covid-19

Coronavirus positive cases have been discovered in multiple fraternity houses of large universities such as UC Berkeley and University of Washington. USC has reported 40 positive cases of coronavirus in the affiliated students living on 28th street. The numbers were associated with four of USC's…

California, Florida, Texas and Arizona are states that have been immensely overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. These states have witnessed high slopes of increase in cases. In a very similar fashion, the number of coronavirus cases are increasing in states in the middle of the country. Notably, Ohio,…

A resident of Huntington Beach firmly states that he believes the rates portrayed in the media is "inflated" and that this is another way for "Democrats trying to get what they want." In May, there were protestors on the pier of Huntington Beach demanding against the shutdown of local businesses.…

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the number of coronavirus cases are increasing due to the increasing numbers of people getting tested. The New York Times performed an analysis that refuted this claim. From the beginning of June, the number of tests have increased by 80%, but the number…

First-time gun owners seek background checks as they believe the pandemic and peaceful protests cause harm to them. As older prisoners that are labeled not dangerous and are near the end of their sentence are released, Mandy Collins expresses her fear of "the lack of arrests". More than 3 million…

President Trump has never been seen wearing a mask out in the public, even during his campaign rally. For the first time, he is seen with a navy mask at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He states that he was never against masks, but believes that there are occasions that…

The Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM has been researching a change in the genetic structure of COVID-19, citing that most recent infections are of this strand. While the mutation rate for the virus has not seen a large increase, this most recent one is part of a 4-mutation link that…

Despite many countries successfully being able to flatten the coronavirus curve, they are all keeping social distancing procedures in place to avoid a potential second surge. Masks are still required across the country and in-person dining is still limited. The potential for a second surge is real,…

Despite Governor Brian Kemp’s order that bars local governments from implementing their own public health policies, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she is going to sign an executive order requiring the wearing of face masks in public. The state of Georgia has surpassed 100,000 confirmed…

On Monday, Trump announced a new visa policy for International students that state students not taking any in-person courses are required to travel back to their home countries. Harvard and MIT sued Trump’s administration, and are in desperation for a temporary restraining order of the enactment of…

Along with President Trump, Ohio State Representative Nino Vitale encourages residents to stop getting tested. Beginning his facebook post with a declarative question “Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?”, he argues that the government exaggerates the magnitude of the epidemic. Even with…

The Trump administration's bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic has been "a refusal to properly utilize scientific expertise." When the cases just started surfacing, the White House ignored advice from China and the CDC, despite them both warning the United States needed to be better…

The onset of Covid-19 has also let to the rise of telemedicine as more than 90% of primary health clinics now engage in virtual visits and consultations. According to Dr. Paul Deffley,  a general practitioner in Brighton, “Being able to eyeball someone, to engage in a consultation with them and…

The new Covid-19 contact-tracing app piloted in the Isle of Wight has been pushed into light as security researchers warn of the user's privacy and the potential abuse and deliberate prevention of contagion alerts being sent. Researchers have detailed seven different problems with the app thus far,…