Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

Campaign Donation to Andrew Cuomo Reportedly Linked to Immunity for Nursing Homes

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2020 13 Comments

Until now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has largely escaped media criticism over the thousands of deaths in New York, linked to the policy that required nursing homes to accept patients infected with Coronavirus. That may be about to change.

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Purdue President Mitch Daniels Says Not Opening Campus in Fall ‘Unacceptable’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2020 1 Comment

"Forty-five thousand young people — the biggest student population we’ve ever had — are telling us they want to be here this fall"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Pandemic Lockdown Creates Economic ‘Free Fall’ in California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 28, 2020 31 Comments

Yesterday's update featured the young and rich fleeing the lockdown-hit metropolis of New York City, leaving it to the cannibal rats. Today's update will start with a look at the dire economic conditions on the West Coat, which is the direct result of the continued lockdown.

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Some Students May be Welcomed Back to Campus by Virus Testing Robots

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2020 0 Comments

"to facilitate on-campus testing of students, instructors, and staff"...

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Another 2.1 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 28, 2020 5 Comments

The number has gone down, but another 2.1 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week. Over 40 million people have filed claims in the last ten weeks.

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Religious Liberty Lockdown Cases Reach SCOTUS

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 27, 2020 34 Comments

There are at least two cases in which we may get rulings soon from the U.S. Supreme Court on issues of religious liberty in the age of lockdown. Both cases allege that religious groups are being treated more harshly than secular businesses and groups. This type of disparate treatment has been at issue in many lower court cases, but now cases from California and Illinois have emergency motions for injunctive relief submitted to the Supreme Court, with responses due May 28.

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Looks Like New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham Broke Her Lockdown Rules to Buy Jewelry

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 27, 2020 25 Comments

KRQE News 13 in New Mexico learned that Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham broke her lockdown rules in order to buy jewelry. Lujan Grisham claims she didn't do anything wrong. She explained the caveats to the lockdown only after she got caught. These caveats surprised other small business owners, who thought absolutely no one was allowed in their stores for any reason.

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Ralph Northam Orders Virginians to Wear Masks Days After Being Spotted Near Others at Beach Without One

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2020 34 Comments

Virginia's Democrat Governor Ralph Northam has now ordered all Virginians to wear face masks in public. Just two days ago, the governor was spotted at a beach, not wearing a mask or practicing social distancing. Doesn't this send a rather mixed message?

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Conservative Prof Claims Baptist Seminary Used Coronavirus Crisis as Excuse to Get Rid of Him

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2020 1 Comment

“I don’t think this is right.”...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CDC Warns of Aggressive Cannibal Rats, Desperate to Survive Lockdown of Restaurants

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 27, 2020 37 Comments

Move over murder hornets: Thanks to the coronavirus, we now have to worry about cannibal rats.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer Accused of Hypocrisy After Husband Reportedly Traveled to Have Boat Put In Water for Holiday Weekend

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 26, 2020 32 Comments

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has become a household name due to her strict lockdown rules during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. She urged people to stay away from northern Michigan if they do not reside in the area. However, the owner of a docking company revealed that Whitmer's husband Marc Mallory asked them to put out their family boat in the water before Memorial Day weekend...in northern Michigan. Oh, Mallory also tried to use his wife's position as governor to receive special treatment.

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Top Chinese Diplomats Call for ‘Wolf Warrior’ Army to Push Diplomatic Agenda Abroad

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 26, 2020 16 Comments

"War," the German military strategist Carl von Clausewitz famously said, "is merely the continuation of politics by other means." For Communist China, diplomacy is the waging of war by other means.

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Progressive Student Group Demands Yale Tap Endowment to Ease Economic Burden of Students and Staff

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2020 7 Comments

“Yale has a huge amount of wealth and power in their endowment”...

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California State U. Has No Plans to Reduce Tuition With Online Classes Only

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2020 6 Comments

"decision comes despite numerous surveys taken during the coronavirus lockdown that have found that students do not believe online classes are equivalent to in-person ones"...

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Shutdowns Have Brought New York City to the Brink of Economic Catastrophe

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2020 47 Comments

Professor Jacobson recently wrote about Ghost Towns USA, with pictures showing quiet and empty streets in New York City, due to the Coronavirus lockdown. If this goes on much longer, the economic effect on the city will be disastrous. The cracks are already starting to show.

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U.S. Seeks to Relocate China Supply Chains to India, Allies in Post-Coronavirus World

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 25, 2020 31 Comments

Given recent developments following the outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus, the era of China being the go-to manufacturing destination for the U.S. companies appears to be coming to an end. The United States seeks to decouple its economy from Communist China in a post-coronavirus scenario, media reports say. Washington wants to empower India and other Indo-Pacific allies to replace manufacturing supply chains running through China.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CDC Says Coronavirus Infection Fatality Rate Could be as Low as 0.26%

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 25, 2020 30 Comments

Today's update features news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It appears the agency is, once again, adjusting estimates based on real numbers....in this case, as it relates to the infection fatality rate, which is more than ten times lower than initially assessed.

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U. Michigan President Says There Will be No Football in Fall if Students Aren’t on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2020 3 Comments

“If there is no on-campus instruction then there won’t be intercollegiate athletics, at least for Michigan”...

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