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July 13, 2020

Ex-Harvard Medical School faculty member warns COVID-19 herd immunity is ‘wishful thinking'

A Washington D.C.-based internist and former Harvard Medical School faculty member has claimed the idea that herd immunity may slow the coronavirus pandemic is "wishful thinking" after a 50-year-old patient was infected for a second time with COVID-19.

July 13, 2020

Fort Lauderdale homeless put up in motels during pandemic refusing to leave as state's coronavirus surges

Some homeless people in Fort Lauderdale who have been living in motels for three months as a part of citywide efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus are reportedly refusing to leave if the state cannot come up with the funding to extend the program that’s kept them off the streets.

July 12, 2020

South Africa reimposes liquor ban amid coronavirus surge to free up hospital space

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country will reimpose a liquor ban to reduce the number of trauma patients that have taken up space in hospitals, where beds are now desperately needed to accommodate a surge of coronavirus patients.

July 9, 2020

Bolivia's interim president, high-ranking Venezuelan leader test positive for coronavirus

Bolivia's interim president and Venezuela's No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, just days after Brazil's leader tested positive as the pandemic hits hard at some of Latin America's political elite.

July 9, 2020

Number of Mississippi lawmakers testing positive for coronavirus jumps to 26

A growing number of Mississippi lawmakers are testing positive for the novel coronavirus, following a month of working together in close proximity at the State Capitol building without wearing face masks.

July 9, 2020

LA nursing home 'dumps' residents to make room for new coronavirus patients for bigger payout: city attorney

A Los Angeles nursing home has been accused of illegally “dumping” long-term residents in order to make room for new, more lucrative patients recently released from the hospital after being treated for the coronavirus, according to a lawsuit filed this week.

July 9, 2020

Texas sheriffs refuse to enforce governor's mask mandate despite surge in coronavirus cases

Several Texas sheriff’s offices and police departments have refused to enforce the governor’s recent executive order requiring face masks in public despite an increase in coronavirus hospitalizations and the statewide confirmed infection count nearing 230,000 as of Thursday. 

July 8, 2020

Millions of Yemen's children face starvation as coronavirus outbreak worsens, UNICEF warns

The war-torn country is on the brink of a massive famine as donations dry up amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 8, 2020

Orange County remains battleground against California's coronavirus mask orders

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in California, Orange County remains defiant against the state’s orders to wear a mask, raising questions as to how far officials are willing to go to enforce the measure.

July 7, 2020

8 Mississippi lawmakers test positive for coronavirus, report says

At least eight Mississippi lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus after weeks of working in close proximity together in the state Capitol where many did not wear masks.