The world is gearing up for the coronavirus. “Preppers” are stocking sterile gloves and cans of beans. Musicians are postponing long-anticipated concerts. And funeral directors are cleaning out their refrigerators. Read More »
Saudi Arabia partially reopened Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site, on Saturday but left the ban on pilgrimages in place as part of the kingdom’s measures to combat the coronavirus. Read More »
Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that you won’t get sick – viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny viral particles, known as aerosols, can penetrate masks. Read More »
An attendee at the conservative CPAC 2020 conference has been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to the conference’s organizer, American Conservative Union. ACU says the attendee did not go to any events in the main hall, where President Donald Trump delivered a speech. Read More »
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to 19, nearly all of them in Washington state. Two people have died in Florida, one in California and 16 in Washington state as hundreds of cases of infection have been reported around the country. Read More »
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is the most luxurious SUV you can buy today. Even in the standard form, it basically has everything one needs (and doesn’t need) in an SUV. But that didn’t stop aftermarket companies from trying to do different things to it and give it a twist.Klassen stretched and armored a Cullinan and put a $2 million price tag ... Read More »
Entire economies are stalling in distant parts of the world because of what’s going on in China. In a matter of weeks, the novel coronavirus first sighted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan less than two months ago, when it is believed to have made the leap from animal hosts to humans, has traveled to many continents. And the ... Read More »
More than 200 people, including several MPs, have been contacted by health officials over fears they could have been exposed to the coronavirus at a conference in central London. Read More »
Authorities have resorted to using remote-control operated mini tanks to disinfect city streets amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak that’s sickened over 70,500 in the country and killed at least 1,770. The tank, which was developed by Shanxi Tianyi Technology Co. Ltd., was originally designed to disinfect prisons and can cover up to 540,000 square feet in just an hour. Read More »
The deceased patient was a resident of Placer County and aboard a Princess cruise ship that traveled from San Francisco to Mexico last month. The boat is currently at sea and is slated to return to San Francisco soon. Read More »