Category: High-profile cases

Virginia Hospital Allows COVID Patient to Get Ivermectrin After Court Holds It in Contempt: Family

After a judge ruled that Virginia’s Fauquier Hospital was found in contempt of court in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a COVID-19 patient who was denied being prescribed Ivermectin, the hospital said Tuesday that it is complying with the court order. Christopher Davies, the son of the patient, Kathleen Davies, told the Fauquier Times that…


South African President Receiving Treatment for Mild COVID-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms, his office said on Sunday. “The President is in good spirits but is being monitored by the South African Military Health Service of the South African National Defence Force,” the office said in a statement. The 69-year-old, who…


Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James Tests Positive for COVID-19

LeBron James tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Tuesday morning, missing the Los Angeles Lakers’ 117–92 win against the Sacramento Kings that night. According to NBA rules, any player whose COVID-19 test result returns positive or inconclusive has to spend 10 days in isolation with no physical…


Dying COVID-19 Patient Recovers After Court Orders Hospital to Administer Ivermectin

After an Illinois hospital insisted on administering expensive remdesivir to an elderly COVID-19 patient and it failed to work, the dying man’s life was saved after a court ordered that an outside medical doctor be allowed to use the inexpensive drug ivermectin to treat him over the hospital’s strenuous objections, according to the family’s lawyer….


Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy Tested Positive for COVID-19 and Won’t Coach Thursday

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy will miss Thursday night’s game after becoming the latest member of the organization to test positive for COVID-19 on Monday. McCarthy will not be on the sidelines in New Orleans but will help the Cowboys (7–4) prepare for the Saints (5–6) on a virtual basis. Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will…


Ontario Investigating Four Possible Omicron Cases, Offering Testing to 375 Travellers

TORONTO—Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province’s top doctor said it’s likely more will be detected after an initial two cases were confirmed over the weekend. Dr. Kieran Moore said two of the potential cases are in the Hamilton, Ont., area and two are in…


Bryan Adams Symptomatic With Second Infection of COVID-19

Canadian musician Bryan Adams has announced he is symptomatic after testing positive with COVID-19 for a second time. In a post on Instagram on Saturday, the singer said, “I was symptomatic even though I had been vaccinated but I’m on the mend now.” The news comes after he was given an “anti-thrombosis” shot on Friday. “It’s…


COVID-19 Positive Czech President Discharged From Hospital

PRAGUE—Czech President Miloš Zeman was discharged Saturday from the capital’s military hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old Zeman had already been discharged following more than a month’s treatment for an unspecified illness on Thursday, but was readmitted only hours later after testing positive for the coronavirus. The president received monoclonal antibodies, a standard…


Bryan Adams Tests Positive for COVID-19 for 2nd Time in One Month

MILAN—Bryan Adams tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on Thursday, ahead of the unveiling of the 2022 Pirelli calendar that he photographed. The Canadian rock ’n roller disclosed the positive test in an Instagram post that included a photograph of him in a room after being tested and then sitting in…


Czech President Zeman Returns to Hospital After Positive COVID-19 Test

PRAGUE—Czech President Milos Zeman was taken back to hospital on Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus, his office said, just hours after his release following more than six weeks of treatment for an unrelated condition. Zeman, 77, was released to home care on Thursday morning but an ambulance took him back to the Central…