Attorney General William Barr expressed concerns in an interview on Wednesday that “draconian” measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus will come at the cost of freedom for the American people.
As governors and local governments are issuing stay-at-home orders, police departments are stepping in to enforce the edicts.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced that his government will begin easing the lockdown on April 14th and slowly allow businesses to start operating with several restrictions still in place.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he is encouraged that hospitalizations for patients infected with the novel coronavirus are now “relatively flat.”
A Hagerstown, Maryland, winery is getting creative with its social distancing solutions for its business by introducing a delivery dog to its staff.
“People, especially in New York City, the level of activity is up,” Cuomo reported during his daily coronavirus press briefing.
A California pastor who has continued to hold in-person services despite stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus outbreak was met by police in the parking lot of the church building Sunday.
President Donald Trump and his coronavirus task force on Sunday noted that the number of infections and deaths from the virus is stabilizing in many areas, offering Americans some hope.
A Wisconsin boy was caught on camera saying that more kids should “listen to President Trump” and stay at home with their “dads and moms” instead of playing with their friends.
A public policy research group concluded COVID-19 is “170 times less deadly than accidents” as a cause of death in the United States.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an executive order that makes churches an “essential service” in the state as legal battle continues.
A Wisconsin man is finding a unique way to connect with his neighbor in an age of social distancing — by sharing a beer with him via a remote-controlled car.
There are early signs that social distancing measures are “making a difference” and that the increase of new patients being admitted to hospital with coronavirus is slowing, according to chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he and Dr. Deborah Birx argued strongly for Trump to extend social distancing guidelines beyond 15 days.
Britain faces six months of disruption, as the country moves from a period of lockdown to longer-term social distancing until the coronavirus threat is abated, the deputy chief medical officer for England has said.
Model Emily Ratajkowski has been stripping down to promote her lingerie brand while she’s stuck in isolation due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) used an unfortunate metaphor Friday when she figuratively urged Michiganders to “lock arms” to fight the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
Religious leaders have failed to cancel congregational meetings in Ethiopia, despite government orders to limit large gatherings amid the Chinese coronavirus outbreak in the country, alarmed African health officials noted on Thursday.
A Tennessee woman was recently diagnosed with the Chinese coronavirus after she ignored Nashville officials’ instructions to practice social distancing.
A baker in the city of Arezzo was attacked by a migrant after she asked the man to wait outside before being served to prevent gatherings in the shop and the spread of Wuhan coronavirus.
The doctor behind a U.K. college study on the impact of the coronavirus that predicted a doomsday scenario absent any prevention measures and prompted the U.S. government to take action against the deadly disease is now painting a more optimistic picture that is in line with President Donald Trump’s plan to open the American economy by Easter.
“No basketball, for example. You cannot do it,” Cuomo said.
Officials in the hardest-hit states in the U.S., like New York, are prepared to impose legal penalties on individuals who flout restrictions implemented to stem the spread of the widening novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Thousands of boaters hit the water in Boca Raton, Florida, over the weekend despite officials’ warnings regarding the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.
The government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) says that the “stricter” social distancing measures would need to be in place half of the year in order to stop the NHS being overwhelmed with Chinese coronavirus cases.
The novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. will last at least 18 months, a federal government contingency plan leaked to the media this week warned.
Hordes of young people defied orders to practice social distancing as coronavirus concerns steadily increase, congregating on South Florida beaches on Tuesday despite official calls to limit social events to groups of ten.
Ohio officials have announced a liquor buyback program to help bars and restaurants impacted by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
The first one-on-one debate between 2020 Democrat presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday reflected the “social distancing” taking place in American society in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
