Donald Trump declared a national emergency on coronavirus at a hastily-organized press conference in the White House Rose Garden – allowing him to access $50 billion in emergency funds and unveiling drive-thru testing in Walmart, Target and CVS parking lots. But he said testing should not be available to everyone, directing people instead to a … Read more
President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon amid confusion and chaos about the coronavirus after reports Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who dined with him on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, tested positive for the disease but then said a second test showed a negative result. Trump, who shook hands with his Brazilian counterpart at … Read more
The foreign secretary has welcomed US retaliatory air strikes in Iraq, calling them a ‘swift, decisive and proportionate’ response to a missile attack that killed a British servicewoman and two American troops. US fighter jets struck five weapons storage facilities on Thursday, in response to Kataib Hezbollah’s missile attack on the Taji camp in Iraq. Lance … Read more
Walt Disney Co announced Thursday that it is closing its parks in California due to the coronavirus pandemic as its stocks continue to sink following a leadership change announcement in February. Shares of Disney fell 13 percent on Thursday alone as the closure was announced. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will both shut their gates … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus. Trudeau’s office released a statement Thursday night confirming that the 44-year-old has tested positive for the virus a day after she reported feeling mild flu-like symptoms, including a low fever, on Wednesday night. ‘She is feeling well, is taking all the … Read more
Chelsea Manning IS ordered to be RELEASED from jail one day after her suicide attempt because ‘her testimony is no longer needed’ Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been ordered to be released from jail one day after her suicide attempt in prison Her testimony is ‘no longer needed, in light of which her … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared a state of emergency in the city of New York due the coronavirus outbreak. He made the decision on Thursday afternoon and said the last 24 hours had been ‘very, very sobering’ and said the world had been turned ‘upside down’ in just a day. There are now 95 … Read more
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure CLOSE due to the coronavirus outbreak Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will both close starting Saturday No coronavirus cases were reported at the parks, but closure is a precaution It is only the sixth unscheduled closure in Disneyland Park’s history Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Bill de Blasio declares a state of emergency in New York City and says the world has ‘turned upside down’ amid coronavirus outbreak that could last six months There are now 95 cases of coronavirus in the city of New York – 45 more than on Wednesday De Blasio predicts that there … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is closing Broadway with almost immediate effect and is banning all gatherings of 500 or more people across the state, as officials desperately try to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state where confirmed cases skyrocketed past 300. Cuomo has said the lights will go out on New York’s shows, in a … Read more