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Italy’s deaths from coronavirus exceed 10,000 despite lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized for the hardships that the lockdown brought but said, "These tough measures were needed to win this battle". "Certainly, if drastic containment measures had not been adopted, we would have many more numbers, and our health structures - which are already in critical conditions - would have been in a more dramatic state", said head of Italy's Civil Protect... [Full Article...]
'We Need More Masks' Says Michigan Governor Attacked by Trump During Outbreak
Tensions rose during a Friday radio interview with WWJ Newsradio, when Whitmer said MI has had a hard time obtaining important medical gear. Whitmer, a rising star in the Democratic Party and a fierce critic of the president, said that states are being forced to bid with each for personal protective equipment (PPE) and, in some cases, contracts in place have been set aside, delayed or canceled a... [Full Article...]
Trump concedes U.S. coronavirus death toll could be 100,000 or more
Anthony Fauci , appearing on CNN's State of the Union , said that he had never seen an outbreak follow the worst-case scenario projected in disease models. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that his city's hospitals have enough protective equipment for only another week. Most deaths were reported in New York state that had 718, with New York City the epicenter where 672 deaths have been ... [Full Article...]
Nigeria orders 14-day cessation of movement in Lagos, Abuja
According to the NCDC, while nine of the cases are in Lagos, five were reported in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . Furthermore, heads of security and intelligence agencies have also been briefed. "All seaports in Lagos shall remain operational in accordance with the guidelines I issued earlier". He also said movement of passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets, are suspen... [Full Article...]
Trump extends coronavirus social-distancing guidelines to April 30
On March 26, Trump said the pandemic "was something that nobody has ever thought could happen to this country", even though public health officials warned for years that the country was unprepared to respond to a pandemic . But Trump now appears to be taking the advice of experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has express... [Full Article...]
US Increases Support for Taiwan, China Threatens to Strike Back
Anthony Junco, a Navy spokesman, said the ship carried out a "routine Taiwan Strait transit March 25 (local time) in accordance with global law". "We urge the United States to correct its mistakes, not implement the law, or obstruct the development of relations between other countries and China, otherwise it will inevitably encounter a resolute strike back by China", Geng said, without giving ... [Full Article...]
Media going 'CRAZY' over big coronavirus task force ratings
The crux of the dispute is that the ad stitches together clips of Trump's own statements about the coronavirus, including video of the president from late February when he said Democrats were trying to use the virus as a politicized " hoax " against him after a failed impeachment effort and the Russian Federation investigation. [Full Article...]
Pelosi: Trump’s Coronavirus Response Has Cost Lives
Tapper noted how Trump had previously "downplayed the risks" for weeks before directly asking the Speaker, "Are you saying his downplaying ultimately cost American lives?" "And now I think the best thing would be to do is to prevent more loss of life rather than open things up, because we just don't know". [Full Article...]