The UK gave up on containing the coronavirus outbreak ‘too soon’ because scientists assumed most people would become infected anyway, a leading expert has claimed. Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at the Edinburgh University, said the assumption led officials to abandon measures that could help slow the pandemic. Those measures include mass testing and stringent contact … Read more
New Rochelle resembled a ghost town Thursday after it was announced a one-mile containment area will be set up in an effort stop the spread of coronavirus. The city in Westchester County accounts for more than 120 of New York’s 217 confirmed cases. Pictures from inside the containment zone show deserted streets, empty restaurants and closed schools. … Read more
Schools, houses of worship and large gathering places in the New York suburb that has the ‘largest cluster’ of coronavirus cases in the country will be shut down as the National Guard is being brought in to help stop the spread of the disease. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that a one-mile … Read more