Two Nationals The players tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s initial admissions test program, manager Davey Martinez revealed today. The club has not publicly identified the names of the two players and can only do so with the permission of the players, according to Major League Baseball protocols this …
Read More »Governor of New Jersey: ‘We are going through hell. We can’t afford to go through hell again. ‘
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) said Sunday that his state “went through hell” when the coronavirus pandemic occurred and “cannot afford to go through hell again.” Murphy told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that New Jersey has “paid a huge price” with its at least 13,333 confirmed deaths after the …
Read More »Covid-19-like virus shipped to Wuhan from China in 2013: report
By Thomas Seal Virus samples sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology seven years ago closely resemble Covid-19, according to a Sunday Times report highlighting unanswered questions about the origins of the global pandemic. In 2013, scientists sent frozen samples to the Wuhan laboratory from a former bat-infested copper mine …
Read More »Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years after COVID-19 spike
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The border between Australia’s two most populous states will be closed for an indefinite period from Tuesday as authorities rush to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne. People wearing face masks practice social distancing while waiting to enter an Apple store on …
Read More »Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is in the air, ask WHO to review recommendations: NYT
(Reuters) – Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the new, smaller particulate coronavirus in the air can infect people and are asking the World Health Organization to review the recommendations, the New York Times reported Saturday. . The WHO has said that coronavirus disease spreads mainly from person …
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