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Month: March 2020

‘Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction’ transcript for March 23: Dr. Gupta answers viewer questions on reinfection, pregnancy and more

Many of you have reached out to us with your questions about the novel coronavirus, so in the most recent episode of “Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta responds to some of the most frequent queries about the pandemic. You can listen to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. The transcript of today’s

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The San Antonio Aquarium has been forcibly shut down by police after refusing to close due to coronavirus

The San Antonio Aquarium was shut down by police on Saturday after its owner violated an emergency declaration by the state for non-essential establishments to close their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The aquarium owner refused to close the establishment’s doors even after the Leon Valley Police Department personally advised them last Wednesday that

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Trump’s painful dilemma

President Donald Trump and his team face a painful dilemma: If they take the draconian measures necessary to halt the coronavirus pandemic the economy will likely fall into not just a recession, but even a depression. On the other hand, if they take only half measures to halt the spread of the virus we could

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Otro efecto del coronavirus: el incremento de la pobreza

Nota del editor: Roberto Rave es politólogo con especialización y posgrado en negocios internacionales y comercio exterior de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y la Universidad Columbia de Nueva York. Con estudios en Management de la Universidad IESE de España y candidato a MBA de la Universidad de Miami. Es columnista del diario económico colombiano La República. Fue escogido

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6 datos para entender el increíble sacrificio que está haciendo el personal médico que lucha contra la pandemia de coronavirus

(CNN Español) — Al menos 23 médicos italianos han muerto luchando contra la epidemia de coronavirus, y unos 4.824 han resultado infectados, según la Federación de Médicos de Italia. Italia es el país con más casos de coronavirus después de China: hay más de 53.000 infectados y han muerto más de 4.800 personas. Los médicos,

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U.S. surgeon general warns ‘this week, it’s going to get bad’ as hospitals struggle to keep up with virus cases

WASHINGTON, DC — The war against coronavirus has intensified across the country as more workers are laid off, medical supplies dwindle, and states enact new rules to get Americans to stay home. “I want America to understand — this week, it’s going to get bad,” US Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NBC’s “Today” show Monday.

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Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 14, 1942 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Rubens Bloomberg Father: William Henry Bloomberg, bookkeeper Mother: Charlotte (Rubens) Bloomberg, office manager Marriage: Susan Brown (1976-1993, divorced) Children: Georgina, 1983; Emma, 1979 Education: Johns Hopkins University, B.S. in electrical

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