Coronavirus

Slap in the face for people suffering across the US: Critics slam watered-down COVID relief deal

Dec 24, 2020 16:21

In the wake of Sunday night December 20th agreement on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is far smaller than economists say is necessary, progressives argued that the "slap-in-the-face" bill must be passed to help stem the suffering of working-class Americans but that much more will be needed to address the crisis that has claimed more than 300,000 lives and 20 million jobs in the United States so far.
Is Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID vaccine policy hurting other nations?

Dec 23, 2020 06:51

A recent report by the rights group stated that all of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines and 96 percent of Pfizer-BioNtech’s vaccine doses have been secured by rich countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

Dec 23, 2020 06:46

Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts said it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause more severe disease.
Calls for national lockdown in England to curb spread of new Covid strain

Dec 23, 2020 06:38

Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure to impose another national lockdown within days, as more than 40 countries banned arrivals from the UK in an effort to keep out a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus.
One in every 5 US prisoners has tested positive for COVID-19

Dec 22, 2020 16:58

Nearly every prison system in the US has seen infection rates significantly higher than the communities around them. In facilities run by the federal Bureau of Prisons, one of every five prisoners has had coronavirus. Twenty-four state prison systems have had even higher rates.
US population growth falls to lowest in a century amid pandemic fallout

Dec 22, 2020 16:47

The United States is on pace for the slowest population growth in a century amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysts, and economists worry it will hamper economic recovery.
COVID cases in US prisons and ICE immigration jails surpass 250,000

Dec 21, 2020 12:42

As new coronavirus cases and deaths surge in the US, the combined number of confirmed cases among people incarcerated in immigration jails and state and federal prisons has surpassed 250,000, according to federal data and the Marshall Project.
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

Dec 21, 2020 12:37

To some, it might seem too soon to contemplate the next global outbreak, with the world still grappling with the devastating fallout of the ongoing one. But scientists say it's highly like that, without savvy intervention, another novel virus will jump from animal to human host and find the conditions to spread like wildfire.
Birthday of the Heroine of Karbala

Dec 20, 2020 06:56

Heartiest felicitations to you on a very auspicious occasion. For your information, today is that auspicious day in history when a virtuous lady that nursed Islam back to life was born. She was none other the Heroine of Karbala, Hazrat Zainab (Peace be upon her), the granddaughter of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger, Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
COVID-19 deaths hit hardest in rural America

Dec 18, 2020 16:35

A new analysis conducted by the Pew Research Center finds that the US rural areas that are sparsely populated now account for about twice the number of coronavirus-related deaths as the most densely populated cities.