Seoul, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea significantly relaxes its rigid social distancing rules as a result of waning coronavirus cases, the world is paying close attention to whether it can return to something that resembles normal or face a virus resurgence. Already, a mini-outbreak linked to nightclubs in Seoul has tested South Korea’s…
St. Petersburg, FL (AP) — Japan has moved further toward reopening, while millions of Australian children returned to schools as number of COVID-19 patients across the country falls. On the Navajo Nation, which sprawls across the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the number of coronavirus cases rose by 56 on Sunday to 4,689,…
Washington D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Democratic leaders after saying he has been taking the malaria drug he has touted as a treatment for the coronavirus. Trump told reporters Monday that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement daily for a week and a half. Trump’s own government says…
New York, NY (AP) — Japan’s economy plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched business activity, while leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop. China, which reported just seven new cases on Monday,…
O’Fallon, MO (AP) — Large events are slowly starting up again in Missouri, even as some experts worry that it’s too soon. The state is more willing than most to permit sports, concerts and shows following the economic shutdown aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus. A youth baseball tournament near St. Louis last…
O’Fallon, MO (AP) — Missouri is moving ahead with plans to execute a man next week despite concerns about the coronavirus that have prompted other states to postpone lethal injections. Walter Barton is scheduled to die Tuesday for fatally stabbing 81-year-old trailer park operator Gladys Kuehler in 1991 in the town of Ozark. An expert…
Peoria, IL (KTRS) One town in Illinois is bucking Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. The Peoria City Council unanimously passed a resolution last night, challenging Governor Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. The “Resolution in Support of Small Businesses” says, “many big box retailers who sold a mix of essential and non-essential goods were deemed essential businesses, and…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Battle lines have been drawn over the latest measure to provide economic relief from the coronavirus outbreak. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democrat-backed bill introduced Tuesday would come up with more than $3 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers, a new round of cash payments to…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Federal officials say the COVID-19 outbreak has unleashed a wave of fraud. An arm of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, has opened more than 300 cases in recent weeks that include counterfeit products and medicines as well as fake tests for the virus. Authorities have also found cases…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has the coronavirus, marking the second person in the White House complex known to test positive this week. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is confirming the latest positive testing, and insists the White House continues to operate safely. The positive test for the Pence…