You have a fever. You’re in respiratory distress. And you might even be hospitalized with pneumonia. Doctors worry you may have been infected with the novel coronavirus. What happens next? Ideally, you’ll be tested for the virus, which has sickened tens of thousands of people worldwide and killed more than 3,000. While US health officials
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence on March 3 said that any American, with a doctor’s order, can now be tested for coronavirus. The move appears to expand criteria that had previously limited testing to patients who had been hospitalized, absent certain extenuating circumstances such as contact with a coronavirus patient. Criteria set by the US Centers
Continue Reading(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency — “two very big words” — to free up federal resources to combat coronavirus. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said the action would “unleash the full power of the federal government. “Trump is declaring both national emergency and invoking
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EL PASO, Texas — The city and county of El Paso declared a state of emergency Friday due to the coronavirus outbreak. Mayor Dee Margo said the declaration was a “proactive” measure following similar declarations made Friday at the state and federal level. While there are no known cases in the El Paso area “at
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Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic candidate for governor of Florida and a CNN political commentator, apologized on Friday after he was found “inebriated” by police who were responding to a “possible drug overdose” in a Miami hotel room he was in, according to a police report. In a statement, Gillum said that he was in
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Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — After his wife Beth passed away just months ago, Duane “Dog” Chapman has since packed up their home in Hawaii. Wednesday night, he decided to gave back to the community what he had packed up. Equipment from their previous home was donated to Habilitat
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson shared an update from Australia, where they are both in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. Hanks tweeted a picture with his wife Thursday night, thanking those who’ve cared for them as they battle the virus. “Hello folks. Rita Wilson and I want to thank everyone here Down Under who
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson shared an update from Australia, where they are both in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. Hanks tweeted a picture with his wife Thursday night, thanking those who’ve cared for them as they battle the virus. “Hello folks. Rita Wilson and I want to thank everyone here Down Under who
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency.” He said it would free up as much
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that all courts in the state would remain open, but placing limitations upon in-person court proceedings through the end of the month. Following in line with the governor’s executive order issued Thursday, the Supreme Court says
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(CNN Español) — Un hombre de 61 años internado con coronavirus falleció en un hospital de Chaco, según confirmó a CNN Elisa Flores, directora de Epidemiología de la provincia. El paciente había regresado hace 10 días de viaje por Europa y tenía factores de riesgo. Con este nuevo fallecimiento, Argentina registra dos muertes por coronavirus
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AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas President Gregory Fenves and his family are now in self-isolation after his wife, Carmel, tested positive for coronavirus, or COVID-19. Fenves said a second member of his family is presumed to have the virus as well and the three of them are in self-isolation. He said he has now been
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Australia’s home affairs minister confirmed Friday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, less than a week after meeting with Attorney General William Barr, senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump and other White House officials. In a statement, Minister Peter Dutton said that he woke up on Friday morning “with a temperature and sore
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canadians should curtail all non-essential international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trudeau said the government will add more screening procedures at Canadian airports and the number of international travelers arriving in Canada will be limited. The Canadian government will reduce the number of airports that receive
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Italy has been put under a dramatic total lockdown, as the coronavirus spreads in the country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he is extending restrictions already in place in the north. “All the measure of the red zones are now extended to all of the national territory,” Conte said at a press conference on
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US Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell summoned China’s ambassador in Washington to the State Department Friday morning, hours after a prominent Chinese official suggested that the US military may have been responsible for bringing the coronavirus to Wuhan, the epicenter of the global pandemic. That claim was publicly promoted by China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman
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CANUTILLO, Texas — The Canutillo Independent School District is now expanding its spring break until Apr. 6 in an effort to reduce the potential spread of coronavirus. School leaders made the announcement on Sunday, saying the decision to further increase the time off was made “in order to proactively protect the health and safety of
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que el mundo lidia con el brote de coronavirus, dos pacientes de alto perfil siguen las órdenes del médico. El actor ganador del Oscar Tom Hanks anunció el miércoles que él y su esposa, la actriz Rita Wilson, fueron diagnosticados con el virus. Esto es lo que sabemos: LEE: Los famosos
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Students picked up laptop computers and books Friday from school to settle into life at home without public gatherings for at least three weeks as New Mexico authorities tried to isolate 10 confirmed infections from the new coronavirus. New Mexico is closing K-12 schools for three weeks in its effort
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A group of 150 volunteers came to Memphis to clean thousands of pounds of trash out of McKellar Lake. Volunteers with Living Lands and Waters have been knee deep in their yearly project to clean up McKellar lake in Memphis. “We’ve had plenty from
Continue Reading Delta Air Lines announced major cuts to its capacity Friday because of the coronavirus. The company said it is facing worse conditions and making deeper cuts than after the 9/11 terror attacks. “The speed of the demand fall-off is unlike anything we’ve seen — and we’ve seen a lot in our business,” CEO Ed Bastian
Continue Reading For seniors, the decisions by colleges to shut down campus because of the coronavirus and have students finish the rest of their semester online comes as a blow. The virus has thwarted campus traditions, cut into the time they have left to make memories with friends and thrown into question whether they’ll be able to
Continue Reading US airlines will continue to fly from Europe for nearly another week, even though European visitors will be banned from coming to the United States after Friday night. The ban was announced Wednesday night by President Donald Trump as a way to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus. US citizens will be allowed to
Continue Reading The US carried out airstrikes on Thursday against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq, according to the US Defense Department. The strikes come one day after the US assessed an Iranian-backed group was responsible for a rocket attack on a base where coalition forces are located, killing two American service members and one British service
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida) — As Florida’s Legislature finishes its work in the Capitol, efforts fizzled that seemed promising just weeks ago to reduce prison sentences for non-violent offenders and otherwise reform the state’s broken prison system. Over the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — As fear over the COVID-19 virus continues to grow, many are stocking up on food and cleaning supplies. A new Nielsen report found that hand sanitizer sales were up 73% in a four-week period ending in Feb. 22 compared to the same time last year. The lack of hand sanitizer in
Continue Reading Well, at least his mama will be happy now. Two days after the dramatic finale of “The Bachelor,” in which Peter Weber’s mother disapproved of his pairing with Madison Prewett, the pilot announced the relationship is over. Weber broke the news on Instagram late Thursday. “Madi and I have mutually decided to not pursue our
Continue Reading A popular video game has become home to a virtual library where players can lay eyes on censored news articles from around the world. In a virtual library found in Minecraft -— a game where users can build virtual worlds out of blocks and create their own storylines — users can access the work of
Continue Reading Serena Williams is taking precautions against contracting the coronavirus. The tennis champ revealed on Instagram that she will be spending time with only her family, including husband Alexis Ohanian and 2-year-old daughter Olympia. “Spending the next 6 weeks in solitude. Being a wife. Being a mom. Cooking. Cleaning. Spring cleaning. Face mask. Makeup tutorials. I’ll
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estados Unidos se prepara para implementar otro conjunto de severas restricciones de entrada a medida que el Gobierno de Donald Trump lidia con la manera en que se debe manejar la pandemia de coronavirus: desde la medianoche de este viernes no permitirá la entrada de viajeros de docenas de países, provenientes de Europa,
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