PAtience and Fortitude are proud advocates of social estrangement and wearing masks. The famous marble lions that guard the steps of the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street have been separated 90 feet for more than a century, and this week they were adorned with giant …
Read More »NY reports 918 new virus infections, 9 deaths from COVID-19
New York state reported 918 new coronavirus infections and nine deaths from COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday. The 918 figure on Thursday represents the first time more than 900 new infections have been reported since June 12, when 916 people tested positive for the virus statewide. “The more than …
Read More »Chicago Mayor issues emergency travel warning for those coming from states with coronavirus surges
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced Thursday that the city is issuing an emergency travel order directing all residents and travelers entering Chicago from states experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases to the quarantined for 14 days in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. The order, issued …
Read More »US coronavirus cases skyrocket by more than 50,600 in a record one-day jump
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site during the new coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Miami Beach, Florida. Lynne Sladky | AP The United States reported more than 50,600 additional cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the largest increase in a single day since the outbreak began, …
Read More »Michigan health officials link 85 cases of coronavirus with bar reopened
Michigan health officials have linked at least 85 cases of coronavirus to crowds at an East Lansing bar after it was allowed to reopen. The Ingham County Health Department called anyone who visited Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub between June 12 and 20 to self-isolate for 14 days and look …
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