Fed Outlook Turns Gloomier as Coronavirus Spreads

Central bank leaders warn of hits to confidence, higher joblessness and more business bankruptcies Federal Reserve officials are facing growing doubts about the prospect for a sustained economic rebound due to the nation’s uneven public-health response to the coronavirus. Officials have warned this month in speeches and interviews that the economy faces a deeper downturn …

Coronavirus Is Back With a Vengeance in Places Where It Had All but Vanished

Coronavirus Is Back With a Vengeance in Places Where It Had All but Vanished

Hong Kong, Japan and Australia are seeing new waves of infections after relaxing Covid-19 restrictions Australia reported only a handful of new coronavirus cases in early June, while Hong Kong went three weeks without a single locally transmitted infection that month. Japan had already lifted a state of emergency in May after the number of …

UK imposes quarantine for Britons returning from Spain

UK imposes quarantine for Britons returning from Spain

‘Everyone is panicking’: UK quarantine decision shocks Britons in Spain Requirement to self-isolate on return to Britain will further damage tourism industry.     News that the British government had imposed a two-week quarantine on those returning from Spain quickly soured the Saturday night mood in the Brew Rock beach bar in Altea, Alicante – …

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As Florida became a global epicenter of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis held one meeting this month with his top public health official, Scott Rivkees, according to the governor’s schedule. His health department has sidelined scientists, halting briefings last month with disease specialists and telling the experts there was not sufficient …

US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down

US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down

(CNN)Coronavirus deaths in the US topped 1,000 four days in a row last week amid ongoing debates on the return of school and mask mandates. The country recorded 900 new virus-related deaths Saturday, down from the 1,130 reported Friday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 146,460 Americans have died from the virus, according …

Why the World Worries About the Virus 2.0 Nuclear Option

Why the World Worries About the Virus 2.0 Nuclear Option

https://youtu.be/jL7KXsha2fU Shuttering businesses, grounding airlines and ordering people to stay home was hard enough the first time. The thought of having to do it all over again is something world leaders don’t want to even contemplate. From Italy to New Zealand, irrespective of how well the virus was contained, governments acknowledge that fresh waves of …

California posts daily record of coronavirus deaths

California posts daily record of coronavirus deaths

California posted its biggest daily rise of coronavirus deaths on Friday as the number of people who died from the disease over the past 24 hours in the state reached 159. The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the state now stands above 8,000, the California Public Health Department confirmed.  9,718 new coronavirus patients …