Category: coronavirus

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,…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 29): 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,…


131 Arrested on ‘Calmer’ Night During Dutch COVID-19 Curfew

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch police said Wednesday that the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights marred by rioting. Even so, officers arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offenses and incitement. “It was calmer around the curfew on Tuesday night than the days before,” police said in…


Biden Administration Orders 200 Million More Doses of COVID Vaccine

President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening announced the federal government will purchase 200 million more vaccine doses in a bid to curb the CCP virus pandemic. “We now have a national strategy to beat COVID-19. It’s comprehensive. It’s based on science, not politics. It’s based on truth, not denial, and it is detailed,” Biden said….


Renewed Lockdown Measures Slow Economic Momentum

WASHINGTON—The economy’s momentum has reversed in recent weeks with spikes in coronavirus cases that forced a series of renewed stay-at-home orders and business closures. While some states like California, New York, and Michigan have begun to ease restrictions, economists are still pessimistic over the near-term outlook. It will be months before vaccines are widespread enough to…


Dutch Police Detain More Than 180 in Third Night of Curfew Violence

AMSTERDAM—Dutch police detained more than 180 people in a third night of unrest in cities across the Netherlands, where roaming groups of rioters set fires, threw rocks, and looted stores in violence triggered by a night curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus. The first curfew since World War Two followed a warning by the National…


More Than 150 National Guard in Washington for Inauguration Test Positive for Coronavirus

WASHINGTON—Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe Biden’s inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said on Friday. The U.S. government imposed unprecedented security measures in the city following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald…


Honolulu Judge Drops Charges Against Former Surgeon General for Allegedly Flouting Virus Restrictions

A judge in Honolulu on Wednesday dismissed a case against former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who faced criminal misdemeanor charges for allegedly violating local COVID-19 restrictions while in Hawaii to help with testing efforts. The dismissal of charges came on the same day Adams announced that he had been asked by the Biden transition team to…


Honolulu Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Surgeon General for Allegedly Flouting Virus Restrictions

Newly elected Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm has moved to dismiss the criminal cases against U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and his aide after police cited the men for allegedly violating pandemic restrictions in August. Alm said in a statement that a motion has been submitted to the court to dismiss charges against Adams and his…


Coronavirus Deaths Rising in 30 US States Amid Winter Surge

NEW YORK—Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold. As Americans observed a national holiday Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pleaded with federal authorities to curtail travel from countries where new…