Soaring Infection Rates, Lockdowns, and Border Closures: The Latest on the Coronavirus in Europe
A staffer walks in one of the emergency structures that were set up at the Brescia hospital, in northern Italy.Luca Bruno/AP Saturday brought a flood of news from Europe, where coronavirus cases are soaring and countries are scrambling to mitigate the spread of the infection. Italy reported 175 deaths and a 20 percent jump in…
The White House Says Donald Trump Does Not Have Coronavirus
Alex Brandon/AP Update, 3/14/20, 7:30 pm ET: Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a letter from the White House physician. President Donald Trump just held another coronavirus press conference. The takeaways: Trump says he took the coronavirus test last night and is awaiting the results. “I decided I should, based on the…
The First Coronavirus Death Has Been Reported in New York City
New York has reported its first death from the coronavirus— an 82-year-old woman with a history of lung disease died in Brooklyn on Friday evening. “It’s tragic—we are going to lose some people.” Mr. Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC Saturday morning. “There are some, I am certain, that could had been saved if the testing…
One of Trump’s Favorite Pastors Says, “All Natural Disasters Can Ultimately Be Traced to Sin.”
Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, speaks before Vice President Mike Pence during an Evangelicals for Trump Event in Sioux City, Iowa.Gene J. Puskar/AP The title of last week’s sermon from Robert Jeffress, pastor of the Dallas First Baptist Church—an Evangelical Christian megachurch that claims a flock of 14,000— directly addressed the…
Trump Denied Responsibility for Slashing His Pandemic Team. Last Month He Was Bragging About Cuts.
President Donald Trump declares a national emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 13, 2020 in Washington, DC.Oliver Contreras/CNP via Zuma “I just think that’s a nasty question.” That was Trump’s response when, at Friday afternoon’s coronavirus press conference, PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor pressed the president…
Trump Just Can’t Keep His Hands to Himself
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc.Alex Brandon/AP President Trump—modeling exactly the behavior health experts have been warning us to avoid—just shook the hands of five top CEOs and adjusted the microphone for them all at his coronavirus press conference this afternoon. Trump also touched the hand of…