — and Washington D.C .
In origin country China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control measures pay off .
Premier Xi Jinping has declared the disease “ basically curbed , ” and with only about 10 new domestic infections reported in China on Wednesday , other countries were adopting similar tactics .
Italy has the biggest outbreak outside China , with more than 600 dead and 10,000 infections .
The whole nation is under travel restrictions , with stricter controls in hard-hit northern regions .
New York state has taken dramatic action to contain one of the largest known virus clusters in the U.S. , setting up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three square miles around the city of New Rochelle , less than 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan .
There were at least 108 confirmed cases there alone .
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland , California , authorities said Sunday , though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day .
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state , and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states , including a military base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,000 passengers are California residents .
The number of cases worldwide continues to climb .
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins , there have been more than 109,600 confirmed cases of the virus as of Sunday morning .
More than 60,000 people have recovered , and more than 3,800 people have died .
Right now there are 483 cases of confirmed infected with COVID-19 in United States , and 20 confirmed deaths .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t come to it , the government could shut down certain sections of the country hit hard by the coronavirus .
Speaking during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Fauci said that “ anything is possible ” when asked if measures like those currently being imposed in Italy could be enacted in the U.S. to help prevent the continued spread of the coronavirus .
“ I don ’ t think it would be as draconian as nobody in or nobody out , ” Fauci said .
“ But if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly at the community level , there will be what we call ‘ mitigation , ’ where we have to essentially do social distancing , keep people out of crowded places , take a look at seriousness , do you really need to travel , and I think it ’ s particularly important among the most vulnerable.
” Fox News is reporting the first cases of coronavirus in Georgia .
The two infections are tied to a father and his 15-year-old son , reports state .
On Monday , health officials in Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of the novel coronavirus .
The U.S. has seen an increasing list of cases across the country and test kits for the virus are expected to increase substantially by the end of the week .
There have been at least nine deaths in the United States as of Wednesday .
Currently , the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracking map estimates over 94,000 infections worldwide with more than 3,200 deaths associated with the virus .
Dr. Stephen Hahn , the F.D.A.
’ s commissioner , said Monday at a press briefing that actions taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and companies to begin making their own tests would allow for quicker expansion of testing for the virus across the nation .
“ With this new policy , we have heard from multiple companies and multiple academic centers , and we expect to have a substantial increase in the number of tests this week , next week , and throughout the month , ” said Dr. Hahn .
“ There will be — the estimates we ’ re getting from industry right now , by the end of this week , close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be performed.
” The Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH ) said the two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Fulton County .
The father and son had recently returned from Italy , which has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks .
According to Fox News the “ father and his son saw a private doctor before they were tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in Atlanta.
” Monday , March 2 : The virus has now spread to at least 12 states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two deaths .
Both U.S. fatalities were in Washington state — residents of a King County nursing home where dozens more were sick and being tested for the virus .
Both of the victims had underlying health conditions .
The disease has killed more than 3,048 people globally and infected more than 89,197 , with the vast majority of cases and deaths in China .
While the number of new cases recorded daily in that epicenter country has declined for weeks , the virus continues spreading fast in South Korea , Iran and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions .
Saturday , Feb 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday a policy allowing certain US labs to test for the novel coronavirus using diagnostics the labs developed and validated , even before the agency has reviewed them .
The policy will enable more rapid testing capacity , the agency says .
Iraq reports five new positive cases of coronavirus , the Health Ministry says .
That brings the country ’ s total to 13 .
Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle Eastern country to report its first case of coronavirus .
The patient , a 36-year-old man , returned from Iran , which has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths outside China .
The news on Saturday comes amid growing concerns in the Gulf , with Saudi Arabia having recently halted travel to holy sites such as Mecca and Medina .
In Europe , Italy has reported 888 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths , the most in Europe .
On Friday , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
More than 85,000 people have been infected worldwide .
Friday , Feb 28 : There are now 62 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States , Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the CDC ’ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , said during a press briefing on Friday .
• 44 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as planned , the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days , according to a release .
“ Congratulations to MIGAL [ The Galilee Research Institute ] on this exciting breakthrough , ” Akunis said .
“ I am confident there will be further rapid progress , enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat , ” Akunis said , referring to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national total to 1,595 cases and 13 deaths .
Many of the cases are linked to a religious group in the country ’ s south .
• Military infections : Joint US-South Korea military drills have been postponed “ until further notice ” after a US soldier and several members of the South Korean military contracted the virus .
• Travel disrupted : Numerous countries are implementing travel restrictions for those coming to and from South Korea , while the US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has 400 cases — the largest outbreak outside Asia .
And the virus is spreading across Europe , with several countries reporting their first cases , including Norway , Romania , Georgia , and North Macedonia .
Many European countries are now implementing emergency measures , with Italy effectively placing 100,000 under quarantine with travel restrictions .
• Middle East borders closed : Iran now has 139 cases and 19 deaths .
This week , the virus has spread to across Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United States health officials warn the country may have had its first case of community transmission — where the patient did not have “ relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.
” In response to rising fears , some communities are taking precautions ; San Francisco , which has no cases , declared a state of emergency .
• More new cases outside China : For the first time in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than those reported inside the country , said the World Health Organization .
China reported 412 newly confirmed cases yesterday , while 459 additional cases were reported outside of China , according to the WHO ’ s daily report .
Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News on Monday that the origin of the coronavirus outbreak remains virtually unknown — and refused to rule out a startling theory that the virus may have originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control and Prevention ] and NIH [ National Institutes of Health ] on the task force have made it very clear .
We don ’ t yet know the origin of this particular virus , ” Cuccinelli told Siegel on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ We are not entirely sure how this one started yet , ” he continued .
“ There is a biological facility in the … province that people worry about .
But I will say the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been man-made because if it was made to be a threat , you would expect to see certain characteristics that aren ’ t present.
” “ Does that mean it rules it out ?
” Cuccinelli added , “ No , not absolutely.
” The White House is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for emergency funds to help the administration fight the outbreak of the coronavirus , which has infected almost 80,000 people around the world and accounted for more than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the matter told Politico .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked state and federal officials from moving as many as 50 Americans infected with the coronavirus to a city in southern California for quarantine .
U.S. District Judge Josephine Stanton , an Obama appointee , issued an order late Friday to prevent the transfer of coronavirus patients from Travis Air Force Base in Northern California to Costa Mesa in Orange County .
The patients were previously quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the health commission , 96 deaths occurred in Hubei province and one person died in Guangdong .
In addition , China also reported 648 more confirmed cases .
This brings the global total number of deaths to 2,456 , and the number of confirmed cases worldwide to at least 78,442 .
Friday , Feb 21 : The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has passed 30 , health officials said Friday .
Most of the 34 cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters .
Eighteen of the over 300 Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were infected with COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus , according to Messonnier , the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
All of the Americans evacuated from the ship are nearly halfway through a two-week quarantine since returning to the U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hubei province reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the flu-like virus .
That brings the worldwide death toll to at least 1,357 and the number of confirmed cases to more than 60,000 .
The rise in cases comes as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases .
Now , lung imaging can be used to diagnose the virus in a suspected patient , in addition to the standard nucleic acid tests , according to AFP .
The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 14 .
Although that evacuee had been quarantined at the same base as another coronavirus patient , the CDC said there is no evidence of contact between the two .
Wuhan Coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 814 .
The death toll now surpasses the toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 , according to data released from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus map tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the infections are now at 37,198 .
According to The New York Times 89 deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours .
Those deaths mostly occurred in Hubei Province , the heart of the outbreak .
Further , a U.S. citizen died from the coronavirus in Wuhan , according to U.S. officials on Saturday .
However , Dr. Marc Siegel , Fox News medical analyst , said there is no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control , but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and treat infected people.
’ For more details on the death toll go to Johns Hopkins online tracker .
Tuesday , Feb 4 : The deadly new coronavirus continued to spread apace on Tuesday , with more than 23,500 cases confirmed worldwide and at least 490 deaths in China alone .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days , and senior members of the Communist Party have admitted “ shortcomings and deficiencies ” in the country ’ s response .
President Xi Jinping declared “ a people ’ s war of prevention ” against the epidemic Monday , threatening punishment for anyone deemed to be neglecting their duties as control efforts ramped up .
As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast majority of them in China , according to the World Health Organization .
There have been at least 425 deaths in China , and one in the Philippines .
A pandemic is described as a disease that spreads across a large region , across continents and even the entire globe .
The coronavirus is reportedly spreading at a similar pace to influenza compared to the slow-moving SARS and MERS , according to the New York Times .
“ It ’ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , told the paper .
Sunday , Feb 2 : Three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in California on Sunday , including two people in San Benito County , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 11 .
The first death outside of China was reported in the Philippines on Sunday There are at least 17,373 confirmed cases worldwide , with the majority in China , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS — with 360 of those deaths in China .
Saturday , Feb 1 : 8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising .
As of Saturday , there were 12,036 cases globally , and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States .
U.S. officials on Friday declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency .
As a result of the declaration , foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporarily banned from entering the U.S. , according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar .
Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China ’ s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu Honglan spoke to reporters in a news conference .
Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “ severe and complex ” as the number of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained .
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread .
The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting , after 19 nations confirmed patients with the virus .
Moreover , on Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus .
The White House has told airline executives it ’ s considering suspending flights from China to the U.S. amid an escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect flights into and out of China , as well as airports across the United States , the officials said .
U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine , hoping to start an early-stage trial within the next three months , the Trump administration said .
That timeline is optimistic , and a phase 1 trial does not mean “ you have a vaccine that ’ s ready for deployment , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month because of a “ significant decline in demand ” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases .
The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 and last through Feb. 8 .
Top U.S. health officials and infectious disease specialists held a news conference Tuesday morning on the coronavirus outbreak .
The briefing , hosted by U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar , was held at the agency ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 107 people and infected 4,474 people in China , state-run newspaper the People ’ s Daily reported on Tuesday .
The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel advisory for China from Level 2 to Level 3 asking Americans to “ reconsider travel to China due to the novel coronavirus.
” They added that some areas have “ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those deaths , 76 people , were in the central province of Hubei , the center of the outbreak .
Shanghai , a city of 24 million , recorded its first death on Saturday .
Across China there have been 2,744 confirmed cases , of which 1,423 cases were in Hubei .
The youngest confirmed case is a 9-month-old girl in Beijing .
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , and Nepal has one .
There have been no deaths from the virus reported outside China .
The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus now stands at 80 , with almost 2,800 cases confirmed across China , as the country initiates emergency procedures to try and rein in the pathogen ’ s global spread .
A fifth U.S. case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.
” What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections , reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying .
Symptoms can include : CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure .
Click here for more from CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , bringing the national total to four .
The new cases are both in California — one each in Los Angeles County and Orange County — in addition to one case in Washington state and another in Chicago .
The State Department is reportedly ordering an evacuation of American employees at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city .
The department said in an email Sunday that it is arranging a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering launched tracking map website of the Wuhan ‘ coronavirus ’ as it appears to be rapidly spreading around the globe .
The website tracks the spread of the deadly virus in real time and provides valuable information for people who want to understand what is happening and know more about the spread of this flu .
News reports of the virus and the increasing infections , along with the death toll , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect you or members of your family .
The website also offers a blog that explains almost everything you need to know about the virus .
I have to admit I was more concerned about how rapid the virus is traveling and with two cases now confirmed in the United States having more resources to understand it helps alleviate that concern .
The Johns Hopkins University blog on the Coronavirus brings home how quickly this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia of unknown cause ” detected in Wuhan City , Hubei Province , China – the seventh-largest city in China with 11 million residents .
As of January 23 , there are over 800 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally , including cases in at least 20 regions in China and nine countries/territories .
The first reported infected individuals , some of whom showed symptoms as early as December 8 , were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed on Jan 1 .
The virus causing the outbreak was quickly determined to be a novel coronavirus .
On January 10 , gene sequencing further determined it to be the new Wuhan coronavirus , namely 2019-nCoV , a betacoronavirus , related to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus ( MERS-CoV ) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus ( SARSCoV ) .
However , the mortality and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are still unknown , and likely to vary from those of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the map and website .
It “ displays up-to-the-minute statistics from various sources : the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the National Health Commission of the People ’ s Republic of China ( NHC ) , and two other sites , ” the press release states .
For more on the Johns Hopkins ‘ Coronavirus tracking map go here .


saraacater--2020-05-04--Sara Carter: ‘Nothing is gonna come back unless people start reopening their businesses’

Sara A. Carter joined Fox News host Steve Hilton on Sunday ’ s airing of “ The Next Revolution ” to explain the need for the American economy to reopen as the country continues to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
What needs to happen , she said , is businesses have to be allowed to reopen .
“ He understands the suffering of the families that have been through COVID-19 .
He understands it because he ’ s had friends who have been affected by it directly .
But he also understands the pulse of the country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he gives Americans the right to have common sense , ” Carter explained reacting to President Donald Trump ’ s earlier town hall on Fox News .
During the earlier interview , Trump recognized the need to reopen the American economy with certain safety and public health measures in place .
“ At some point we have to reopen our country and people are going to be safe , ” Trump said .
Carter added , “ I mean he says , look , if you ’ re over 60 , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to expose yourself .
You can stay at home , you can stay from work until we get a better handle on this .
But the American business owner , the small business… We could do all the bailouts we want , Steve .
We can push for more and more money , we can see unemployment surge and we can give people checks , but nothing is gon na come back unless people start reopening their businesses , putting people back to work.
” Since mid-March , over 30 million Americans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3.83 million of those claims were filed last week .

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saraacater--2020-05-04--President Trump predicts 100,000 Americans Could Die in The Coronavirus Pandemic

“ We are going to lose anywhere from 75 , 80 to 100,000 people .
That ’ s horrible thing @ @ @ @ @ during a two-hour virtual town hall broadcast by Fox News on Sunday .
President Trump @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s governors to manage the crisis , saying that each state will have @ @ @ @ @ their economies .
“ It ’ s going to pass , ” he assured , @ @ @ @ @ as the “ plague.
” “ We can ’ t stay closed as a country @ @ @ @ @ not gon na have a country left , ” said the President .
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saraacater--2020-05-05--Lisa Page Slams Her Haters For Calling Her ‘Coup Plotter’

Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page popped onto Twitter Tuesday to reminisce of her time at the bureau she left two years ago today .
Since then , she wrote , “ I ’ ve lived a thousand lives and yet , everything is immovable the same.
” Further , Page acknowledged that many know her as the “ insurance policy treason deep state traitorous slut coup plotter.
” Page , a vehemently anti-Trump figure , was part of an effort to weaponize the law enforcement and intelligence apparatus alongside to assure Trump would never get elected and later targeted him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ insurance policy ” to “ stop Trump , ” which was discovered in text messages she sent to her then-lover former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok 2016 .
Tuesday ’ s Twitter thread isn ’ t the first time Page has surfaced in the last two years .
In fact , she ’ s been outspoken on the platform and has used it to tout herself as an innocent figure .
As Sara A. Carter wrote in an earlier column , Page and others that were part of the setup “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owes them something and they play out this crazy narrative in public appearances that stray far from the reality of the evidence that has been compiled against them .
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saraacater--2020-05-05--The Mueller Team’s Unconscionable Conflict of Interests in the Roger Stone Case

This is a special column to SaraACarter.com .
David Schoen is a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer , who has served as trial counsel in the past for the Democratic Party and has been outspoken against the Democrats push for an impeachment against President Donald Trump .
He is now representing Roger Stone , a close friend of President Donald Trump , who has been sentenced to over three years in prison for seven counts felony counts , which prosecutors said included lying to authorities .
Stone is fighting back and has claimed that he was unjustly targeted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tenet of our justice system that a defendant in a criminal case is entitled to an impartial , conflict-free prosecutor .
A prosecutor , as a representative of the sovereign , has a higher duty than other lawyers .
His or her duty is to the American people and the duty is to seek justice , not to win at all costs .
These core principles were torn to shreds in the prosecution against Roger Stone .
At Roger Stone ’ s sentencing , the judge clearly stated that Mr. Stone was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collusion .
Rather , the judge explained .
Mr. Stone ’ s prosecution arose from his interest in obtaining Hillary Clinton ’ s emails from Julian Assange ’ s Wikileaks collection , as well as emails Assange purportedly had obtained that revealed Clinton Foundation misconduct .
According to the judge , Mr. Stone wanted to obtain dirt on Ms. Clinton and the Clinton Foundation – a/k/a “ opposition research ” – that could be used to expose wrongdoing by Ms. Clinton and the Clinton Foundation and thereby hurt her chances of becoming President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been the subject of a serious investigation into whether she broke the law in her handling of emails .
Allegations also had been made about illegal conduct involving the Clinton Foundation .
The team that prosecuted Roger Stone was led by Jeannie Rhee , a member of Mueller ’ s Special Counsel team .
Indeed , the website of the law firm Ms. Rhee joined after leaving the Mueller team boasts of her prosecution of Roger Stone .
Hillary Clinton had a law firm representing her in the email scandal investigation against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a law firm representing it in a lawsuit alleging racketeering conduct .
Justin Cooper , Ms. Clinton ’ s IT aide who reportedly set up her email server and then destroyed two mobile devices through which the emails were conveyed , also was represented by a law firm in the matter .
The law firm that represented all three of these clients was the prominent DC law firm WilmerHale .
The WilmerHale partner assigned to represent Ms. Clinton and the Clinton Foundation ?
None other than Jeannie Rhee , the prosecutor who led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roger Stone and then prosecuted him in connection with his alleged efforts to obtain emails and information about Ms. Clinton and the Clinton Foundation , her clients .
Mr. Stone and the American people were entitled to an impartial , conflict-free prosecutor , consistent with Mr. Stone ’ s constitutional rights and the ethical considerations that apply to such circumstances .
With continuing duties of loyalty and confidentiality to her clients , Ms. Clinton and the Clinton Foundation , and a continuing obligation to act in their best interests to the exclusion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms. Rhee could serve as that conflict-free prosecutor ; nor , for that matter , could Mr. Mueller , at whose direction Ms. Rhee acted .
Mr. Rhee ’ s relationship went further than just serving as Ms. Clinton ’ s attorney .
She also reportedly contributed $ 5400 to Ms. Clinton ’ s PAC .
Months before the Stone trial , during the Congressional hearing at which Special Counsel Mueller presented the findings from his final report into Russian collusion , one member of Congress raised a concern about this conflict .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew that Ms. Rhee had been Hillary Clinton ’ s attorney .
He answered that he was not aware at the time he selected Ms. Rhee for the Special Counsel team but that he later became aware of it .
The question actually should have been broader .
Mr. Mueller should have been asked if he were aware that his law firm represented Ms. Clinton , the Clinton Foundation , and Mr. Cooper .
Mr. Mueller , you see , was a senior partner at the same WilmerHale law firm when he accepted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition to Ms. Rhee , at least two other members of the Special Counsel team that Mr. Mueller put together were lawyers from WilmerHale .
One of those WilmerHale lawyers , Aaron Zebley , represented Mr. Cooper , the Clinton aide who reportedly destroyed the devices associated with Ms. Clinton ’ s email investigation .
Mr. Zebley served as Mr. Mueller ’ s chief of staff on the Special Counsel team and was sitting next to Mr. Mueller at that Congressional hearing .
Both Mr. Mueller and Mr. Zebley have returned to WilmerHale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another of the firm ’ s partners , Nicole Rabner , served as First Lady Clinton ’ s Special Advisor and in her husband ’ s office of Domestic Policy .
Does it seem likely , or even possible , that Mr. Mueller , a prominent senior partner at WilmerHale , was not aware that his law firm represented the former First Lady of the United States in the widely reported email scandal investigation or that he was not aware that his law firm represented the Clinton Foundation ?
More to the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legal profession , a conflict of interests arising from one lawyer in a firm ’ s representation of a client is imputed to the firm itself and to the other partners in the firm .
This is especially the case with respect to a substantially related matter like the Stone prosecution , given the underlying allegations .
Ms. Rhee , as Hillary Clinton ’ s lawyer and as lawyer for the Clinton Foundation , clearly should have been disqualified as a matter of law and ethics from prosecuting Roger Stone .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he directed should have been disqualified from prosecuting Roger Stone for these same reasons .
It is bad enough that Ms. Rhee and the Mueller team were permitted to prosecute Roger Stone , notwithstanding the clear conflict of interests .
Two orders the judge in the case entered greatly exacerbated the constitutional and ethical violations .
First , the judge entered Draconian gag orders against Mr. Stone and his entire legal team , as well as his family and friends , prohibiting any comment , social media post , or even re-post that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the investigation against him or anything about the Mueller team .
In other words , Stone and his lawyers and supporters were absolutely prohibited from publicly exposing and complaining about the conflict of interests and the Mueller teams agenda and heavy-handed tactics .
Secondly , and even more disabling for Mr. Stone ’ s defense , prior to the trial , the judge entered an order prohibiting Mr. Stone from raising any defense at trial that challenged the integrity of the investigation and prosecution against him or that attacked the Mueller team and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be troubling in any criminal prosecution .
The Supreme Court long ago held that the integrity of the investigation and the investigators against a defendant in a criminal case are always at issue and a defendant must always be able to challenge them as part of his or her defense .
In the context of this case , these orders are unconscionable .
There are many other troubling factors surrounding the politicization of the prosecution in the Roger Stone case and I believe many more damning facts about the prosecution will surface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is clear that the investigation and prosecution of Roger Stone were irretrievably tainted by a conflict of interests that undermines the core values of our criminal justice system and the ethical dictates of the legal profession .
Whatever one ’ s political stripe , each and every one of us must speak out against what happened , call for Mr. Stone ’ s conviction to be overturned at once , demand an independent investigation into how this could have happened , and commit to ensuring that this kind of thing never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Indeed , the fundamental failure of the system in the Roger Stone case cries out for Mr. Stone ’ s pardon as an assurance that there is some check against the kind of legal and ethical transgressions that attended the case against him from the start .


saraacater--2020-05-05--Sergei Millian Is No Longer Hiding, Tells This Reporter British Spy Expert Is Giving ‘100 percent fa

Sergei Millian Is No Longer Hiding, Tells This Reporter British Spy Expert Is Giving ‘100 percent false information about me.’

Sergei Millian is not in hiding .
Even if he was , he isn ’ t any longer .
He reached out to SaraACarter.com on Tuesday to dispute a recent podcast interview with a famous British historian who accused him of possibly being connected to Russia ’ s GRU , Moscow ’ s military intelligence .
He called the allegations outlandish and accused historian Nigel West of attempting to spread disinformation about him , much like former British spy Christopher Steele did about the Trump campaign .
Millian , an American citizen born in Belarus , was believed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s infamous and now-debunked dossier .
But lawmakers and some intelligence experts have more questions than answers when it comes to Millian .
They say Millian is the only one that can provide clarity on what exactly happened during his time with Steele .
On Monday , this reporter interviewed West on The Sara Carter Show podcast .
He stated that he believed , based on Millian ’ s own past statements in open-source media , that he could be linked to Russian intelligence .
Shortly after the podcast and story were posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dispute West ’ s assertions saying emphatically that the information is “ one-hundred percent false.
” “ Nigel West so far gave 100 % false information about me in his last public interview in London ( where he claimed I was PSS ) , ” Millian told me .
“ Now , he doubled on from the first lie and there is not an ounce of truth what he claims .
He is an out of his mind crazy , deranged man .
I ’ m not kidding .
Ask him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rumors and wild innuendoes .
USSR disbanded when I was still a teenager .
The big question is why West , out of London , lies about me , an AMERICAN citizen , so much just like Steele before West ?
Is it coordinated and what ’ s their plan ?
” But a mystery still surrounds Millian and senior U.S. lawmakers are seeking to interview him .
Ranking Republican of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes has said he wishes to interview the mysterious Millian .
Nunes told Maria Bartiromo on Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of April , that his investigators zeroed in on three Russian Americans during their probe of the FBI ’ s handling of its Crossfire Hurricane investigation into the Trump campaign .
He said Millian was the most important figure in recent information released by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz .
“ Because of new information that has come out because of the Horowitz report that ’ s declassified that we ’ ve been talking about for a long time and the FISAs , we now are targeting what appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I think the most important one is somebody that we actually asked to come to our committee named Sergei Millian .
He is hiding somewhere around the globe — we don ’ t know exactly what country he ’ s in .
But we really would like Sergei to come forward and talk to us because , either he was , you know , working for Fusion GPS and the Clinton campaign and dirtying up Trump people , or it ’ s quite possible that he may have been framed.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Millian ’ s whereabouts but was able to confirm the authenticity of his message .
Millian did not respond to questions regarding Nunes and whether or not he ’ d speak to the committee , however , there are a number of intelligence sources that believe Millian may have been framed by Steele .
In the podcast broadcast Monday , West claimed that the Russian disinformation pointed out in the recent declassification of the footnotes in DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s report may have been directly linked to Sergei Millian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s only real identifiable source in his report .
He also said Millian may have had ties in his early life to Russia ’ s GRU , Moscow ’ s military intelligence , by his own admission .
Millian disputes everything West said to this reporter about him .
I have transcribed some of the West interview below from a recent article : “ There does appear to have been at least one Russian source for Chris , ” said West , referring to Millian .
West said the problem with Millian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ So there is no question by his own admission that he had a relationship with the GRU , ” said West .
“ Whether that can continue in play to life is a matter of speculation whether he had any kind of a relationship with them one doesn ’ t know .
But he is in Russia now and is not answering his cell phone.
” This reporter has now sent Millian ’ s question to West .
We will update this story as soon as West responds .


saraacater--2020-05-05--Top GOP Lawmakers: ‘Release the Transcripts, Chairman Schiff!’

Dozens of top GOP lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday to House Intelligence Committee leaders , increasing the pressure on Chairman Adam Schiff to ‘ release the secret Russia transcripts.
” That very issue , Sara A. Carter argued in a column earlier this month is “ keeping Americans in the dark.
” “ In January 2017 , HPSCI began an investigation into Russian active measures to influence the 2016 Presidential election , including whether individuals associated with the presidential campaigns worked with Russia .
In March 2018 , after interviewing 73 individuals and reviewing over 300,000 documents , HPSCI issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not collude with Russia .
According to public reports , HPSCI voted in September 2018 to release 53 transcripts , ” the letter stated .
Further , the lawmakers say they believe Schiff “ is blocking the release of these transcripts and if that is true , say it ’ s “ disturbing—especially in light of Chairman Schiff ’ s cries in 2019 for transparency regarding allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia .
For almost four years , prominent Democrat politicians and commentators alleged that President Trump colluded with Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to say that he had ‘ direct evidence ’ of collusion.
” Many sources who have spoken with Sara A. Carter , including the Committee ’ s Ranking Member Devin Nunes , have long blamed Schiff for blockading the release of the documents .
The testimony held tightly by Schiff includes accounts from former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , longtime Trump friend Roger Stone , as well as former Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta .
Additionally , former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Perkins Coie lawyers Michael Sussman , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged details about Russian interference to former FBI general counsel James Baker are included in the classified documents .
Moreover , there is Don Jr ’ s testimony , former White House aide Hope Hicks and Marc Elias , the chairman who was the Clinton campaign ’ s general counsel that hired the embattled research firm Fusion GPS to investigate the debunked theory that Trump conspired with Russia .


saraacater--2020-05-05--With Sports On Hold, Americans Can Now Watch Korean Baseball

With the Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and Minor League Baseball ( MiLB ) seasons on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic , some Americans have been able to satisfy their longing for live baseball by watching South Korea ’ s KBO League .
On Tuesday morning , ESPN aired its first KBO game after reaching an agreement with the league .
One KBO game will air on the ESPN family of networks each day , Tuesday through Sunday .
ESPN announced that the games will primarily air “ on ESPN2 and on the ESPN App.
” The broadcasts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling the games remotely from their homes .
The KBO is attempting to play a full 144-game season despite starting six weeks late due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Fans are not permitted in the stands .
However , the situation is different in South Korea than it is in the United States .
The U.S. , which has about six times South Korea ’ s population , has had over 1.2 million cases , more than 110 times the number of cases in South Korea .
MLB officials are hopeful that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sometime in late June or early July .
According to reports , MLB is considering a three-division , 10-team plan in which teams play only within their division , an idea that is gaining support from owners and executives .
It would nix the traditional American and National Leagues for the 2020 season by realigning the divisions based on geography .
“ We ’ ll continue to work internally against the backdrop of all the information and experience we can gather , and then hope to be able to work alongside the league @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get us back on the field , ” MLB Player ’ s Association ( MLBPA ) Executive Director Tony Clark told ESPN .
“ And we do hope it is sooner rather than later.
” Moreover , President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday morning that he is hopeful sports can resume soon , either with a limited number of fans or without fans at all .
“ I hope baseball can get going but they won ’ t be going in full bore yet , hopefully in the not too distant future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The White House for Honeywell ’ s plant in Arizona .
Aside from the 30 MLB teams , MiLB has more than 150 teams scattered across the nation .
Hundreds , if not thousands , of employees are currently out of work with games postponed indefinitely .
Six months ago , MLB proposed the idea of reducing the number of affiliated MiLB clubs to 120 , which would eliminate 42 teams across the country .
About three months ago , Congress introduced a task force to focus on saving minor league baseball in @ @ @


saraacater--2020-05-05--Top Intel Expert Reveals Steele’s Alleged GRU Spy Source, Says FBI’s Failure To Vet Dossier ‘Crimina

Top Intel Expert Reveals Steele’s Alleged GRU Spy Source, Says FBI’s Failure To Vet Dossier ‘Criminal’

Nigel West , whose real name is Rupert Allason , is one of the most highly respected historians in the intelligence world .
The British born scholar has seen the inside of Moscow ’ s most secret archives , has spoken to officials at CIA headquarters in Langley , Virginia and is a treasure in his home country of Great Britain .
He has an uncanny ability to debunk some of the greatest spy tales and validate those that are real with such accuracy that he ’ s been dubbed the ‘ unofficial historian of the secret services ’ throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this reporter on The Sara Carter Show podcast and revealed the discoveries he ’ s made in his recent analysis of former British spy Christopher Steele ’ s now-debunked dossier that accused President Donald Trump ’ s campaign and administration of conspiring with Russia .
In 2017 , West , who is now 68 , was commissioned by a Republican law firm to assess the accuracy and validity of Steele ’ s dossier .
What he discovered would end his friendship with Steele , whom West had known and trusted .
West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Steele ’ s dossier also brought into question the validity of Steele ’ s previous intelligence work for the FBI .
For example , West said there are now serious questions arising out of Steele ’ s work on FIFA in 2010 , when Steele helped deliver information to the bureau about FIFA officials , which led to indictments of many current and former officials of the soccer governing body .
West said based on his analysis , the Steele dossier was ‘ mainly fabricated.
’ He noted that Steele ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the first time the once-respected British spy lied .
“ I think that we will discover that the fabrications go back a long way .
And if you look at the relationship between the FBI and Chris it goes back to the FIFA investigations…He left the service in 2009 , went into the private sector and was hired by the British the English Football Association to do research on the Russian competition .
The bid for the 2018 World Cup .
Well all sorts of things happened but not quite as Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the FBI at that time that now do not stand up to analysis and that ’ s very interesting.
” He noted that the politicization of the U.S. intelligence community is disturbing “ and the two things strike me , one is that how anybody could have taken the Steele report seriously and not done a line by line analysis and notice things about it is a serious cause for concern – the lack of any attempt or validation seems to me to be close to criminal.
” “ And how grown-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or circulate it , it is to me absolutely breathtaking , ” he continued .
“ And when you look at the tradecraft used by Chris , what also surprises me and I don ’ t think corruption is is too strong a word for it but not just to produce these documents but to peddle them to go round the media and peddle them and then complain to the FBI that there ’ s been leaks of his own information – and complained to the FBI who then eventually discovered that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first place.
” As for the Russian disinformation pointed out in the recent declassification of the footnotes in DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s report may have been Sergei Millian , who is Steele ’ s only real identifiable source in his report .
Millian , a Belarusian-American businessman , who was mentioned in former Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s report may have had ties in his early life to Russia ’ s GRU , Moscow ’ s military intelligence , by his own admission , said West .
Millian ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is believed to be hiding in Moscow , said West .
During the 2016 Trump campaign he used his non-profit , the Russian American Chamber of Commerce , to make connections to the Trump campaign but it was his conversations with Steele that led to some of the more salacious and now debunked parts of the dossier .
He attempted early on to deny the claims made by Steele , saying he was an unwitting source when Steele approached him but that appears now to have been a lie .
“ There does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian source for Chris , ” said West , referring to Millian .
He said the problem with Millian is when you look into his background .
“ He dances around the proposition that he may have himself worked for a Soviet intelligence organization , ” said West .
“ When you look back at his career , he acknowledges publicly and is quite sort of entertained by the idea that when he did his compulsory military service for two years in the Soviet Union , he did the military interpreters course in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the GRU , Soviet military intelligence.
” “ So there is no question by his own admission that he had a relationship with the GRU , ” said West .
“ Whether that can continue in play to life is a matter of speculation whether he had any kind of a relationship with them one doesn ’ t know .
But he is in Russia now and is not answering his cell phone.
” West said Millian ’ s disappearance “ is a huge tell , a sign , ” in intelligence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked , “ so let me ask you this could both be true .
Could it be true that Christopher Steele made up information in order to collect money maybe he was desperate to be paid ?
Who knows .
I don ’ t know what his financial situation was and that he also obtained disinformation so he conflated the disinformation with false information jumbled it all together in this dossier ?
” “ And as you went through ( the dossier ) line by line that those sources that didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that possibly did exist… ” I asked .
“ I think that it is quite likely…and there really was some kind of a source , ” West said .
“ But I think that Chris invented , embroidered and exaggerated beyond that… ” As for the role of the FBI in the dossier , West discussed it at length with this reporter , saying the failure of the FBI to do its due diligence to ensure that the dossier was validated is “ criminal .
”


saraacater--2020-05-05--Trump Targets Kellyanne’s ‘Deranged Loser Of A Husband’

President Donald Trump went after George Conway and several other members of the Lincoln Project , an anti-Trump Super PAC , which Trump called “ a group of RINO Republicans who failed badly 12 years ago , then 8 years ago , and then BADLY beaten by me , a political first times , 4 years ago , ” in a fiery Twitter thread posted late Monday .
Conway has long-feuded with Trump , but also happens to be married to the President ’ s Counselor Kellyanne Conway .
And even the President didn ’ t shy away from that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t know what Kellyanne did to her deranged loser of a husband , Moonface , but it must have been really bad.
” The Lincoln Project launched a new video Monday morning targeting the President as a ‘ failure ’ and blaming him for allowing over 60,000 Americans to die from the coronavirus .
“ There ’ s mourning in America , ” the video concludes .
“ And under the leadership of Donald Trump , our country is weaker and sicker and poorer .
And , now , Americans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years like this , will there even be an America ? '
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