by Jim Heath | May 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
A group of anti-lockdown protesters armed with rocket launchers and rifles were seen purchasing Subway sandwiches as they demonstrated against North Carolina’s stay-at-home order this weekend. Shocking images snapped by News & Observer photojournalist Travis Long...
by Jim Heath | May 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 80,000 today as fatalities are predicted to hit 137,000 by August due to relaxed social distancing measures in the majority of states. At least 80,726 Americans have died from the coronavirus and there are more than 1.3...
by Jim Heath | May 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
How does all that nonsense and speculation on Fox News and “Tucker Carlson Tonight” affect real life? “60 Minutes” on Sunday night provided a case study. The storied newsmagazine profiled Peter Daszak, a scientist who works as president of the EcoHealth Alliance,...
by Jim Heath | May 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
White House staff were told Monday they must wear a mask at all times when they enter or move around the building, after a coronavirus cluster started at the president’s home. All workers in the West Wing were told by email that they only time they can take off...
by Jim Heath | May 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Trump administration is racing to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 inside the White House, as some senior officials believe that the disease is already spreading rapidly through the warren of cramped offices that make up the three floors of the West Wing. Three top...
by Jim Heath | May 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The number of people who have died of the coronavirus in the US has now topped 80,000, while the number of cases in the country hits 1.3 million. Today, the death toll reached 80,308, and it has been revealed nursing home residents and workers now account for a third...