Vaping may be driving the rise in young people hospitalized for coronavirus, top US doctors are warning. Nearly 40 percent of Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 are between ages 20 and 54, according to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Smoking and vaping cause lung damage and inflammation that can make it easier … Read more
Trump is ‘prepared to order two week nationwide quarantine of all Americans and closure of all businesses except grocery stores and pharmacies in effort to halt coronavirus’ President Donald Trump has a plan in the works to quarantine all Americans for two weeks in the event they do not heed his guidelines on the coronavirus … Read more
A shortage of test kits for coronavirus has triggered fury and frustration among Americans as the infection has spread with alarming speed through the US. Now, new tests and types of tests are being produced and quickly rushed into use by local public health labs, universities, and private companies in the wake of the Trump … Read more
Donald Trump wants to send cash to Americans suffering from the coronavirus crisis immediately he said at the White House Tuesday. ‘The payroll tax holiday would get money to people over the next six to eight months. We’re looking to send checks to Americans immediately,’ explained Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the press briefing room. ‘Americans … Read more
New figures estimate that the new coronavirus could kill more Americans than cancer, heart disease or dementia in 2020. So far, the illness – known as COVID-19 – has sickened more than 4,200 people and killed 74. But as a graphic from The New York Times shows, things could be much bleaker should overall infection rates … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Donald Trump insisted Sunday that people stop panic buying and hoarding food and goods as the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. hit 63 and cases neared 3,500. ‘We’re going to be so good,’ Trump claimed in a press conference at the White House Sunday evening, adding, ‘Relax, we’re doing great. It all will pass.’ … Read more
Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Americans experience daunting wait times and massive lines at airports remain calm, claiming the chaos is due to medical screening to prevent spread of the coronavirus. ‘We are doing very precise Medical Screenings at our airports,’ Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon. ‘Pardon the interruptions and delays, we are moving as quickly … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has projected in a worst-case scenario that up to 65 percent of Americans could be infected with coronavirus. According to The New York Times, a closed-door meeting was held last month among CDC officials and dozens of epidemic experts from around the world. One of the CDC’s leading … Read more
Facemask-wearing Americans hugged their families in relief after landing at Boston’s Logan Airport on Friday just hours before President Trump’s travel ban restricting entry from Europe goes into effect. The relieved Americans were elated to walk into the arrival hall at Logan with their luggage after making a mad dash to European airports, where travelers … Read more