President Trump announced Wednesday that travel from Europe will be suspended for 30 days, in an unprecedented attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The ban will begin on Friday at midnight, and will not apply to the United Kingdom. Mr. Trump added that there will be “exemptions for Americans who have undergone appropriate screenings,” but he did not ... Read More »
We don’t yet know the full ramifications of the novel coronavirus. But three crucial facts have become clear in the first months of this extraordinary global event. And what they add up to is not an invocation to stay calm, as so many politicians around the globe are incessantly suggesting; it is, on the contrary, the case for changing our ... Read More »
After temperature checks for contestants and with a smaller crowd than last year because of coronavirus fears, Mexico’s Valentina Fluchaire was crowned in Thailand as winner of what is billed as the world’s biggest transgender pageant on Saturday.Although Miss International Queen 2020 went ahead, unlike many events cancelled around the world since the coronavirus outbreak emerged in China, the crowd ... Read More »
Italy has witnessed a surge in new coronavirus cases, prompting new measures to stave off the outbreak. Rome has enacted sweeping measures to limit mobility and assembly in the region of Lombardy and 14 nearby provinces. Read More »
People are avoiding public spaces, this in turn has effected businesses livelihoods. If the economy is growing, that generally means more wealth and more new jobs.It’s measured by looking at the percentage change in gross domestic product, or the value of goods and services produced, typically over three months or a year.The world’s economy could grow at its slowest rate ... Read More »
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 »