Month: April 2020

Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president during a call with reporters on Monday and implored Americans to “vote like we never ever, ever voted before.” “It is my belief that […]

Philippine Billionaire Says Worst of Virus Yet to Come

Philippine billionaire Enrique Razon said he has written off 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic slams major economies. He also claims the world hasn’t yet seen the worst of the virus, Bloomberg reports. Volumes at port […]

Saudi Arabia Reports 147 New Coronavirus Cases

The Saudi Ministry of Health has reported 147 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday morning, Gulf News reported. The Ministry pointed out that the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom […]

Japan Declares Coronavirus Emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight new coronavirus infections in major population centres and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world’s biggest to soften […]

British PM Johnson in Intensive Care After Condition Worsens

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak, Reuters informs. Johnson’s […]

Coronavirus Hopes Propel Stocks

World stock markets enjoyed a second day of sharp gains on Tuesday as signs of progress against the coronavirus in both Europe and the United States and more liberal helpings of stimulus kept investors charging […]

Man beats lumber store employee over mask rule

U.S. Registers over 10,000 Deaths from Coronavirus

In just six weeks, the US death toll from coronavirus went from zero to more than 10,000, CNN reported. That grim milestone was reached Monday, shortly after officials warned this will be the toughest week yet in the […]

Rwanda Mass Grave Could Contain Genocide Victims of Tutsi Minority

Officials say a dam outside Kigali, Rwanda, could contain the bodies of up to 30,000 victims from the genocide against the country’s ethnic Tutsi minority, The Hill said. Identification of the bodies has been complicated by coronavirus-related lockdown measures […]

Pentagon Orders All Workers Wear Face Coverings to Protect against Coronavirus

The Pentagon ordered Sunday that everyone at the Defense Department facilities must cover their faces in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, Fox News informed. “Effective immediately, to the extent practical, all individuals on DoD property, […]

Wisconsin Mayors Push for Primary Election Postponement amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Nine mayors from several influential cities in Wisconsin on Sunday urged the state to postpone the primary election scheduled for Tuesday due to the coronavirus outbreak, Fox News informed. The state is under a stay-at-home order and the […]

Patients Scramble to Join Studies Testing Drug for Coronavirus

The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling […]

U.S. Prepares for Crucial Week as Coronavirus Deaths Increase

The United States is entering what a senior official warned on Sunday would be the “hardest” week of the coronavirus crisis as the death toll mounted, but some saw glimmers of hope from a slight […]

China Records Rise in Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases

Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish the outbreak despite drastic […]

Stocks Jump on Virus Slowdown Hopes

Stocks jumped on Monday as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus-related deaths and new cases, while oil prices skidded after Saudi-Russian negotiations to cut output were delayed, keeping oversupply concerns alive, Reuters reported. […]

British PM Johnson in Hospital With Persistent Coronavirus Symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in hospital in London for tests on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, but Downing Street said he remained in charge of […]

Japan to Declare State of Emergency

Japan is to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, the prime minister said, with the government preparing a stimulus […]

FBI Detains Russian Rapper Accused of Crypto Laundering

United States authorities have arrested a Russian rapper who is alleged of crypto money laundering while using his Instagram post as evidence against him, Cointelegraph reported last week. According to court documents, rapper Maksim Boiko […]

Some Top Sanders Advisers Urge Him to Consider Withdrawing

A small group of Bernie Sanders’s top aides and allies — including his campaign manager and his longtime strategist — have encouraged the independent senator from Vermont to consider withdrawing from the presidential race, according […]

Trump May Use Tariffs on Oil Imports to Protect U.S. Energy Jobs

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is considering imposing tariffs on oil imports if that becomes necessary in a move to protect American energy companies and their thousands of employees, Newsweek reported. During his […]

Cuomo Says ‘Too Early to Say’ if Death Case Drop is ‘Significant’

It’s ‘too early to tell’ if the lower number in daily deaths caused by coronavirus is really significant, said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo announced during a press briefing that New York’s daily count […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Special Weekend Edition – Trump Handling of Coronavirus

April 5, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Sunday, April 5, 2020 TRUMP HANDLING OF CORONAVIRUSAmong adults and voters nationwide Trump’s rating on handling coronavirus:% = Approve/Disapprove(ABC News): 47%/52%(Grinnell): 49%/47%(Reuters/Ipsos): 48%/46% RON’S COMMENT: The three most recent national polls, […]

Saudi Arabia Imposes Curfew of Holy Cities Mecca and Medina over Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia decided on Thursday to impose a 24-hour curfew on the holy cities of Mecca and Medina as part of the kingdom’s measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the MEE reported. According […]

Saudi Arabia Fights Spreading of Coronavirus with Religious Edicts

On a show that dispenses religious edicts on state-run Saudi television, Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq told a woman she had every right to kick her husband out of bed if he doesn’t comply with social-distancing rules to tackle […]

Putin Seeking to Create New World Order with ‘Rogue States’ amid Coronavirus Crisis, Report Claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his administration are using the coronavirus crisis to spread conspiracy theories in a bid to “subvert the West” and create a new world order, a new report has alleged. CNBC reported […]

Trump Fires Watchdog Who Handled Ukraine Complaint

President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered Trump’s impeachment, USA Today reports. Trump informed the Senate intelligence committee Friday of his […]

Search for JFK’s Grand-Niece and Son, 8, Turns to Recovery, Mom Says

A grand-niece of President John F. Kennedy and her son were feared dead after rowing into the rough Chesapeake Bay in Maryland to recover a soccer ball — and disappearing under the choppy waters, authorities […]

C.D.C. Says All Americans Should Wear Masks. Trump Says He Won’t

President Trump said on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was urging all Americans to wear a mask when they leave their homes, but he undercut the message by repeatedly calling the […]

NYC Sees Largest 24-Hour Jump Yet in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths

By Friday night, the bruised Big Apple had its biggest spike in coronavirus cases and deaths in a single, 24-hour period since the outbreak hit New York last month, New York Post reports. A staggering […]

U.S. Accused of ‘Piracy’ Over Mask ‘Confiscation’

The US has been accused of redirecting 200,000 Germany-bound masks for its own use, in a move condemned as “modern piracy”, BBC reports. The local government in Berlin said the shipment of US-made masks was […]

April 3, 2020 Focus Washington

New York State’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises

New York state braced for a wave of new COVID-19 cases next week after recording more than 500 deaths in a single day, bringing the total to nearly 3,000, Reuters reports. The toll is about […]