March 29, 2020 Coronavirus having less of an impact on lower-income, rural areas, report finds Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged in recent weeks but remain comparatively low in poor and rural areas, according to a new analysis.
March 29, 2020 Sen. Kennedy: Congress tried to hide 'spending porn on pet projects' in stimulus bill, but Americans noticed In an effort to reach a compromise on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package which President Trump signed last week, Republican lawmakers had to "swallow" the "spending porn on pet projects" in the bill, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said.
March 29, 2020 Country star Joe Diffie dead from coronavirus complications at age 61 Country star Joe Diffie has died at the age of 61 following a battle with coronavirus.
March 29, 2020 Coronavirus deaths top 2,000 in US – just days after reaching 1,000 mark The number of U.S. deaths from coronavirus topped 2,000 on Saturday – just days after reaching the 1,000 mark.
March 29, 2020 USNS Mercy mission aims to ease strain on Los Angeles-area hospitals, commander says Capt. John Rotruck, the commander of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday that the hospital ship, stocked with supplies and medical personnel to aid in the coronavirus pandemic response, acts “as a relief valve to local hospitals” in the Los Angeles area.
March 29, 2020 Nearly 15K National Guard troops mobilized across US to battle coronavirus, Pentagon announces Nearly 15,000 National Guard troops have been mobilized across the U.S. to assist overwhelmed states in battling the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Sunday.
March 29, 2020 Moscow initiates coronavirus lockdown, requires 'special pass' to leave homes Moscow is the first city in Russia to institute strict protocols in the fight against the coronavirus.
March 29, 2020 Serbia’s dog walking ban sparks outrage among pet owners The Serbian government’s decision on Saturday to ban dog walking in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus provoking outrage among pet owners.
March 29, 2020 Florida begins coronavirus checkpoints, threatens jail time for out-of-state travelers who don't self-quarantine Florida, falling short of statewide lockdown, is screening travelers from the New York City area and Louisiana “hotspots” both at highway roadblocks and at airports, threatening them with 60 days in jail if they don’t self-quarantine as the number of confirmed cases in the state peaks over 4,000.
March 29, 2020 Italy's poorer south preps potential explosion of coronavirus, threatens students with 'flamethrowers' Italy’s poorer south is readying for war, expecting a sudden explosion in coronavirus cases within the next 10 days, as the novel illness advances down the peninsula from the northern, affluent Lombardy region, which is currently the epicenter of the outbreak in the country.