Washington Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading experts on infectious diseases, warned Sunday that the United States is “unlikely” to achieve collective immunity against the coronavirus if part of the population refuses to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus. In an interview that aired on Sunday as part …
Read More »China closes county amid surge in coronavirus linked to Beijing market
China has put the 400,000 residents of a county near Beijing in another coronavirus blockade in response to a new outbreak, according to reports Monday. New restrictions on movement have been imposed in Anxin, part of Hebei province, 90 miles southwest of Beijing. Health officials said Anxin would be “completely …
Read More »The Supreme Court rules that the CFPB chief can be fired for any reason, in a blow to the agency created under Obama.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal law that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during the Obama administration unconstitutionally limited the reasons why the president could fire his director, but in doing so allowed the agency to continue operating , saying that the part of the law …
Read More »Governments around the world recede as coronavirus cases rise
Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections increase in many countries. India reported 20,000 on Monday, while the number of cases in the US is growing at approximately 40,000 per day. The United States reported 38,800 recently confirmed infections Monday, totaling more than 2.5 …
Read More »Houston Methodist CEO on the rise in coronavirus cases among youth
The CEO of a Houston-area hospital system told CNBC on Monday that Texas’ surge in coronavirus cases is affecting more people under the age of 50 than before in the pandemic. “We are definitely seeing that this affects young people, and they are getting very sick,” Houston Methodist CEO Dr. …
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