COVID-19

Two U.S. Navy ships in the Middle East have been ordered into port as they combat outbreaks of COVID-19, the U.S. Navy said early Friday.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters he is considering lifting the statewide coronavirus mask mandate. The governor said he is also considering other statewide COVID-19 related orders.

House Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to end migration controls at the United States-Mexico border to help slow the Chinese coronavirus in foreign countries.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find stash houses near the border where smugglers warehouse their human cargo. Most recently, agents in Pharr, Texas, found 71 migrants packed into a single house.

The British government is advising that secondary school pupils wear masks when they reopen — but that they cannot be made compulsory. 

A large study of youth sports in Wisconsin has found that there has been nearly zero transmission of the coronavirus among players.

Pope Francis’ new personal physician is a geriatric specialist who has downplayed the peculiarity of the coronavirus, calling it an “ordinary disease.”

Europe’s best-selling tabloid has congratulated the UK for its coronavirus vaccine rollout, stating that Germany “envies” their neighbours.

PM Boris Johnson has signalled that vaccine passports may be required domestically within the UK for Britons to go to the pub or the theatre.

The Member of Parliament for the Port of Dover has called for illegal migrants to be put on the same quarantine “red list” as legitimate travellers, including British citizens, entering the United Kingdom from high-risk countries. 

Forty percent of inmates in California’s state prison system have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, even though the state as a whole is rolling out vaccines much more slowly to the general population.

On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraged New Yorkers to wear two masks until at least June.

A new poll shows a plurality of New Yorkers believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes, resulting in numerous deaths that were not reported in fear of a federal investigation.

Big Bend Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant woman left for dead by human smugglers during the Texas winter storm last week. Agents found the woman on a ranch near Marfa, Texas.

Following the 2020 presidential election, progressive feminist and author Naomi Wolf expressed regret over her vote for Joe Biden if she had been aware of his possible strategy of returning to lockdowns to combat COVID-19.

Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) decried tactics used by Democrats to get “liberal priorities” passed into law by using the COVID-19 pandemic as justification.

The last restrictions on public gatherings and businesses won’t be repealed until June at the earliest, Boris Johnson said Monday.

Dozens of Italian teachers called in sick Monday after getting inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus over the weekend in Treviso, northern Italy, local media report.

Two weeks ago, the media said that maskless Super Bowl celebrations would lead to a coronavirus outbreak, that has apparently not happened.

Barbers, hairdressers, gyms, pubs, and restaurants are expected to remain restricted when Boris Johnson announces a loosening of the national lockdown regulations in England. 

A High Court judge has ruled that Health Secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully in failing to publish multi-billion-pound COVID-19 government contracts within the 30-day period required by law.

U.S. skateboarding champion Nyjah Huston was arrested in Los Angeles and accused of holding a coronavirus “superspreader” party.

Saturday Night Live is being criticized for a joke by Michael Che during the show’s most recent broadcast that suggested the State of Israel is only offering the coronavirus vaccine to Jews.

Not many people knew there was college football being played this weekend, but there was. However, what made national headlines wasn’t the game, it was a referee swearing like a sailor on a hot mic.

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has a clear opinion on whether fans should be allowed to attend MLB games: He says fans should be there, 100%.

According to a recent study, having fans at NFL and NCAA football games last year did not increase the spread of the coronavirus.

Teachers’ unions held rallies in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Saturday against re-opening public schools in the area until a list of safety demands are met.

LONDON (AP) — The British government announced a small step out of the nation’s lockdown on Saturday – allowing nursing home residents to have a single friend or family member visit them indoors.

The United Kingdom, which the EU compared to a “speedboat” in vaccine development, has committed to giving 80 per cent of its spare doses to the third world once all adults in Britain have been vaccinated.

Two unnamed women disguised to appear elderly were foiled in an attempt to get the coronavirus vaccine in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday.