Is the NYC variant driving a covid resurgence in the former epicenter?

After a steep decline in daily COVID-19 cases in New York City, daily infections are now staying stubbornly high at 3,700.   The stagnation coincides with the arrival of a tempting suspect on the scene: a variant known as B1526 that first emerged in Upper Manhattan in November.  As of the most recent data, from February … Read more

Thousands flock to beaches in Florida amid fears it will become the next epicenter of coronavirus

A concerning surge in coronavirus cases across southern and western states did little to deter thousands from flocking to beaches in Florida this weekend, as hundreds also went tubing in Texas and Arizona despite reopenings being reversed. The total number of infections has now surpassed 2.5 million in the United States, after the country reached … Read more

China says U.S. military may have brought coronavirus to epicenter Wuhan

Chinese spokesman accuses the US military of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan as war of words escalates after Trump’s national security adviser accused Beijing of cover up Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a tweet that the U.S lacked transparency around its handling of coronavirus  China has been accused by the U.S of being … Read more

Panic in the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak in Kirkland, Washington

Panic has descended upon the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US as first responders go under quarantine, schools close and a church even refuses to give out Holy Communion. The majority of cases appear to be linked to a nursing facility, the Life Care Center of Kirkland, in Washington, where about 50 residents … Read more