Another positive change in the State handling of the COVID-19 pandemic came in the announcement of a two week pilot program allowing family members to visit loved ones while they remain in certain hospitals, including Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn and NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan.
In a blunt letter accusing the World Health Organization of caving to Chinese pressure and withholding important information, US President Donald Trump threatens to withhold funding of the World Health Organization permanently, and possibly withdraw the US completely.
US President Donald Trump on Monday revealed he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, the drug that he’s championed as a potential treatment for coronavirus, for about a week-and-a-half.
A Nigerian fraud ring has reportedly swiped millions of dollars in unemployment benefits — funds meant to help out-of-work Americans. The complex and widespread theft scheme used stolen identity data from citizens, including social security numbers, to file false claims on behalf of workers who may not even have lost their jobs.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the stay-at-home order for New York State until June 13 unless regions meet certain conditions. The governor says five regions – Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley – can begin Phase One of reopening Friday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that he had extended the state’s eviction moratorium through August, but the ban would only cover those unable to pay due to COVID-19, or who qualify for unemployment.
One Iranian warship accidentally struck another with a missile during a training exercise, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others.
An arctic “breeze” is heading towards New York, bringing near freezing temperatures just weeks before the beginning of the official summer. The cold front is expected to hit the New York area on Friday, and last through next week before returning to summery weather.
The US Treasury Department on Monday said it plans to borrow nearly $3 trillion in the second quarter of 2020 — more than five times larger than the previous record — as the federal government spends at a frantic pace to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the US economy.
Multiple news sources reported that the “Five Eyes” dossier published by US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand intelligence agencies supported the US administrations accusations that China knowingly hid or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that New York state public schools will not resume in-person teaching for the remainder of the school year as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Danish police on Thursday carried out a raid in Copenhagen and arrested a man suspected of involvement in Islamist terrorism. The man is suspected under the country’s terror laws and will face a pretrial custody hearing on Friday behind closed doors. The suspect was not identified.
The German Interior Ministry issued a federal order this morning to outlaw the Hezbollah terror group in Germany and has also taken enforcement measures under the provisions of the order.
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court charging two California residents with conspiracy to commit wire fraud by seeking more than $4 million for personal protective equipment (“PPE”) that the defendants did not have.
A car rammed two police motorcyclists in a suburb of Paris on Monday, police unions said. One of the officers was left in an artificial coma in hospital because of his grave injuries.
The USNS Comfort’s last patient was discharged on Sunday, as the Navy hospital ship prepared to head home, officials said. The ship will be returning to it’s naval base upon leaving New York City.
YouTube has started banning content that is in direct contradiction to the World Health Organization’s guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States.
