by WorldTribune Staff, April 27, 2020 Since the coronavirus outbreak began, leftists nationwide have advocated for the release of prison inmates, saying they are particularly at risk because of being housed in close quarters. CNN even ran an op-ed piece titled “Releasing prisoners during Covid-19 crisis makes good sense”. The New York Post reported that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 27, 2020 The Trump administration said it plans to open all national parks “as rapidly as possible.” Operations at most of the 62 national parks have been at least partially closed since March 17 due to the coronavirus lockdown. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on April 26 cited President Donald Trump’s unveiling […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 26, 2020 The Democratic Party in Detroit passed a resolution on Saturday to censure a Democratic state lawmaker who had credited President Donald Trump with helping to save her life via his advocacy for the drug hydroxychloroquine. State Rep. Karen Whitsett said the drug was key to her recovery from a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 26, 2020 May will be a key month for economic recovery as states begin to emerge from government-imposed coronavirus lockdown, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Saturday. There is a “lot of pent up demand in this country” with “a lot of people at home who are ready to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2020 Harvard University has a $40.9 billion endowment, the largest in the world and greater than the gross domestic product of 90 countries. On April 22, Harvard said it would return the $8.6 million in coronavirus relief funds it received from the federal government. But, while doing so, the Ivy […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2020 Sweden’s top epidemiologist said “herd immunity” to coronavirus could be reached in Stockholm within weeks. Sweden, unlike its Scandinavian neighbors, did not impose a lockdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, instead employing a strategy aimed at building a broad-base of immunity while protecting at-risk groups. “In major parts of Sweden, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2020 The first coronavirus death in the United States occurred on Feb. 6, weeks earlier than thought, a report said. The medical examiner in Santa Clara County, California announced on April 21 that two deaths in the county, on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17, were not initially thought to have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2020 The evidence is increasingly pointing to laboratories in Wuhan, China as the source of the coronavirus outbreak, Sen. Tom Cotton said. “While the Chinese government denies the possibility of a lab leak, its actions tell a different story,” the Arkansas Republican wrote in the Wall Street Journal on April […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2020 The fatality rate for coronavirus in southern California is “much lower” than previously believed because the infection rate “far exceeds” the number of confirmed cases, according to a new study of the virus in Los Angeles County. Research conducted by the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2020 President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday that he will sign an executive order to “temporarily suspend immigration” as part of his administration’s effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Agriculture Department is reportedly working with the White House to publicly clarify that farm workers will be exempt […]
