Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

Trump Addressed Nation on Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 11, 2020 76 Comments

President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the Wuhan coronavirus.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: President Trump Unveils Coronavirus Bailout Plan

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 11, 2020 31 Comments

Before I begin with my daily coronavirus update, I wanted to take a few moments to address some statements made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his recent monologue.

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Legal Insurrection Florida ‘Campus Free Speech Tour’ postponed, as universities restrict events

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2020 14 Comments

Bummer. Our Legal Insurrection Florida tour has to be postponed. I was scheduled to give lectures on campus free speech on March 24-25-26 at Florida Atantic U., U. Florida, and Florida State. We were going to hold a reader event prior to the March 24 event in Boca Raton.

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Media, Democrats Rush to Declare ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’ Term Racist – Except It’s Not

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 10, 2020 26 Comments

Here we are in the midst of a Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in America, and everyone is pulling together as a team to combat and beat this thing, right? Wrong.

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Iran: Coronavirus Kills Former Interrogator of U.S. Embassy Hostages

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 10, 2020 37 Comments

A top terrorist-turned-regime official, who in 1979 stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 62 American hostages, has died of coronavirus, Iran's state media confirmed.

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Amherst College Cancels Classes for Remainder of Spring Semester Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 10, 2020 3 Comments

“The risk of having hundreds of people return from their travels to the campus is too great”...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CA Gov. Newsom has Kind Words for Trump Over Handling of Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 10, 2020 28 Comments

This weekend, I proposed that COVID-19 should be renamed colloquially to something more in-line with the symptoms and likely outcomes for most Americans.

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Swine Flu and Me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2020 64 Comments

In September 2009, I caught Swine Flu during the semester when I was at Cornell in Ithaca. It was brutal. For the first time I understood how the flu could kill someone.

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Infectious Disease Expert Warns of the Consequences of Needless Coronavirus Panic

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 09, 2020 55 Comments

Abdu Sharkawy is a doctor in Toronto, Canada, who wrote a Facebook post last week with a message that underscores many of the points I have hade in recent Wuhan Virus Watch posts.

Abdu Sharkawy, a doctor and expert at the University of Toronto in Canada, wrote late Friday that the disease is indeed dangerous but that the often self-interested measures to contain are in some cases proving worse.

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On-Campus Classes Cancelled at Stanford U. After Faculty Member Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 09, 2020 0 Comments

"The University has notified people who might have been exposed and requested that they self-isolate."...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Ted Cruz Self-Quarantines After Exposure to COVID-19 at CPAC.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 09, 2020 29 Comments

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has announced that he plans to self-quarantine after discovering he interacted with an attendee at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) who tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Joy Reid Warns Children of Trump Supporters May Put Your Kids At Risk For Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 48 Comments

Some people on the left have been pushing the false claim that Trump called the Coronavirus a hoax. MSNBC's Joy Reid just took that concept to a new level by suggesting the children of Trump supporters are a threat to other people's kids.

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New York College Students Putting Spring Break on Hold Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 1 Comment

"NYU, Columbia and Cornell universities are urging students not to take off for foreign destinations this month."...

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Airlines Flying Empty “Ghost” Flights During Coronavirus Outbreak to Avoid Losing Flight Spots

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 08, 2020 28 Comments

This is bureaucracy at its finest (or worst). With the coronavirus prompting many to stay in their own germy homes, airlines are wasting thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty flights in order to hold their flight slots.

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Maybe it’s time to dial back the coronavirus drama

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2020 123 Comments

After a week of covering the Wuhan coronavirus as both as a pundit and a biosafety professional, I have come to the conclusion that maybe it is time to dial back the drama associated with the pathogen.

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University of Washington Cancels In-Person Classes Until End of Quarter Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 07, 2020 1 Comment

“Our focus remains keeping this community healthy as we fulfill our important educational, research and service mission.”...

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Iran: Coronavirus Kills the ‘Butcher of Tehran’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 07, 2020 31 Comments

Coronavirus has killed a high-profile leader in Iran responsible for the U.S.-designated terrorist group Basij Forces, the Iranian news agency Tasnim confirmed. Mohammad Haj Abolghasem, a senior commander, was known as the 'butcher of Tehran' for his role in the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests that began in November 2019, the Iranian exile group said.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: California Declares State of Emergency After Its First Coronavirus Death

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 06, 2020 27 Comments

Just as many Legal Insurrection fans predicted, the coronavirus is making its way through the personal-hygiene-challenged state of California.

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