Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

Compare and Contrast: Media Coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s Coronavirus Failure vs. Ron DeSantis’ Success

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 09, 2020 17 Comments

As both a media critic and a follower of all things political, it has been both fascinating and maddening at the same time to compare the media's coverage of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak in his state to their coverage of FL Gov. Ron DeSantis's handling of the outbreak in his state.

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Iran-Linked Hackers Target U.S. Manufacturer of Coronavirus Therapeutic

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 09, 2020 25 Comments

Hackers with links to Iran have targeted a U.S. drugmaker working on a potential coronavirus treatment, Reuters news agency reported on Friday. The US drugmaker Gilead Sciences, whose antiviral drug remdesivir has shown promising results in treating coronavirus patients, came repeatedly under cyber attack from servers based in Iran in recent weeks, media reports reveal.

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Northeastern University Plans to Reopen for On-Campus Classes in the Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

"It is our intention to reopen our campuses this fall and offer on-site instruction and a residential experience for our students"...

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Harvard Medical School Blog Suggests LGBT Students at Greater Risk of Stress in Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

“COVID-19 and the LGBTQ+ community: Rising to unique challenges”...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Texas, California, and Iowa among states lifting lockdown rules

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 09, 2020 24 Comments

On Friday afternoon, my company discussed the development of recommissioning plans.

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Wells College Warns it May Have to Close if Students Don’t Return in Fall 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

"If New York State continues its mandate that our campus remain closed through all or part of the fall semester, Wells simply will not receive enough revenue to continue operations"...

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April Jobs Report: 14.7% Unemployment Rate, Payrolls Dropped by 20.5 Million

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 9 Comments

In a matter of a few months, the strong economy through President Donald Trump's administration plummeted to record levels due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. The unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7% while payrolls dropped by 20.5 million.

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Georgetown Law School Sues U.S. for Not Providing Coronavirus Funds to Illegal Immigrant Families

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 08, 2020 10 Comments

“U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants do not receive the $500 economic impact payments specifically intended for children.”...

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University College London Scientists Think Coronavirus Outbreak May Have Started in October 2019

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 08, 2020 2 Comments

"astonishing claim tracks closely with recent and ongoing discoveries in the scientific community"...

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U. Pittsburgh Prof Researching Coronavirus Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 08, 2020 8 Comments

"was found in his townhouse Saturday with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, torso and extremities"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Phase Three of Vaccine Trial Could Begin Early Summer

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 24 Comments

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Moderna permission to move to phase two "shortly," which means the crucial phase three can begin in early summer:

On Thursday, Moderna announced that the Food and Drug Administration had cleared its application to proceed to a clinical trial involving about 600 people.

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“Essentially every single person I met along that trip is now unemployed”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2020 72 Comments

I was asked by Cornell media production people to appear in a video discussing the current coronavirus crisis. Now that was a shock. I'm not used to being promoted by Cornell. So I behaved myself, I didn't want them to regret it.

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Researchers Believe NYC is the ‘Primary Source’ of Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Across U.S.

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2020 28 Comments

Researchers discovered the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak occurred due to travelers from New York City, making it "the primary source of new infections across the country" by early March.

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Western Michigan U. Planning Staff Cuts in Face of Multi-Million Dollar Losses

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 07, 2020 0 Comments

“We cannot avoid personnel reductions regardless of how personally difficult it may be"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: 66% of New York State Hospitalizations are of People Who Stayed HOME

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 07, 2020 46 Comments

Today's update will begin with the shocking determination that the vast majority of coronavirus-hospitalized New Yorkers were sheltering-at-home.

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Another 3.2 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2020 9 Comments

The Labor Department reported this morning that another 3.2 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week. On the plus side, the claims have dropped from its peak in March. That stat suggests layoffs might slow down.

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Texas AG Calls for Release of Salon Owner Jailed for Opening Her Business to Feed Her Kids

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 06, 2020 78 Comments

Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Dallas County judge who sentenced salon owner Shelly Luther to seven days in jail after she refused to apologize for opening her business against lockdown orders. Dallas County was one of the counties that released "hardened criminals" arguing it was to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But yes, let's jail a woman opening her business to feed her family and ensure her stylists can feed theirs.

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Cuomo: Out-of-State Health Care Workers Who Came to New York to Help Now Subject to NY State Income Tax

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 06, 2020 53 Comments

Thousands of health care workers headed Cuomo's call for help and volunteered to go to New York to help amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New York was hit particularly hard. Now, those that spent more than 14 days in the Empire State will be required to pay state income tax, even if they're being paid by entities in other states for their work in New York.

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