Outbreaks - Page 35

July 20, 2020

China uses Muslim Uighur forced labor to mass produce coronavirus PPE exported globally: report

Chinese companies are using a state-run labor program to force its mostly Muslim Uighur minorities into manufacturing masks and other personal protective equipment to keep up with increased demands during the coronavirus pandemic, an investigation by the New York Times said Sunday.  

July 20, 2020

Alabama man accused of a dozen sex crimes arrested on new rape charge a month after his release: report

An Alabama man who argued that he was breaking into the pornography industry when he was indicted on a dozen rape and sodomy charges years ago was arrested on a new rape charge Wednesday about a month after he was released on a $100,000 bond, according to a report.   

July 19, 2020

Braves' Freddie Freeman prayed during coronavirus battle: 'Please don't take me'

Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves’ opener. Following a scary journey in his battle with COVID-19, Freeman is grateful to even have a chance.

July 19, 2020

Sailors who fought USS Bonhomme Richard fire test positive for coronavirus, Navy confirms

At least two sailors who helped fight the extensive fire that raged on for days aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard last week off the coast of San Diego have since tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. Navy officials confirmed on Friday.

July 19, 2020

Kentucky couple fit with ankle monitors, placed on house arrest, for refusing to sign quarantine documents: reports

A Kentucky couple has been placed on house arrest and were forced to wear ankle monitors after the wife tested positive for the coronavirus but refused to sign self-quarantine documents.

July 16, 2020

Californians turn on one another as coronavirus shuts down the state for a second time

A surge of coronavirus cases in California is pitting residents of the Golden State against one another, with one side frustrated that not enough people are taking the virus seriously, while others are angered by the state’s response and its impact on small businesses.

July 16, 2020

Russian hackers behind cyberattacks on coronavirus vaccine developers: US, UK, Canada intel

Russian cyber hackers are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, security officials in the U.S, United Kingdom and Canada claimed Thursday.

July 15, 2020

Hospital coronavirus data to bypass CDC for Trump administration database in Washington

The data hospitals collect on coronavirus patients will now be rerouted to the Trump administration instead of first being sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

July 15, 2020

Florida Walmart shopper brandishes gun in apparent dispute over coronavirus masks

Florida authorities are looking for a man seen without a facial covering on security footage pointing a gun in another man's masked face, threatening to kill him inside a Walmart store over the weekend.

July 14, 2020

Brazil's President Bolsonaro bitten by ostrich-like bird during coronavirus quarantine: local media

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday was bitten by an ostrich-like bird he was trying to feed while entering into his second week of quarantine at the presidential palace.