UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of intensive care after coronavirus hospitalization
iStock/Vladislav Zolotov(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved from intensive care and back to the hospital ward and is in “good spirits,” Downing Street said Thursday evening. “The Prime Minister has been moved this
Japan's sudden spike in coronavirus cases after Tokyo Olympics postponement raises eyebrows
iStock/winhorse(TOKYO) — Japan reported more than 500 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus for the first time Thursday, the latest in a sudden spike in infections since the Tokyo Olympics were postponed till next year. Before
Fauci: 'In a perfect world' Americans would stop shaking hands
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Should the coronavirus pandemic mark the end of the American handshake? Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, thinks so. “I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again, to
Pete Buttigieg on Bernie Sanders suspending campaign: 'So much now depends on us coming together'
ABC News(SOUTH BEND, Indiana) — Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined ABC’s “The View” Thursday and stressed the need for Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters to back former Vice President Joe Biden. “Nobody can
Doctors, nurses from across the US step up to help NYC on the coronavirus front lines
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Jamie Edens and Ryan Ward arrived in New York City last week after a whirlwind road trip from their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two intensive care-unit nurses were on their way to
Tennessee mayor and wife host virtual game night to bring community together amid coronavirus pandemic
Courtesy Demetria McTizic(BOLIVAR, Tenn.) — The mayor of a small Tennessee town and his wife are bringing together their community amid the coronavirus pandemic by hosting virtual game nights each night live on Facebook. Julian McTizic, 32,
In a guest article for 'TIME', Angelina Jolie warns how self-isolation can increase abuse of children
Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-winner, U.N. humanitarian ambassador, and TIME contributing editor Angelina Jolie is using a new column in the magazine to bring to light a new danger of the COVID-19 pandemic: the risk isolating can cause abused children.
Self-isolation fan Pauley Perrette says her new show, 'Broke', is the perfect for the quarantine blues
CBS TV(NEW YORK) — When Pauley Perrette’s new sitcom, Broke, was getting underway, the economy was on fire, and nobody needed to socially distance. What a difference a few months makes. The show, in which the NCIS veteran plays a cash-strapped
George and Amal Clooney donate over $1 million towards COVID-19 relief
Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — George Clooney and his wife Amal have joined a growing number of A-list celebrities making huge donations to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline reports the Clooneys have donated upward of
Coronavirus government response update: Fauci says death toll may be much lower than expected, Trump to form economic task force
Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks(WASHINGTON) — As the nation’s top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could be far less than the original White House projection of up