Tag: coronavirus

Orange County Reports 47 New COVID-19 Deaths

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County reported 1,448 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 additional deaths Jan. 17, bringing the county’s totals to 210,813 cases and 2,367 fatalities. Hospitalization rates continued to dip, dropping to 2,026 Jan. 17—down from 2,065 on Jan. 16, 2,101 Jan. 15 and 2,169 Jan. 14, according to the Orange County Health Care…


Leaked Documents Reveal Chinese Government’s Corruption, Bureaucrats’ Incompetence

Internal documents from the Inner Mongolia government revealed that local bureaucrats were incompetent and corrupt. The government of Hulunbuir city arranged ten inspection teams composed of senior officials to probe different government departments and organs from late March to late May. Later, the inspection teams finished 11 reports and sent them to the municipal government….


Portuguese Finance Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Meeting Top EU Officials

LISBON—Portugal’s Finance Minister Joao Leao has tested positive for coronavirus, his office said on Saturday, a day after he took part in an in-person meeting in Lisbon with top EU officials including Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The 46-year-old minister has so far shown no symptoms and will continue to work from home during a…


France Starts 6 p.m. Curfew to Slow Coronavirus

PARIS—Cities, towns, and villages across France were practically empty on Saturday as residents stayed home and businesses shut to observe a nationwide curfew intended to help stem the spread of coronavirus, especially a more infectious variant. The virus has killed 70,000 people in France, the seventh highest toll in the world, and the government is…


Victoria Eases Border Rules

The New South Wales (NSW) government thinks its first local coronavirus case in three days is linked to a bottle shop cluster as Victoria downgrades some border restrictions. One new local case of coronavirus has been recorded in Sydney as Victoria looks to drastically reduce its “red zone” designations on the NSW and Queensland capitals….


 Orange County Reports 82 More COVID-19 Deaths, 3,158 Cases

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County Jan. 15 reported 82 more COVID-19 fatalities, a record for a daily batch, and 3,158 new cases as hospitalizations continued a trend downward. Since Jan. 10, the county has reported 236 deaths. Last week, the county logged 140 deaths. The death reports are staggered and sometimes take weeks to be logged,…


Minnesota Bar Owner Fights System Over Shutdowns

MINNEAPOLIS—Bar and restaurant owner Lisa Monet Zarza made a decision in November to go all-in. She’s prepared to lose her businesses and go to jail in the fight to keep her bar operating and her staff employed. Zarza, the co-owner of Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, is currently being threatened with…


California Reports Record 695 Virus Deaths in a Day

LOS ANGELES—California health authorities reported Saturday a record one-day total of 695 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. California’s death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 29,233, according to the state Department of Public Health’s website. Meanwhile, hospitalizations are nearly 22,000, and state models project the number could reach…


Denmark Limits Travel From All Countries to Try to Check Virus

COPENHAGEN—Denmark will restrict travel from all countries from Jan. 9, and has advised against going abroad, to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, in particular the more transmissible mutations first found in Britain and South Africa. The move follows a decision this week to further tighten an already stringent economic and social lockdown. Foreign…


Community Meeting in Santa Ana Held to Curb Virus Spread

As Santa Ana continues to be Orange County’s hotspot for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, local officials are urging its residents to help control the spread. Santa Ana held a virtual town hall meeting to address how city residents can protect themselves from the CCP virus, commonly called the novel coronavirus, in the wake…