December 20, 2020 European nations ban flights from UK to prevent coronavirus mutation from spreading to continent Several European nations on Sunday banned flights from the United Kingdom to prevent a new strain of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across southern England from gaining traction on the continent.
December 16, 2020 DeSantis vows to keep Florida restaurants open, criticizes NYC indoor dining shutdown Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to keeping restaurants open and criticizing other areas of the country like New York City where indoor dining has been suspended despite evidence that most coronavirus infections can be traced to small gatherings at homes.
December 15, 2020 Georgia man who lied to employer about contracting coronavirus pleads guilty to federal fraud charges A Georgia man who prosecutors say earlier this year lied to his employer about contracting the coronavirus to obtain paid leave, thus causing the corporation $100,000 in losses to shut down its Atlanta facility and compensate other workers forced to quarantine, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Monday.
December 2, 2020 Anti-gay Hungarian politician resigns after Brussels police bust 25-man orgy for violating coronavirus rules An anti-LGBTQ politician from Hungary resigned from the European Parliament on Sunday after he was caught fleeing from what was described as a 25-man orgy in Brussels busted by police for breaching Belgium’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
November 30, 2020 Cuomo criticized for calling coronavirus 'the Grinch' after profiting from response New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was criticized Monday for calling the coronavirus “the Grinch” amid spiking hospitalizations across the state after allegedly profiting from the response to the pandemic.
November 29, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Colorado governor tests positive for coronavirus Follow for the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.
November 27, 2020 CDC panel to meet Tuesday to vote on COVID-19 vaccine priority ATLANTA — A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out once one has been approved.
November 26, 2020 Colorado Gov. Polis is in quarantine after coronavirus exposure Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has entered quarantine after learning Wednesday he was exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
November 19, 2020 Congo declares end to 11th Ebola outbreak Congo has announced the end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this case in the western Equateur Province.
November 18, 2020 Inmates need priority access to coronavirus vaccine, AMA says The American Medical Association (AMA) has called for stronger disease mitigation measures at the nation’s correctional and immigrant detention facilities, and has called for correctional workers, incarcerated people and detained immigrants to be included in the initial phases of coronavirus vaccine distribution.