by Jim Heath | Jul 12, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Florida today reported a record 15,300 new coronavirus cases, the most by any state in a single day and a bleak sign of the United States’ failure to control the pandemic about six months after the first infection surfaced in the country. The staggering number was the...
by Jim Heath | Jul 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
President Trump today wore a mask in a public setting for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck the nation in earnest in March. Trump wore a black mask during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The institution...
by Jim Heath | Jul 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
“I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.” Those were the final words of a 30-year-old patient who died at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, this week after attending a so-called “COVID party,” according...
by Jim Heath | Jul 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines, Health
Disney World parks in Orlando, Florida are open again nearly four months after shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopened today, while Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will reopen on July 15. “The...
by Jim Heath | Jul 9, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Gov. Doug Ducey did not announce significant new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona today despite pleas for aggressive action from doctors, mayors and some state lawmakers. The Republican leader acknowledged the state’s spiraling case numbers and...
