Category: Public health

Sen Doug Jones: ‘I’m Scratching My Head’ Over Trump Saying Number of U.S. Virus Cases Is a ‘Badge of Honor’
Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, considered the most vulnerable Democrat up for re-election this year, said that he doesn't understand why Donald Trump would consider the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States to be a "badge of honor."

DHS IG Will Examine ICE Detention Facilities COVID-19 Policies and Practices
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) Joseph Cuffari will conduct a review of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in its facilities.

Fmr GOP Strategist Schmidt Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response ‘Just Plain, Old-Fashioned Imbecility’
Donald Trump's poor response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is just a reflection of the broader weakening that he's putting the United States through with his leadership, according to a former high-profile Republican strategist who today is a prominent Trump critic.

Joe Biden: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Democratic Convention Can Happen
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is conceding that it's uncertain whether the 2020 Democratic National Convention can go on as planned this summer considering the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dr Sanjay Gupta: Rare Coronavirus Syndrome Is Affecting Children
A new, as-of-yet-rare-but-deadly syndrome has begun to affect children in the United States, according to Dr Sanjay Gupta, CNN's longtime medical correspondent.

Gov. Cuomo Explains NY Coronavirus Testing in Testy Exchange with CNN Host Brother
The brotherly banter which has become the hallmark of the Cuomos' appearances were replaced Wednesday evening by the more traditional journalist-politician jousting which for which cable news is well known.

House Democrats Call on ICE To Release More Illegal Immigrants from Detention Due to COVID-19
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is among the senior House Democrats calling on the Trump administration to release undocumented immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to the spread of COVID-19.

Mitt Romney: ‘I Find Our Testing Record Nothing to Celebrate Whatsoever’
Although Donald Trump and members of his administration have been presenting US coronavirus testing in a positive light, Sen Mitt Romney (R-Utah) put it in a more accurate perspective which isn't so rosy.

Democratic Leader Denounces McConnell’s ‘No Urgency to Act’ Further on COVID-19 Crisis
The leader of the Senate Democrats castigated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) Monday for McConnell's statement that Senate Republicans have “yet to feel the urgency of acting immediately” to address the health and economic crises, despite record unemployment numbers and widespread reports of families going hungry and not being able to afford rent.

Lawmakers Unveil Emergency Legislation to Vastly Increase Medical Equipment Production
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) this week unveiled the Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act to mobilize the federal government to close the gap in the production of health care equipment.

