Category: coronavirus

Enabling Drug Use Isn’t Working

Commentary Facing a surge in opioid overdose deaths he calls an “absolute catastrophe,” Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is hoping for help by asking Ottawa to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Some police want a safe supply of drugs free of the deadly fentanyl, which comes from China but also domestic sources. Others…


‘A Symbol of Hope’: German Military Aid Arrives in Portugal

LISBON—A German military plane carrying over 20 doctors and nurses together with ventilators and hospital beds arrived on Wednesday in coronavirus-stricken Portugal, where a severe rise in cases has prompted several European nations to offer help. The German team will manage a new unit of eight ICU beds in a private hospital in Lisbon, Hospital…


UK’s Captain Tom Moore Has Died, Family Says

LONDON—Captain Tom Moore, the British World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the front line of the battle against COVID-19, has died aged 100, his family said on Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore,” his…


Orange County Reports 47 More COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Decline

SANTA ANA—Orange County logged 47 more COVID-19 fatalities Feb. 1, raising the cumulative death toll to 3,109, while new 1,003 new cases were reported and hospitalization rates continued a downward trend. The county’s cumulative case count now stands at 233,394. Of the fatalities reported Feb. 1, 10 were skilled nursing facility residents and eight were…


Updates on CCP Virus: California Cases Starting to Slip, Deaths Remain High

California on Sunday reported another 481 CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus deaths, a day after the statewide death toll topped 40,000 even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to fall. The state said that the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 slipped below 14,850—a drop of more than 25 percent…


Updates on CCP Virus: WHO Team in Wuhan Visits Provincial Disease Control Center

A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic on Monday visited a provincial disease control center that had an early hand in managing the outbreak. The team’s visit to the Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control comes amid tight Chinese controls on access to information about the virus. The…


Thousands Protest Against Lockdown Measures in Vienna

VIENNA—Thousands of protesters against COVID-19 lockdown measures faced off with police in riot gear in Vienna on Sunday. Vienna police banned numerous protests planned for this weekend, including one by the right-wing Freedom Party on Sunday, on the grounds that protesters have generally failed to observe rules on social distancing and often not worn face…


Hungarians Protest Against Lockdown Despite Gathering Ban

BUDAPEST—Restaurant workers were among hundreds of people protesting against coronavirus lockdown measures on Sunday in Budapest, and at least 100 restaurants planned to re-open even as the government threatened them with heavy fines. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has said it could only start easing the measures if the number of coronavirus cases falls sharply,…


California Surpasses 40,000 CCP Virus Deaths

LOS ANGELES—California surpassed 40,000 coronavirus deaths as the state’s steepest surge of cases begins to taper. The tally by Johns Hopkins University shows the state passed the milestone Saturday with 40,240 deaths. The deaths are surging at a record pace after recent declines in cases and hospitalizations. It took six months for California to record…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 29th): Cuomo Administration Under Investigation

A new report from New York found that the official number of reported deaths in nursing homes was under-reported by as much as 50 percent. A large group of small investors has begun gathering on Reddit to take down the large billion-dollar hedge funds. And it looks like they are having success. Over in Congress,…