saraacater--2020-05-11--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 1,329,799 infected, 79,528 deaths in U.S.

The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. totals 1,329,799 and there have been 79,528 deaths from the virus .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , is readying to testify before a Senate Committee on Tuesday , announcing that he will do so remotely .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) Director Dr. Robert Redfield is set to testify alongside Dr. Fauci .
A new study released Monday by JAMA Pediatrics showing the outcomes of the coronavirus on children admitted to Intensive Care Units @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are less likely to be seen in the younger patients when compared to adults .
Researchers studied 46 patients in the U.S. and Canada , the majority of which had preexisting medical conditions .
“ Overall survival and outcomes from critical illness in infants and children with COVID-19 in this series was far better than reported for adult patients .
At the present time , our data indicate that children are at far greater risk of critical illness from influenza than from COVID-19 .
Our observations provide an important platform for further detailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ larger cohorts and longer periods of follow-up , the researchers stated of their findings .
As many countries continue to uncover evidence of the Chinese government ’ s coverup of the virus , a German intelligence agency is warning that China ’ s President Xi Jinping asked the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to hide information about the virus from the worlds , according to a report by German magazine Der Spiegel .
According to the report , Xi asked Tedros on January 21 “ to hold back information about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warning.
” The WHO has denied the report .
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus across the nation has reached 1,268,520 .
The total fatalities are now at 76,101 .
With widespread shutdowns and stay at home orders still in place in many states , the U.S. economy is suffering .
According to a new report from the U.S. Labor Department , a record 20.5 million jobs were eliminated from the U.S. economy in the month of April .
The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to vote next week on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to American workers and business owners amid the pandemic .
It is now the fifth coronavirus relief bill .
A member of Vice President Pence ’ s team , Katie Miller , his press secretary , has tested positive for the virus , the White House confirmed Friday .
The news comes a day after the President ’ s personal valets tested positive as well .
There are currently 1,228,609 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. Additionally , 73,431 people have died from the virus nationwide .
A new weekly jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week .
Over the last seven weeks , over 33 million people have filed as the coronavirus threatens businesses across the country .
The Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy on Wednesday extended his State ’ s coronavirus emergency declaration for an additional 30 days .
The order will expire on June 5 .
“ I want to make it absolutely clear that this action does not mean that we are seeing anything in the data which would pause our path forward and it should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to be tightening any of the restrictions currently in place , ” Murphy said during his press conference of the announcement .
He added , “ This ensures we will continue on our current war footing for the coming month .
The conditions underpinning this declaration have not changed — we are still in a public health emergency.
” The meatpacking industry reached 10,000 coronavirus cases as the industry struggles to meet the demands of consumers as the pandemic pushes many factories to close .
Many stores have put limits on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make , including military commissaries .
The number of cases of the coronavirus nationwide is 1,204,475 and the number of deaths has reached 71,078 .
On Wednesday morning , President Donald Trump applauded the accomplishments of the Coronavirus Task Force and said he plans to keep it in place “ indefinitely , ” but said he may “ add ” or “ subtract ” members from the group .
On Tuesday , the President visited a Honeywell factory in Phoenix , Arizona that ’ s been converted to produce N95 masks .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Native American community leaders and signed a proclamation designating the day as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. has reached 1,180,634 .
Nationwide , there have been 68,934 deaths .
As countries race to develop a vaccine for the virus , Israel announced Monday that researchers completed an early phase in developing an antibody vaccine .
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Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Force , will testify before a Senate Committee next week on the Administration ’ s response to the coronavirus , NPR reports .
The Trump administration has limited the Task Force ’ s appearances on Capitol Hill in order to preserve resources and the President , himself , has called them merely political .
There are currently 1,159,249 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and 67,710 reported deaths nationwide , according to Johns Hopkins University .
During a town hall on Fox News Sunday night , President Donald Trump expressed the need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 utilizing the Trump administration ’ s phased plan .
Remdesivir , an anti-Ebola drug that ’ s shown success in treating coronavirus patients in early trials , will likely be available this week , Gilead Sciences , the pharmaceutical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ’ “ Face of the Nation.
” “ We ’ ve donated the entire supply that we have within our supply chain and we did that because we acknowledge and recognize the human suffering , the human need here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 March to support the city ’ s hospitals in combating the coronavirus .
The ship is now heading for Norfolk , Virginia where it will be prepared for its next deployment , in which the location is still being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 U.S. intelligence agencies .
There are currently 1,040,488 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and there have been 60,999 deaths nationwide .
The virus has put nearly 30.3 million people out of work , according to Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 a personal responsibility approach for all citizens to keep proper distance in public spaces and practice good hygiene .
“ As of today , 2462 people have died there , a much higher number than the neighboring countries of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 is expected to be approved by the U.S. FDA for emergency use .
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday ensuring that America ’ s meat supply remains a critical industry amid the pandemic .
The move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , ” according to the Washington Times .
“ All other possible places of the virus ’ origin have been proven to be highly unlikely , ” the document obtained by the news site adds .
There are currently 988,490 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 million small business loan , which Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin called their acceptance of aid “ outrageous ” on CNBC Tuesday .
The SBA loans continue to be in high demand , which became even more clear when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 to the theory that the virus may have emanated from it .
Nationwide , there are 965,933 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 53,877 have died from the virus .
Dr. Deborah Birx , a member of the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the end of May , ” Birx told Watters .
The USNS Comfort discharged its last patient on Sunday as it readies to depart New York City .
Jonathan Rath Hoffman , assistant to the secretary of defense for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Thursday , the House passed an additional stimulus package to provide $ 484 additional funding to American workers and businesses .
The bill also allocates $ 75 billion to hospitals and $ 25 billion to boost testing for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , told Geraldo Rivera on Thursday .
“ State and local officials will begin to reopen activities , you ’ re going to see states ahead here begin to do that.
” The State of Georgia is reopening some businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the U.S. in the last five weeks .
Over 4 million Americans applied for the economic support in the last week alone .
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a $ 484 billion stimulus package @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 health care resources for American patients.
” There are currently 825,306 cases of the coronavirus and 45,075 fatalities in the U.S. On Tuesday , President Donald Trump provided further details regarding his plan to halt immigration for 60 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 coronavirus could be more devastating than the first .
“ There ’ s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ 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 people in the United States and has taken 42,364 lives nationwide .
All available evidence suggests the coronavirus originated in bats and was not a “ laboratory construct ” , World Health Organization spokesperson Fadela Chaib said at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 most probably has its ecological reservoir in bats.
” During the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Monday , President Donald Trump announced that he will “ suspend immigration to the United States ” with a soon to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 executive order .
Georgia , Tennessee , and South Carolina announced plans to reopen their economies .
South Carolina will begin on Tuesday by opening public beaches and allowing “ some retailers ” to open with strict social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 parks .
Visitors are advised to wear masks , maintain social distancing , and keep gatherings to less than five people .
Click here to read the details of Texas Governor Greg Abbott ’ s executive order .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in the U.S .
The number of cases worldwide is 2,173,431 .
Global fatalities also reached 146,291 .
President Donald Trump released a plan for “ opening up America again ” during his press conference on Thursday .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 to be back in session .
On Thursday , the need for additional funding for American workers and small business owners became all too real when the SBA ’ s payment protection program site closed all loan applications after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 issue a plan for state governors to ease social distancing guidelines .
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of coronavirus antibody tests to determine immunity .
Chembio Diagnostic Systems , Ortho Clinical Diagnostics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization ’ s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus , ” Pres .
Trump told the nation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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. apart from many countries like Italy , one of the hardest hit countries .
Trump called the WHO “ China-centric ” last week accusing its leaders of supporting China more than the U.S. , which is its biggest contributor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 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 the coronavirus to donate blood plasma for treating new patients .
He also shared that new saliva testing is becoming available as a more comfortable alternative to testing .
The saliva test will provide health care workers on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
Cuomo also said that “ the worst is over ” for his state .
Governor Abbott of Texas also signaled Tuesday that he ’ s developing a plan to reopen his state ’ s economy and is set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 death toll rose above 110,000 , according to Johns Hopkins University .
The United States has confirmed more than 556,000 cases , with New York City alone reporting over 104,000 infections .
More than 22,000 people have died countrywide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ 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 in November , saying that there could be a rebound in coronavirus cases in autumn or winter .
More than 29,000 members of the National Guard supporting Covid-19 response There are over 467,184 people infected with the coronavirus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the Island in the coming days , ” New York City Mayor Press Secretary Freddi Goldstein told CNN .
Hart Island is a public cemetery operated by Department of Corrections .
New York State saw a negative net change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 lead to a “ deadly resurgence.
” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that the U.S. economy could reopen in May .
More than 14,700 people have died from the new coronavirus in the United States , according to Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 docked in Los Angeles to provide medical support during the pandemic , has tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
US Navy Lt. Andrew Bertucci told CNN the crew member is “ currently isolated aboard the ship , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in Singapore : Another 142 infections were recorded in Singapore on Wednesday — the largest rise in new cases in the city-state .
South Korea ’ s flag carrier Korean Air has instructed more than 70 % of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Buck Sexton Show ” said on Tuesday .
There are 399,929 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 12,911 fatalities in the U.S. New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy told residents to avoid holding family gatherings during Passover and Easter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 global financial crisis of 2008 .
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says officials have seen some progress in fighting the virus , he cautions against relaxing social distancing guidelines .
The city of Wuhan , where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 with the virus , according to the Associated Press .
According to local reports , 65,000 people left the city by plane or train in the first few hours after the ban was lifted .
During Tuesday ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 letter Wednesday describing their priorities for Interim Relief for small businesses and working families .
Both the House and the Senate are set to return to session on April 20 .
“ The heartbreaking acceleration of the coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ’ priorities for interim funding : • $ 250 billion in assistance to small businesses , with $ 125 billion channeled through community-based financial institutions that serve farmers , family , women , minority and veteran-owned small businesses and nonprofits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 and distribution of national rapid testing and Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) ; • $ 150 billion for state and local governments to manage this crisis and mitigate lost revenue , doubling down on the investment secured in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
The vessel was originally prepared to take patients needing hospital care for conditions other than Covid .
However , after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requested its use for Covid patients Monday , President Trump gave his approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that President Trump is looking at how to reopen parts of the U.S. economy as the coronavirus pandemic forces an unprecedented shutdown of business throughout the country .
After negotiating with 3M , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 week to ensure the issue would be resolved .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ’ s condition as he suffers from the coronavirus worsened over the weekend and he was admitted to a London hospital ’ s Intensive Care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 disease .
Experts on the White House Coronavirus Task Force warned that this week would likely be one of the deadliest since the start of the pandemic .
“ This is going to be the hardest and the saddest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 going to be happening all over the country .
And I want America to understand that.
” On Monday morning , President Donald Trump shared on Twitter that docked cruise ships with passengers infected with the coronavirus that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Ship which carried seven passengers and five crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus .
On Friday , Holland America ’ s Zaandam and the Rotterdam disembarked in Florida .
Those ships reported a total of 233 passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , state , local and industry cooperation to achieve this feat truly represents the whole-of-nation approach directed by the president and is essential to fighting the spread of this virus and working to minimize the loss of life.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 own .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 1,000,000 .
The U.S. number of case increased to 245,601 with 6,058 now dead .
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro announced Thursday the implementation of a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 countries so we don ’ t have to worry about competing against cheap sweatshop labor , lax environmental regulations , different tax regimes , and the massive subsidies of foreign governments who are actually directly attacking our industrial base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 subsidiary or affiliate of 3M Company , the number of N-95 respirators that the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
” In a written statement released Friday , the company asserted that the administration asked “ that 3M cease exporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 available to the United States would actually decrease .
That is the opposite of what we and the Administration , on behalf of the American people , both seek.
” The President ’ s doctor also tested President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 is Florida , which the State ’ s Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday afternoon .
It is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and is set to end on April 30 .
“ All persons in Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Pentagon officials revealed that they have intelligence that the drug cartels are looking to exploit the coronavirus crisis in the country .
“ We came upon some intelligence some time ago that the drug cartels as a result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 cartels as well.
” In response , the Department of Defense is enhancing counternarcotics operation in Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea .
Two cruise ships operated by Holland America Line off the coast of Florida reached a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 are 877 , 422 confirmed cases and 43,537 deaths .
In New York City , the epicenter of the country ’ s national crisis , there are 41,771 cases and 1,096 fatalities .
During Tuesday ’ s White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , ” Trump said .
“ And then , hopefully , as the experts are predicting , I think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard , you ’ re gon na start seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 that this is the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War , ” Guterres explained .
The number of worldwide confirmed cases of the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 .
In the U.S. , there are 164,610 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 increased the penalties for residents who don ’ t cooperate with the social distancing guidelines .
In D.C. , violators will face misdemeanor charges with a fine of $ 5,000 and 90 days in jail .
Virginians who violate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 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 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are warning that the worst is yet to come and applauded the President ’ s fast-tracking of the floating hospital .
During Monday ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 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 2,535 people had died from the virus in Wuhan , but , now , there ’ s questions as to whether that number was downplayed .
According to many reports , there are truckloads of urns being brought into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
the floating hospital is equipped with 1,000 beds , 12 operating rooms , and 8 ICU beds .
On Sunday , the President extended the social distancing guidelines for the country until April 30 .
During the news conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , however , doctors have seen success in patients diagnosed with the coronavirus .
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll sailed past 1,000 , the governor of New York — the state with the worst outbreak so far — warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in check .
Individual states have reported websites crashing amid a rush to file .
Late Wednesday , the Senate unanimously passed a $ 2 trillion stimulus package called the CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the typical penalty .
As hospital ICUs and morgues began filling up in some U.S. cities , the Senate passed an unprecedented $ 2 trillion relief package to help American workers , businesses and the severely strained health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the LSU Health Care Services Division CEO , said the federal government needs to step in , especially to provide more ventilators .
At least 4,089 people have now died from Covid-19 in Spain with a total of 56,188 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 tally by Johns Hopkins University .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday more than 30,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the state and “ we ’ re still on the way up the mountain.
” The peak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in need of isolation gowns , procedural masks with and without face shields , and N95 respirators of all sizes .
Fourteen million US jobs could be lost by this summer as businesses shutter in response to the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 “ evacuation expenses , ” according to a draft obtained by CNN .
The proposed legislation doesn ’ t specify who would be evacuated , whether it ’ s US diplomats or American citizens living overseas , or potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the COVID-19 pandemic , ” the attorneys general wrote .
Italy has recorded 683 deaths in the past day , with a total number of 7,503 fatalities from coronavirus , according to the civil protection agency .
All travelers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 economy re-opened by Easter amid questions over how long people should stay home and businesses should remain closed to slow the spread of coronavirus .
Trump argued he doesn ’ t want “ to turn the country off ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 cases in the U.S .
So it does have that potential , ” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said , according to the Reuters news agency .
GOP Rep. Doug Collins sent a letter to Pompeo Tuesday , urging him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Thomas Modly said Tuesday .
“ Three cases of COVID19 have been identified among personnel currently deployed and underway on the USS Theodore Roosevelt , these are our first three cases of COVID19 on a ship that is deployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 of COVID-19 , which has infected nearly 400,000 people globally and killed more than 17,000 people .
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is now approaching 600 and there are more than 46,000 cases across the nation , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
“ What my company is doing is adapting antibodies to recognize and neutralize the novel coronavirus .
So this would … [ be ] sort of skipping what a vaccine does , ” Glanville said .
“ Instead of giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 for 90 days for borrowers who face financial hardship such as losing their job .
The announcement is intended to provide financial relief for those impacted by the coronavirus .
“ This is a real-life benefit , ” Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 overdrafts .
Two active duty Army mobile hospital units have received “ prepare to deploy ” orders , according to Army Chief of Staff General James McConville .
The units receiving the orders are the 47th Combat Support Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 – the highest level — in the face of the coronavirus pandemic .
President Trump has signed a second , mammoth financial relief package to help Americans weather the coronavirus crisis , as new data on the pandemic brings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 sick , family and medical leave for workers at companies with 500 employees or fewer .
Domino ’ s Pizza is looking to hire up to 10,000 workers as people shift their eating habits to takeout or delivery amid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 the Nikkei newspaper .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo attempted to assuage concerns this morning by saying “ there is no quarantine plan for New York City ” as it relates to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in New York are clearly debating a lockdown for America ’ s biggest city , too , but for most Americans , it remains just a stern recommendation .
“ Stay at home as much as possible , limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , but the strict measures came too late to prevent a disaster .
COVID-19 has killed more than 2,500 people in the country .
Hospitals , doctors and nurses have been pushed beyond capacity .
JetBlue announced today that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 by White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says the April 21 official state visit of Spain ’ s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia has been postponed in its entirety .
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams called on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 and Prevention recommended Sunday that no gatherings with 50 people or more — including weddings , festivals , parades , concerts , sporting events or conferences — be held in the United States for the next eight weeks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 de Blasio , said they would close Monday and would reopen April 20 at the earliest .
California called for all people 65 and older to shelter in their homes .
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered all bars and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
The number of worldwide cases reported are 135,467 .
The Trump Administration will begin implementing a travel ban from Europe , with the exception of the U.K. Friday at midnight .
The ban will span for travelers from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 Switzerland .
The suspension will last 30 days .
The White House said citizens returning to the U.S. from Europe “ will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place ” where they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , there was mounting evidence that strict control measures pay off .
Premier Xi Jinping has declared the disease “ basically curbed , ” and with only about 10 new domestic infections reported in China on Wednesday , other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 a “ containment area ” of about three square miles around the city of New Rochelle , less than 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan .
There were at least 108 confirmed cases there alone .
A cruise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 in Marietta , Georgia .
OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents .
The number of cases worldwide continues to climb .
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins , there have been more than 109,600 confirmed cases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 that while he hopes it doesn ’ t come to it , the government could shut down certain sections of the country hit hard by the coronavirus .
Speaking during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” 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 continue to get cases like this , particularly at the community level , there will be what we call ‘ mitigation , ’ where we have to essentially do social distancing , keep people out of crowded places , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 confirmed the state ’ s first two cases of the novel coronavirus .
The U.S. has seen an increasing list of cases across the country and test kits for the virus are expected to increase substantially by the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 by the agency to allow private labs and companies to begin making their own tests would allow for quicker expansion of testing for the virus across the nation .
“ With this new policy , we have heard from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 a million tests will be able to be performed.
” The Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH ) said the two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Fulton County .
The father and son had recently returned from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 , with almost 90 cases in all and two deaths .
Both U.S. fatalities were in Washington state — residents of a King County nursing home where dozens more were sick and being tested for the virus .
Both of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The 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 Italy , prompting increased travel warnings and restrictions .
Saturday , Feb 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday a policy allowing certain US labs to test for the novel coronavirus using diagnostics the labs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency has reviewed them .
The policy will enable more rapid testing capacity , the agency says .
Iraq reports five new positive cases of coronavirus , the Health Ministry says .
That brings the country ’ s total to 13 .
Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to 944 .
Qatar has become the latest Middle Eastern 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing concerns in the Gulf , with Saudi Arabia having recently halted travel to holy sites such as Mecca and Medina .
In Europe , Italy has reported 888 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths , the most in Europe .
On Friday , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread of the virus is “ getting bigger ” .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , said during a press briefing on Friday .
• 44 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis .
If all goes as planned , the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days , according to a release .
“ Congratulations to MIGAL [ The Galilee Research Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Akunis said .
“ I am confident there will be further rapid progress , enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat , ” Akunis said , referring to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new cases and one death today , bringing the national total to 1,595 cases and 13 deaths .
Many of the cases are linked to a religious group in the country ’ s south .
• Military infections : Joint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ until further notice ” after a US soldier and several members of the South Korean military contracted the virus .
• Travel disrupted : Numerous countries are implementing travel restrictions for those coming to and from South Korea , while the US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country .
• European spread : Italy now has 400 cases — the largest outbreak outside Asia .
And the virus is spreading across Europe , with several countries reporting their first cases , including Norway , Romania , Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries are now implementing emergency measures , with Italy effectively placing 100,000 under quarantine with travel restrictions .
• Middle East borders closed : Iran now has 139 cases and 19 deaths .
This week , the virus has spread to across Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United States health officials warn the country may have had its first case of community transmission — where the patient did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to another known patient.
” In response to rising fears , some communities are taking precautions ; San Francisco , which has no cases , declared a state of emergency .
• More new cases outside China : For the first time in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of China in a single day was larger than those reported inside the country , said the World Health Organization .
China reported 412 newly confirmed cases yesterday , while 459 additional cases were reported outside of China , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News on Monday that the origin of the coronavirus outbreak remains virtually unknown — and refused to rule out a startling theory that the virus may have originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ Our colleagues at CDC [ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ] and NIH [ National Institutes of Health ] on the task force have made it very clear .
We don ’ t yet know the origin of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Siegel on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ We are not entirely sure how this one started yet , ” he continued .
“ There is a biological facility in the … province that people worry about .
But I will say the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the structure of the virus seems unlikely to have been man-made because if it was made to be a threat , you would expect to see certain characteristics that aren ’ t present.
” “ Does that mean it rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ No , not absolutely.
” The White House is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for emergency funds to help the administration fight the outbreak of the coronavirus , which has infected almost 80,000 people around the world and accounted for more than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 billion , two individuals with knowledge of the matter told Politico .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked state and federal officials from moving as many as 50 Americans infected with the coronavirus to a city in southern California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stanton , an Obama appointee , issued an order late Friday to prevent the transfer of coronavirus patients from Travis Air Force Base in Northern California to Costa Mesa in Orange County .
The patients were previously quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According to the health commission , 96 deaths occurred in Hubei province and one person died in Guangdong .
In addition , China also reported 648 more confirmed cases .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2,456 , and the number of confirmed cases worldwide to at least 78,442 .
Friday , Feb 21 : The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has passed 30 , health officials said Friday .
Most of the 34 cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters .
Eighteen of the over 300 Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were infected with COVID-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Messonnier , the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
All of the Americans evacuated from the ship are nearly halfway through a two-week quarantine since returning to the U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei province reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the flu-like virus .
That brings the worldwide death toll to at least 1,357 and the number of confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in cases comes as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases .
Now , lung imaging can be used to diagnose the virus in a suspected patient , in addition to the standard nucleic acid tests , according to AFP .
The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 14 .
Although that evacuee had been quarantined at the same base as another coronavirus patient , the CDC said there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wuhan Coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 814 .
The death toll now surpasses the toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 , according to data released from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus map tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections are now at 37,198 .
According to The New York Times 89 deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours .
Those deaths mostly occurred in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak .
Further , a U.S. citizen died from the coronavirus in Wuhan , according to U.S. officials on Saturday .
However , Dr. Marc Siegel , Fox News medical analyst , said there is no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control , but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the death toll go to Johns Hopkins online tracker .
Tuesday , Feb 4 : The deadly new coronavirus continued to spread apace on Tuesday , with more than 23,500 cases confirmed worldwide and at least 490 deaths in China alone .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days , and senior members of the Communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in the country ’ s response .
President Xi Jinping declared “ a people ’ s war of prevention ” against the epidemic Monday , threatening punishment for anyone deemed to be neglecting their duties as control efforts ramped up .
As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority of them in China , according to the World Health Organization .
There have been at least 425 deaths in China , and one in the Philippines .
A pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across a large region , across continents and even the entire globe .
The coronavirus is reportedly spreading at a similar pace to influenza compared to the slow-moving SARS and MERS , according to the New York Times .
“ It ’ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , told the paper .
Sunday , Feb 2 : Three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in San Benito County , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 11 .
The first death outside of China was reported in the Philippines on Sunday There are at least 17,373 confirmed cases worldwide , with the majority in China , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — with 360 of those deaths in China .
Saturday , Feb 1 : 8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases globally , and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States .
U.S. officials on Friday declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency .
As a result of the declaration , foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. , according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar .
Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu Honglan spoke to reporters in a news conference .
Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “ severe and complex ” as the number of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread .
The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting , after 19 nations confirmed patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus .
The White House has told airline executives it ’ s considering suspending flights from China to the U.S. amid an escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights into and out of China , as well as airports across the United States , the officials said .
U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next three months , the Trump administration said .
That timeline is optimistic , and a phase 1 trial does not mean “ you have a vaccine that ’ s ready for deployment , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because of a “ significant decline in demand ” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases .
The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. health officials and infectious disease specialists held a news conference Tuesday morning on the coronavirus outbreak .
The briefing , hosted by U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar , was held at the agency ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 107 people and infected 4,474 people in China , state-run newspaper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel advisory for China from Level 2 to Level 3 asking Americans to “ reconsider travel to China due to the novel coronavirus.
” They added that some areas have “ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths , 76 people , were in the central province of Hubei , the center of the outbreak .
Shanghai , a city of 24 million , recorded its first death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been 2,744 confirmed cases , of which 1,423 cases were in Hubei .
The youngest confirmed case is a 9-month-old girl in Beijing .
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , and Nepal has one .
There have been no deaths from the virus reported outside China .
The death toll from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with almost 2,800 cases confirmed across China , as the country initiates emergency procedures to try and rein in the pathogen ’ s global spread .
A fifth U.S. case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.
” What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections , reported illnesses have ranged from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people being severely ill and dying .
Symptoms can include : CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure .
Click here for more from CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , bringing the national total to four .
The new cases are both in California — one each in Los Angeles County and Orange County — in addition to one case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The State Department is reportedly ordering an evacuation of American employees at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city .
The department said in an email Sunday that it is arranging a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort to relocate diplomats and some private U.S. citizens Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering launched tracking map website of the Wuhan ‘ coronavirus ’ as it appears to be rapidly spreading around the globe .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus in real time and provides valuable information for people who want to understand what is happening and know more about the spread of this flu .
News reports of the virus and the increasing infections , along with the death toll , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you or members of your family .
The website also offers a blog that explains almost everything you need to know about the virus .
I have to admit I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is traveling and with two cases now confirmed in the United States having more resources to understand it helps alleviate that concern .
The Johns Hopkins University blog on the Coronavirus brings home how quickly this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia of unknown cause ” detected in Wuhan City , Hubei Province , China – the seventh-largest city in China with 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are over 800 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally , including cases in at least 20 regions in China and nine countries/territories .
The first reported infected individuals , some of whom showed symptoms as early as December 8 , were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on Jan 1 .
The virus causing the outbreak was quickly determined to be a novel coronavirus .
On January 10 , gene sequencing further determined it to be the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ betacoronavirus , related to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus ( MERS-CoV ) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus ( SARSCoV ) .
However , the mortality and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are still unknown , and likely to vary from those of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map and website .
It “ displays up-to-the-minute statistics from various sources : the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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--2020-05-11--SNL Jokes ‘Miss Hitler’ Contest Winner is Miss Israel

Saturday Night Live comedian Michael Che joked that the winner of the “ Miss Hitler ” pageant is Miss Israel @ @ @ @ @ Saturday .
That “ Miss Hitler ” site was recently suspended for encouraging young women @ @ @ @ @ names , and brief bios in the hopes of being named “ Miss Hitler 2020.
@ @ @ @ @ down a website that hosted a ‘ Miss Hitler ’ beauty pageant .
Coincidentally , @ @ @ @ @ ’ was the working title for ‘ The Ingraham Angle.
’ By the way Colin @ @ @ @ @ wondering who the winner of the ‘ Miss Hitler ’ pageant was Miss Israel , @ @ @ @ @ , the site ’ s hosting platform , said that “ Miss Hitler ” violated @ @ @ @ @ , ” a spokesperson for the company confirmed on Thursday , according to the Algemeiner @

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saraacater--2020-05-12--List Of Obama Officials Involved In Unmasking Declassified, Expected To Be Public Soon

In 2017 , information published by this reporter and John Solomon , then with Circa , a online news organization under Sinclair Media , exposed that former Obama national security advisor Susan Rice had unmasked a number of U.S. officials connected to then President Donald Trump ’ s campaign .
On Monday night , reports surfaced , first with ABC News and then others , that the acting Director Of National Intelligence Richard Grenell had authorized the declassification of the list of senior Obama officials that had unmasked Americans exponentially in the last months of the Obama administration .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed to SaraACarter.com that the list of officials has been declassified and should be made public shortly .
In May , 2019 President Donald Trump authorized the Department of Justice to declassify the list , as well as all the other documentation pertaining to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance warrant used to spy on short term campaign volunteer Carter Page .
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed in several recent reports that the FBI and DOJ failed to validate the evidence used to obtain the warrants to spy on Page and omitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court from authorizing the warrant to spy on the campaign .
The most egregious unmasking was that of Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn , whose prosecution has now been overturned by the Justice Department .
In January , 2017 Flynn ’ s name and the contents of his conversation with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak was revealed to a Washington Post reporter by a senior official in the Obama administration .
The contents of the conversation were later outed in a column by Washington Post writer David Ignatius .
The highly classified information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Trump campaign were conspiring with Russia .
Still , no one has been held accountable for the highly classified leak .
However , sources tell this reporter there has been an ongoing DOJ investigation into the matter .
Rice , who hid her role in unmasking Trump officials , eventually admitted that she had requested unmasking of officials in the campaign .
However , it was in April , 2017 , when Trump White House lawyers were informed that Rice had requested the identities of U.S. persons in the raw intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans are identified as U.S .
Person 1 or U.S .
Person 2 .
Those identities are considered top secret and are limited to only a few persons .
Further , there was an abundance of evidence that former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power , unlike any former U.N .
Ambassador before her , was also unmasking American ’ s identities in these highly classified reports at an extraordinary rate .
Then , in October , 2017 , House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy revealed that Power had admitted under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” attributed to her were made by her but instead were done by someone else who signed in her name .
She allegedly made 260 requests to “ unmask ” Americans who had been in communication with non-U.S. citizens that were under surveillance .
Recent testimony , declassified by Grenell has shown that to be the case and Power ’ s testimony coincides with Gowdy ’ s recollection of the events .
“ I think if she were on your show , she would say those requests to unmask may have been attributed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an exponential factor the requests she actually made , ” said Gowdy , in October 2017 to Fox News .
On Monday night , Gowdy defended his previous role as Chairman , after being criticized by Rep. Matt Gaetz for failing to bring all the information forward to the American people during his time as Chairman .
Gowdy said he shouldn ’ t have trusted the FBI .
He told “ Tucker Carlson Tonight “ we are going to find out what Russia did , with whom , if anyone , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they don ’ t do it again in 2020 and then the issue of unmaskings and leaks.
’ “ So , there were four pillars of what he wanted us to look at , ” Gowdy added .
“ It ’ s just [ that ] nobody gave a damn about three of them .
The only thing they cared about was the ‘ with whom , if anyone.
’ So we did , what , 60-70 witness interviews , the Senate [ Intelligence Committee ] did that much or more , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bob Mueller .


saraacater--2020-05-12--Clinton, DNC Lawyers ‘Enlisted Foreign Interference’ In U.S. Election, Not Trump

If you look over the past three years of Democratic statements regarding Russia ’ s interference in the U.S. election you would think the Trump administration and Republicans had direct access to the Kremlin .
It was all lies but the reality is stranger than fiction .
It was Democrats and those who supported them that enlisted foreign interference to target the Trump campaign .
They enlisted and paid a former British spy , who testified he paid former Russians for the information – now known lies – on President Donald Trump and his campaign .
It was a web @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence , more and more players , as Congress , the Department of Justice , Inspector General and journalists pull at its threads .
In fact , it was Democratic lawmakers , the Hillary Clinton campaign , the Democratic National Committee and their lawyers that actually enlisted foreign interference in the 2016 U.S. election against President Donald Trump and the American people .
The evidence is revealed in the back and forth question and answers directed by Congressional members at the lawyers hired by the DNC and the Hillary Clinton Campaign .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that given by DNC lawyer Marc C. Elias , with Perkins Coie law firm , who played a central role in hiring the research firm Fusion GPS and former British spy Christopher Steele to investigate President Donald Trump ’ s campaigns alleged Russia ties at the behest of the DNC and HRC campaign .
Elias ’ law firm appears to be intricately woven into many facets of the FBI ’ s Russia probe .
First , not only did Elias ’ firm represent Clinton ’ s campaign and the DNC , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company hired by the DNC to investigate the alleged hacking by Russia into the DNC server .
Moreover , it is Elias again , who intervened in the case of Trump ’ s long time friend and advisor Roger Stone .
Elias recently challenged Stone in court and stopped Stone ’ s lawyers from obtaining a copy of Crowdstrike ’ s report on its investigation into the hacking of the DNC servers .
Moreover , in the newly declassified transcripts Elias reveals the money his law firm paid on behalf of the DNC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going to Steele .
Steele ’ s dossier has now been debunked but “ he is a foreign spy who was paid to investigate a presidential candidate and used Russian disinformation to divide the nation , ” stated a former U.S. Intelligence official , directly familiar with Steele .
“ The only real foreign interference in the election was paid for by Clinton and the DNC.
” David Schoen , who now represents Stone but has been outspoken on FBI probe into Trump , told SaraACarter.com said that Elias role and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation must be investigated .
In fact , Elias sought approval from Mook to pay Fusion GPS $ 60,000 per month from HRC and DNC through Perkins Coie .
And then Fusion GPS testified it paid Steele $ 168,000 for his work , which was known to Elias .
Schoen said these connections and Elias ’ own testimony raise serious questions .
He noted that the trial judge in Stone ’ s case took the most unusual step of allowing Elias “ to intervene in the case against Mr. Stone for one specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s defense team from obtaining a copy of the CrowdStrike report into who actually was behind the hacking of the DNC ’ s server.
” Schoen , a civil rights and criminal defense attorney , also noted that “ Mr .
Elias has played a significant role in a number of matters about which the American people need to know a lot more.
” For example , before intervening in Stone ’ s case to prevent his defense team from pursuing an area of defense investigation through the CrowdStrike report , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article , “ it was Mr. Elias who , as general counsel to the Clinton campaign , and on behalf of her campaign and the DNC , hired Fusion GPS to create the research that resulted in the now-discredited ‘ Steele dossier , ” said Schoen .
Schoen said the judge in Stone ’ s case accused his client of trying to get opposition research against Hillary Clinton to try to affect the 2016 election when she sentenced him to 40 months in prison but it was actually the DNC , Elias and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the election .
“ Some Americans might fairly ask why there doesn ’ t seem to be even an investigation into Mr. Elias ’ s hiring of Fusion GPS specifically to create opposition research against Donald Trump to affect that same 2016 election , through the use of Christopher Steele , a foreign agent .
That would seem like a fair question.
” The now-debunked dossier led not only to a contrived FBI investigation into the Trump campaign but eventually to Robert Mueller ’ s Special Counsel investigation and then years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm was paid more than $ 12 million between 2016 and 2017 for its work representing Clinton and the DNC .
And Elias sought approval from Clinton Campaign manager Robby Mook to hire Fusion GPS and pay Steele for his work on the transcript .
In 2017 , Mook said he authorized Elias to hire a firm to investigate Trump ’ s ties with Russia and stated that Elias periodically briefed the Clinton campaign about Fusion ’ s findings .
Under questioning in December , 2017 by then-Congressman Trey Gowdy , R-SC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fusion using Steele and then Steele ’ s role in spreading the information he put in his dossier to media outlets .
Elias , who is the head of the Perkins Coie law firm , admitted that he hired Fusion GPS , the private research firm , on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign .
“ So with respect to this particular project , I consulted with Robby Mook , who was the campaign manager , to get budget approval to be able to spend money in order for me to retain consultants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He told Gowdy that he was “ aware that ( Steele ) talked to media outlets in that time period.
” He also told Gowdy that he knew about the meetings between Steele and the media before they happened.
” Moreover , Elias said he was present at meetings where Fusion GPS would discuss what media outlets Steele would meet with regarding information contained in his dossier .


saraacater--2020-05-12--Iran Planning To Establish ‘Palestine’ Embassy in Jerusalem, US Lawmaker Responds

In a move contrasting the Trump administration ’ s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May 2018 , Iran is planning to proceed with a plan to establish a ‘ Palestine ’ embassy in Jerusalem , the Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday .
The bill solidifying the Iranian government ’ s plans is moving forward this week after parliament members approved it while shouting “ down with Israel , ” according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news .
One U.S. lawmaker who sits on the House Republican Israel Caucus , Rep. Andy Biggs , R-AZ , responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter , “ Even in the midst of a worldwide public health emergency , we are reminded of the danger the tyrants of Iran pose to Israel ’ s safety and security.
” He added , “ Iran ’ s leaders will stop at nothing to threaten the existence of Israel .
I am grateful we have a president who unequivocally stands with Israel , and I will always stand with Israel while I serve Congress.
” Throughout the pandemic , Iran has increased its campaign of escalation towards both the U.S. and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week , Israeli officials expressed concern over a reported Iranian cyberattack targeting Israeli water and sewage infrastructure that occurred last month .
Iran allegedly used American servers to conduct the attack , Fox News ’ Trey Yingst reported .
In recent weeks , Iran has also harassed American warships in the Persian Gulf stationed in the Persian Gulf , according to reports .


saraacater--2020-05-12--Joe Flip Flops: Biden Admits He Was Briefed On Flynn After Saying ‘I knew nothing’

The likely Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential race and former Vice President Joe Biden told ABC News ’ George Stephanopoulos Tuesday that he was briefed in January , 2017 on the FBI ’ s investigation into Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn moments after saying he “ knew nothing ” about the probe earlier in the interview .
“ I know nothing about those moves to investigate Michael Flynn , number one .
Number two , this is all about diversion .
This is a game this guy ( Trump ) plays also the time , ” Biden explained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re in an economic crisis , a health crisis , we ’ re in real trouble .
He should stop always trying to divert attention from real concerns of the American people .
The American people are worried with good reason .
He has acted irresponsibly from the very beginning .
He continues to act irresponsibly .
He hasn ’ t done his job.
” He then clarified , “ I thought you asked whether or not I had anything to do with him being prosecuted .
I ’ m sorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked for an investigation , but that ’ s all I know about it .
And I don ’ t think anything else.
” The Justice Department dropped its case against Flynn last week in a historic move after documents showed an attempt by top U.S. officials to entrap the former National Security Adviser .


saraacater--2020-05-12--Texas Salon Owner Jailed For Reopening Business Says She Never Doubted Her Decision

A Texas salon owner , Shelley Luther , says she never doubted her decision to reopen her business open despite @ @ @ @ @ closed as a “ non-essential ” business leading to her arrest , she told Fox @ @ @ @ @ released from jail last week after state and national leaders pressured the Dallas judge to @ @ @ @ @ I never thought that .
That never crossed my mind , ” Luther told “ @ @ @ @ @ , Luther argued that her main concern with closing her salon ’ s doors was @ @ @ @ @ that of her family .
“ I was more concerned [ about ] my family @ @ @ @ @ at home , ” she added .
“ I just felt helpless a little bit @ @ @ @ @ sure they were safe .
They didn ’ t ask for any of this .
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saraacater--2020-05-12--Israeli Soldier, 21, Killed By Stone-Thrower In West Bank

An Israeli soldier was killed Tuesday morning during a West Bank arrest raid when he rock thrown off a rooftop struck him in the head , the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) said .
The soldier was identified as 21-year-old St.-Sgt .
Amit Ben Yigal from Ramat Gan , a city in the Tel Aviv district .
“ He was my only son , ” his father , Baruch , said in an interview Tuesday night with Israeli radio station Reshet Bet .
“ I have nothing else , he was my whole world…I spoke with him every day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me tonight , I don ’ t know how to start to comprehend it .
I can ’ t even cry… I don ’ t know how to keep going .
It ’ s a tragedy , a tragedy… ” Baruch Ben Yigal told the radio station that his son wanted to join a combat unit after visiting concentration camps in Poland .
The IDF said Amit Ben-Yigal was on “ operational activity ” near the West Bank city of Jenin , when a large rock was thrown off a rooftop , hitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search for his attacker has been initiated .
Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus , an IDF spokesman , added that the forces had completed their mission and were leaving the village of Yaabed when Ben-Yigal was attacked .
The IDF tends to execute predawn raids like this one against wanted militants in the West Bank .
Sometimes , they face local resistance on these missions .
However , the killing of a soldier is rare .
Ben-Yigal was the first military casualty of the year .
Tuesday ’ s raid was aimed at arresting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israeli vehicles , among other recent attacks .
On Monday , Israeli forces leveled the home of a Palestinian terrorist who was accused of orchestrating a deadly bombing in the West Bank last year , according to an Associated Press report .
Hamas praised the attack saying and claimed that Palestinians are fighting against Israel ’ s plans to annex parts of the West Bank , in Judea and Samaria .
“ The incident proves the ability of our people in the West Bank to continue their struggle against the occupation until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , ” the militant group said in a statement .
They added that their “ resistance ” will continue despite American support for Israel .
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his condolences to the family , adding , “ like what has happened in all cases in recent years , Israel ’ s long arm will find the terrorist .
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saraacater--2020-05-12--Antisemitism in US At All Time High in 2019, ADL Reports

A group of Jewish worshippers entered a rabbi ’ s home in Monsey , New York to celebrate the joyous miracle of Hannukah in December , 2019 .
As they were gathering , a man filled with hate , Grafton Thomas , grabbed a machete and prepared to target the group and ultimately kill them .
Thomas soon entered the rabbi ’ s home and savagely struck members of the group .
Despite his efforts , Thomas was unsuccessful in causing any immediate deaths .
One victim , however , Joseph Neumann , 72 , was left in a comatose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to slice through his skull , his arm , and a part of his brain that paralyzed a portion of his body .
After months of being in an unconscious state , Neumann began to show signs of life , but the family hadn ’ t told anyone about the potential miracle .
At that time , this reporter was traveling to New York in February and asked to meet with the victim ’ s daughter , Nicky Kohen .
To be honest , I didn ’ t expect much news considering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dire predictions doctors provided to the family .
When I sat with Kohen in her home in Monsey , she revealed to me that her father had opened his eyes , was “ somewhat tracking , ” and partially breathing over his respirator .
We were both in shock .
“ I do think it ’ s a miracle now , ” she said at the time .
“ Obviously , we ’ re praying for a full miracle .
I told my sister the other day ‘ obviously I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walk and run around again and that ’ s what I ’ m praying for.
’ Now , do I think it ’ s realistic , do I know what the doctor said , I know what they said.
” “ I ’ m hoping , I ’ m hoping that obviously , when he ’ s fully awake , God willing , he ’ ll be able to understand us and communicate with us cause if he doesn ’ t that would scare me the most if he can understand us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unfortunately , Neumann ’ s injuries were too severe and he succumbed to them in late March .
The attack in Monsey is part of a string of antisemitic incidents that took place in 2019 that the Anti-Defamation League , a Jewish advocacy group tracking antisemitism since 1979 , is reporting its highest year on record .
During a call with reporters on Tuesday morning , ADL ’ s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt noted that the “ historic levels of hate ” are making antisemitism “ all too commonplace ” as two-thirds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than they did a decade ago .
A total of 2,107 antisemitic incidents were reported in 2019 , compared to 1,879 in 2018 .
The majority of the attacks involved harassment and vandalism .
Moreover , there were 61 reported assaults , involving physical attacks , a 56 percent increase from the previous year .
Three significant attacks occurred in 2019 , including in Monsey , that targeted the Jewish community .
Nearly one year ago , a local synagogue in Poway , California was attacked when a hate-filled white supremacist gunman opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the final day of Passover .
The gunman injured several congregants and the Rabbi and killed Lori Gilbert-Kaye , a beloved member of the synagogue described as a “ pillar in the community.
” Later in the year , two gunmen opened fire on a Kosher supermarket , central to the Jewish community in Jersey City , New Jersey .
One police officer and three people in the store were killed by the attackers and eventually , both suspects were killed in a shootout with police .
They were part of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group the Southern Poverty Law Center dubs “ racist ” and warns of its obsessive hatred for Jews , White people , and members of the LGBTQ community .
“ This is a broad movement in which you have some sects that are a little bit more extreme than others .
The one that we have been tracking at ADL for many years believing that Jews are spawns of satan , that their community is the real Israelites if you will , the Jews are sort of viewed as imposters , ” ADL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many people have come across them if you ’ ve walked in Times Square or the Harbor of Baltimore .
These are people who are yelling at people that pass by them , who are often perceived as Jewish , or White , or LGBTQ .
There ’ s a subsection of this movement that has always been very animated in terms of their hatred of those who they believe have coopted their religion , ” Segal added , noting that “ there hasn ’ t been a tremendous amount of violence ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twenty years ” signaling that the Jersey City attack came as a shock .
Jews in New Jersey and New York were the “ most victimized ” community in 2019 , ADL noted on Tuesday ’ s call .
A total of 775 incidents in 2019 ’ s count occurred in the region , alone , and out of an average of six antisemitic incidents per day nationwide , two are estimated to occur in the two states .
“ They don ’ t want to fight , they just want peace , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me in Williamsburg , Brooklyn who was ready to arm himself to protect shoppers amid the spike in attacks .
Brooklyn , one of the hardest-hit areas , is home to one of New York ’ s largest Orthodox Jewish communities .