The Department of Homeland Security and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now restricting cruise ship passengers and crew arriving in the US from boarding domestic commercial flights. The restrictions will apply even to people not showing symptoms and also would require 14-day quarantines for cruise passengers and crew. CNN reported on the restrictions…… MORE
With just 212 days until the November election, 2020 is in full swing — even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Every Sunday, I outline the top storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they’re ranked, so the No. 1 story is the most important of…… MORE
Melania Trump on Sunday tweeted her second message in 48 hours about the importance of taking seriously federal guidelines for people to wear masks or face coverings as coronavirus continues to spread across the country. “I ask that everyone take social distancing & wearing a mask/face covering seriously. #COVID19 is a virus that can spread…… MORE
The Navy captain removed from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week after warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from a coronavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, according to The New York Times on Sunday. Capt. Brett Crozier began exhibiting symptoms before he was removed from…… MORE
It’s been almost a month since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. In that time, the virus has swept across the US, which has gone from having just a few outbreaks to now leading the world in infections. Throughout, the Trump administration has issued a series of promises, predictions and proclamations as…… MORE
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the United States is “struggling” to get the coronavirus crisis under control and that to say otherwise “would be a false statement.” Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Americans in an interview on CBS that “it is going to be a bad week” ahead as there is an…… MORE
To end Sunday’s “State of the Union” on CNN, anchor Jake Tapper took a few moments to ask President Donald Trump directly what his plan was to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Below is a full transcript of Tapper’s remarks: “If I can take a moment, I would like to speak directly to one person…… MORE
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that all individuals operating on department property worldwide should “wear cloth face coverings” when they can’t practice proper social distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a memo sent to Defense Department staff and obtained by CNN, Esper said individuals should wear cloth face coverings…… MORE
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that the Pentagon has deployed “many” of the 2,000 ventilators it committed to the national coronavirus fight, after apparent confusion last week over where they should be sent. “Many of those ventilators deployed with the USNS Comfort and Mercy in New York and (Los Angeles), respectively. They are with…… MORE
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Sunday said his state could run out of ventilators by the end of the week if the number of confirmed coronavirus cases there continues to surge. “Every day we get new information that informs our modeling. We now think it’s probably around the 9th of April before we exceed…… MORE
