by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Trump
Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisor has warned that the healthcare system will collapse and COVID-19 patients could die in waiting rooms if cases continue to rise in the coming weeks as a new model suggests that up to 150,000 more people could die before the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Joe Biden
Two of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisers said they favor targeted local measures to stem the pandemic and oppose a nationwide U.S. lockdown as too blunt. Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general who’s one of Biden’s top three advisers on the virus,...
by Jim Heath | Nov 14, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines, Health
The uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak is prompting government officials across the nation to impose new restrictions on consumers and businesses, sapping the economy’s momentum and delaying the recovery of millions of jobs lost during the recession. The Washington...
by Jim Heath | Nov 12, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
President Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Trump, fresh off his reelection loss to President-elect Joe Biden, remains angry that an announcement...
by Jim Heath | Nov 12, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Trump
President Trump’s refusal to give in to the fact that Joe Biden has won the election is likely to prolong the pandemic and put American lives at risk. Days after the election results became clear, Trump has ordered his administration to block standard transition work...
by Jim Heath | Nov 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance today saying that masks protect wearers from contracting COVID-19, not just those around them. Previously, the agency said the main benefit of face coverings was to prevent those infected with...
