BREAKING NEWS: Police abandon roadside breath and drug tests in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus Queensland Police will abandon stationary roadside breath tests amid COVID-19 They announced approach would take immediate effect on Monday afternoon The decision was made to ‘minimise health risks’ to officers and the community Similar measures have … Read more
NYPD transit chief has coronavirus: Cop who protects city’s 5.6m daily subway riders falls ill with a fever as De Blasio warns that city’s 326 cases will dramatically increase NYPD Transit Bureau Chief Edward Delatorre tested positive for coronavirus toward the end of last week Late Sunday, Delatorre’s fever had subsided and he was resting … Read more
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders began their first one-on-one Democratic debate with an elbow bump instead of the traditional handshake, bowing to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The candidates were placed six feet from one another in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, and there was no live audience. The … Read more
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in less than two weeks on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the US economy amid the rapidly escalating global coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates by to a target range of 0% to … Read more
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in less than two weeks on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the US economy amid the rapidly escalating global coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates by to a target range of 0% to … Read more
New York City is closing the nation’s largest public school system, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus. Gov Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that schools will close early this week. ‘This action is necessary to reduce density and mitigate the spread of #COVID19,’ Cuomo said. The decision follows … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: All Apple stores across the world close for two weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, made the announcement on Twitter early Saturday morning, saying that the measures will help prevent the spread of coronavirus The stores will close immediately, and will not reopen until March 27 The only stores exempt … Read more
Distraught friends and relatives of the British soldier killed in Iraq hailed her as ‘a true hero’ and an ‘incredible force of nature’. Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base on Wednesday. She was the first British soldier to be killed in combat during the current fight against … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a press conference on the steps of his home on Friday to announce he was going into self-isolation, a day after his wife tested positive for coronavirus. Trudeau stood several feet away from reporters and photographers outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa to announce his plan. ‘As are many Canadians … Read more
Donald Trump is considering banning flights from the UK in the latest efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus. The US president said the UK exemption had been made on the recommendation of ‘a group of professionals’ – but the rising number of British cases could result in a volte-face. ‘We are looking at it … Read more