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AUSTRALIA has warned China it will not stop its calls for a public inquiry into the coronavirus crisis despite a furious reaction from Beijing and a threat of a billion dollar trade war. China has slapped suspensions and threatened tariffs on Australia’s key agriculture exports but Canberra has warned it will not back down on …

According to Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles will not fully reopen until there is a cure for COVID-19. During an interview Wednesday morning, Garcetti said city residents need to understand that “we aren’t moving beyond COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it.” City officials are reportedly weighing a decision to extended the lockdown order for …

Boris Johnson says the government has been working on ‘new guidance for employers to make workplaces Covid-secure’. On Sunday 10 May, Boris Johnson unveiled plans detailing how the lockdown measures that have been in place across England since Monday 23 March will start to ease. The prime minister stated that he wished to provide “the shape …

Appearing Tuesday on BBC’s Newsnight, Hollywood star Robert De Niro attacked President Donald Trump’s response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, calling him a “lunatic” with no regard for how many Americans die of the disease. “It’s like Shakespearean the whole thing” – actor Robert de Niro on how the coronavirus outbreak is being handled in …

Homophobia has surged in South Korea after a coronavirus outbreak in the country’s capital was linked to ‘gay clubs’. A 29-year-old man thought to be at the epicentre of the latest cluster was tracked by authorities after going to a number of nightclubs in Itaewon, Seoul. He went out on Friday, May 1, and tested positive for the Covid-19 …

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU.  Soros expressed his doubts about the institution’s survival as it is an ‘incomplete union’ and cited Germany‘s ruling on the European Central Bank as a cause for concern. The 89-year-old also posited that the global pandemic could bring an …

Fear is a powerful driver of public policy. Ordinarily, that is not greatly troubling.  We have speed limits, food sanitation laws, and many other regulations based on rational fear of harm. Sometimes in extreme circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, fear is so pronounced that it leads government officials to declare an emergency, which under …

During a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called recent Wuhan coronavirus shelter-in-place orders “unconstitutional” just days after reports appeared implying that Tesla’s Fremont plant may begin production again soon in violation of lockdown orders. In an appearance on episode number 1,470 of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tesla CEO …

Renowned Chef Guy Fieri is helping restaurant industry workers get back on their feet during the coronavirus pandemic. When Fieri realized how much out of work restaurant employees were hurting due to the health crisis, he decided to do something about it, according to TMZ. “Boy, I started thinking about my brothers and sisters in …

Eager to reopen, local officials across Pennsylvania are set to defy Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions. The governor has outlined a phased reopening plan, complete with a color-coded readiness chart.  Wolf announced Friday that 24 more counties have qualified as “yellow,” meaning they can partially reopen Friday, while extending stay-at-home orders for the …