Category: High-profile cases

Luxembourg Prime Minister Leaves Hospital After Treatment for COVID-19

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has left hospital after receiving treatment for COVID-19, the Luxembourg government said on Thursday. The government added Bettel would resume official duties from July 9. Bettel, 48, tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after a two-day European Union summit in Brussels at the end of June, where participants included French President…


Luxembourg PM in ‘Serious,’ Stable Condition With COVID-19

BRUSSELS—Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is in a “serious, but stable” condition and will remain in the hospital for up to four more days after he was unable to shake a bout of COVID-19 that developed over a week ago, the government said. In a statement, it added that the running of state affairs will…


UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

British defence secretary Ben Wallace and a number of top military commanders are self-isolating after Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Nick Carter tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. In a statement, a spokesman from the ministry said that “the chief of the defence staff has tested positive during routine…


9th Yankees Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

BALTIMORE—The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday. Boone did not identify the staff member, saying he was part of the team’s support staff. Another staff member was not available because of contact tracing. The…


Bill Maher, Who Is Fully Vaccinated, ‘Feels Fine’ After Contracting COVID-19

Political talk show host and comedian Bill Maher, who is fully vaccinated, has tested positive for COVID-19. HBO’s political talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher” announced in a statement late Thursday that Maher had tested positive during a weekly staff PCR test for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “He is fully vaccinated and…


Yankees’ Torres Positive for COVID-19 Despite Being Vaccinated

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and having previously contracted the coronavirus during the offseason. Torres is among eight so-called breakthrough positives among the Yankees—people who tested positive despite being fully vaccinated. “Certainly unexpected,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Torres. “Obviously everyone, Major League…


Arizona Representative Tests Positive for Virus After Being Fully Vaccinated

An Arizona State Representative has tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus, despite being fully vaccinated. In a written statement Wednesday, Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-Ariz.) said that despite taking all precautions, she still tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. “I have taken COVID-19 very seriously and have worn my mask,…


Arizona Lawmaker Tests Positive for Virus After Being Fully Vaccinated

An Arizona state lawmaker has tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, despite being fully vaccinated. State Rep. Alma Hernandez, a Democrat, said on April 28 that despite taking all precautions and getting the vaccine 11 weeks ago, she still tested positive for COVID-19, which is caused by the virus. “I have taken COVID-19…


Ted Cruz Done With Face Masks After Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Sen. Ted Cruz will no longer wear a face mask as he walks the U.S. Capitol and goes to the Senate floor after being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.


Montana Governor Tests Positive for CCP Virus

The governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, has tested positive for the CCP virus, his office announced. “After exhibiting mild symptoms on Sunday and out of an abundance of caution, Governor Greg Gianforte today was tested for COVID-19 and received a positive result,” the Republican governor’s office announced in a statement late Monday. Gianforte’s wife Susan has…