June 24, 2020 Hawaii quarantine rule will include pre-travel testing option beginning Aug. 1, governor says Hawaii’s governor on Wednesday announced that the state’s 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state visitors amid the coronavirus outbreak will include a pre-travel testing option beginning Aug. 1.
June 24, 2020 Seattle moves to slash police budget by $20M to offset coronavirus losses as officials vow to dismantle CHOP Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Wednesday is expected to propose cutting $20 million from the city’s police department budget for the remainder of 2020 to offset the costs of the coronavirus pandemic.
June 24, 2020 Coronavirus data show US – and globe – continuing to struggle with outbreak The U.S. may be eager to reopen after more than three months of coronavirus shutdowns – but the virus is showing little sign of going away anytime soon. In fact, the numbers are getting worse in many areas.
June 24, 2020 Washington orders face coverings statewide starting Friday as coronavirus spreads Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced a statewide mandate requiring facial coverings for residents in public spaces amid a recent increase in coronavirus cases.
June 23, 2020 Texas hits 5,000 new coronavirus cases for first time as infections surge Rapidly worsening coronavirus numbers in Texas reached bleak new milestones Tuesday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases in a single day for the first time and hospitalizations again hit record numbers, leading the largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. to begin treating adult patients in Houston.
June 21, 2020 DeSantis hits back at Cuomo's plan to quarantine Floridians, asking they avoid nursing homes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit back Saturday at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over a possible coronavirus quarantine for visitors, asking that he “not quarantine any Floridians in nursing homes.”
June 21, 2020 Ex-NY Times reporter Alex Berenson rips New Yorker for 'panic porn' over coronavirus hospitalization reporting Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson called out The New Yorker for its faulty presentation of coronavirus hospitalization figures.
June 18, 2020 Alarm as vaccine foes, anti-mask activists target public health officials An alliance of anti-vaccine activists and those protesting California’s coronavirus restrictions is alarming public health officials who have expressed concern for their personal safety.
June 17, 2020 McDonald’s employees in California told to use dog diapers, coffee filters as face masks: lawsuit Four employees of a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, Calif., have filed a lawsuit against the franchise owner, blaming conditions at the business for a coronavirus outbreak there, according to reports.
June 17, 2020 Germany reports 657 new coronavirus cases linked to slaughterhouse Regional officials in Germany on Wednesday reported 657 new cases of the novel coronavirus linked to a meatpacking plant.
