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Man dies after claiming virus was a hoax
A couple of days later, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a stay-at-home order closing bars and restaurants in the state, which McDaniel declared was "bulls-t". OH saw a big jump in coronavirus cases, coming mostly from mass testing at the state's prisons in Marion and Pickaway. Most of the cases are at Marion Correctional Institution, where 1,828 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. [Full Article...]
The Virus Originated from Bats, not from a Laboratory
Chaib added that they are still unsure of how the virus managed to spread from animals to humans but that there was "certainly" an animal host. Chaib added that there's still a question about how the virus was transmitted from virus to human but she said that it's coronavirus "most probably has its ecological reservoir in bats". [Full Article...]
Hong Kong reshuffles Cabinet, appoints five new ministers
It's the biggest crackdown since the mass protests began, after Chief Executive Carrie Lam, with Beijing behind her, tried to ram through legislation to allow extradition of the regime's critics to the mainland. But as Benedict Rogers noted in The Post on Monday, it now claims that doesn't apply to the Chinese government bodies overseeing Hong Kong - effectively negating the whole deal. [Full Article...]
Merkel: Germany is not out of the corona-the woods yet
The majority of shops smaller than 800 square metres (8,600 square feet) will be allowed to open, in a first wave of relaxations to strict curbs on public life introduced last month. Smaller shops can start serving customers again, and schools will gradually reopen with some students taking exams allowed to return. In the Saxon city of Leipzig, people waiting to get on trams and buses had their ... [Full Article...]
Trump says immigration order will apply to those seeking permanent residency
Trump has said that he wanted to end the immigration of extended family members and has imposed a requirement for immigrants to get health insurance and prove that they won't utilise public benefits. Twenty of the 50 states are moving quickly toward reopening their economies, the president said. "At a time when Americans are looking to get back to work, action is necessary", White House spokeswom... [Full Article...]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu signs agreement with rival Benny Gantz
Also, if the Supreme Court rules Netanyahu can not lead, the agreement ensures an automatic new election and not the formation of a government. With both politicians being called upon to avoid a fourth election as the country battles coronavirus, this latest agreement may come as a huge relief to many tired Israelis. [Full Article...]
Cases, deaths continue to increase as Georgia prepares to start reopening
The governor Monday said a decline in emergency room visits by people with flu-like symptoms indicates that infections are coming down. The state still doesn't expect a downward trajectory for almost two weeks, although a chart on the state's website shows a plateauing trend for the past few days. [Full Article...]
Suburban NYC county residents sue World Health Organization over coronavirus pandemic response
The worst is yet ahead of us, let's prevent this tragedy", he said . "It's a virus that many people still don't understand". As of Monday, the virus had infected nearly 2.5 million people in more than 200 countries and territories and killed at least 166,000 people, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. [Full Article...]