When a retired janitor suddenly died in southern Georgia, crowds of relatives and friends flocked to a local funeral home and mourned together. Within weeks, their city was overrun by coronavirus cases. That cluster of coronavirus cases was linked to the funerals of 64-year-old Andrew J. Mitchell and another man, held in late February and…… MORE
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An ER doctor dies in his husband’s arms a week after first coronavirus symptoms
New Jersey emergency room doctor Frank Gabrin knew he could contract coronavirus when he walked into work to treat patients. But still he continued, and about a week after contracting the virus Gabrin died in his husband’s arms Tuesday. His loss is a lesson on the importance of caring for the people who are caring…… MORE
Lori Loughlin and 13 other defendants move to dismiss charges in college admissions scandal
Attorneys for parents in the college admissions scandal case, including Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, filed a collection of motions to the dismiss charges against them in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday. One memo filed on behalf of 14 defendants including Loughlin and Giannulli argues that charges should be dismissed because the venue was…… MORE
FBI sees spike in gun sale background checks amid coronavirus pandemic
The FBI reported a 41% surge in background checks by individuals attempting to purchase firearms in the United States last month, according to newly released data from the agency, a significant increase over the same period last year. The new figures indicate 3.7 million gun purchase background checks were conducted in the month of March…… MORE
Ellis Marsalis Jr., pianist, educator and patriarch of legendary musical family, dies of complications from coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., a New Orleans jazz legend, educator and father of four musical sons died on Wednesday, Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Director Emeritus Quint Davis told CNN. He was 85. The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his son Branford Marsalis told the New York Times. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He…… MORE
FEMA sends EMTs and paramedics to New York City to help amid coronavirus crisis
The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent hundreds of ambulances, EMTs and paramedics to New York City this week to help assist FDNY amid the coroanvirus pandemic. New York is considered the epicenter of the American coronavirus outbreak, with at least 83,712 reported cases of the virus and at least 1,941 deaths, according to CNN’s latest…… MORE
2 dead from coronavirus, 45 ill after March choir rehearsal
Two people have died from Covid-19 and 45 people are ill after a March 10 choir practice in Washington state, health officials said. Of the some 60 people who attended the Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal in Mount Vernon, 28 members have confirmed cases of the virus, according to Kayla Schott-Bresler of Skagit County Public Health.…… MORE
Calling the fight against coronavirus a “war” can motivate but also mislead
Donald Trump has called himself a “wartime president” and said coronavirus is an “invisible enemy.” The former CDC director has warned of a “long war ahead.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called on the public to support our “troops,” otherwise known as health care workers. The now-common metaphors comparing the efforts to stop coronavirus…… MORE
Coronavirus has police everywhere scrambling to respond as their forces are reduced
Serving and trying to protect against a threat we can’t see, law enforcement officials around the country are grappling with policing during the coronavirus pandemic. Big departments such as in New York or Detroit are shifting resources and people around to ensure essential work gets done as their workforces are reduced by the virus. Sheriffs’…… MORE
Cruise ships with hundreds of sick passengers to arrive off Florida coast early Thursday
A pair of cruise ships carrying more than 200 guests and crew with flu-like symptoms, including eight passengers who tested positive for Covid-19, were expected off Florida’s coast early Thursday. But whether passengers will be allowed to disembark remained unclear. Calling the plight of those on board a “humanitarian situation,” Holland America ON Wednesday evening…… MORE
