December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more
Thousands of people flocking to reopened Florida beaches that were forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted the #FloridaMorons hashtag on Twitter. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis gave the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely, even as the Sunshine State recorded its highest single-day increase … Read more
Donald Trump plays clips of Andew Cuomo praising him – and then yells at reporters who question his coronavirus response President Trump used the White House briefing Sunday to defend his record combating the coronavirus The president twice played clips of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him Trump also held up a Wall Street … Read more
The Government’s decision to extend the lockdown for a further three weeks has, unsurprisingly, intensified the complaint that ‘shutting down the economy will cost more lives than the coronavirus‘ — or, in the words of President Trump, that the ‘cure may be worse than the disease’. The argument, in essence, is this: recessions kill. Intuitively, … Read more
Ivanka Trump was promptly roasted on Twitter after she suggested bored Americans could spend their Saturday night making shadow animal puppets. The first daughter tweeted out: ‘Looking for a Saturday night activity? Try making shadow puppets from Henry Bursill’s recently unearthed 1860’s book of engraving…’ Her idea quickly backfired when people responded to her tweet … Read more
December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more
President Donald Trump has bashed governors who he says have taken shutdown orders too far in the coronavirus pandemic, saying ‘some of them are being unreasonable’ as protests against the lockdowns spread across the nation. ‘There are a lot of protests out there, and I just think that some of the governors have gotten carried … Read more
Crowds of locals continue to flood beaches in Jacksonville, Florida after the shores reopened to the public Friday after being shutdown due to the cornavirus pandemic. Jacksonville beaches opened at 5pm on Friday during limited hours and with restrictions, even as Florida recorded its highest single-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases. And the crowds came out for … Read more
Protestors at an anti-lockdown rally in Texas yelled ‘fire Fauci’ in a targeted chant against President Trump’s top medical advisor, as thousands of Americans defied stay-at-home and social distancing orders at rallies. Meanwhile, anti-Trump activists launched counter-protests outside of the president’s properties and laid body bags on the ground. Hundreds of protestors gathered at the … Read more
President Donald Trump has blasted China‘s official coronavirus death statistics as ‘impossible’ with Dr Deborah Birx concurring that Beijing failed its ‘moral obligation’ for transparency in the pandemic. At a White House briefing on Saturday, Dr Birx was presenting a chart with coronavirus mortality rates by country when Trump interjected, saying ‘does anybody really believe … Read more