We Found And Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat The Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads And A Whole New Way To Fight Covid-19
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) - The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for drugs to fight it....
Trump Harshly Blames China For Pandemic; A Lab ‘Mistake’?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelli...
This Time, Pence Wears Mask As He Tours Indiana Plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, he wore a mask.
Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering Thursday as he toured a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Ind...
Trump Predicts ‘Spectacular’ Rebound As Economy Plunges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to dispel economic gloom, President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s anticipating a major rebound in the coming months and a “spectacular” 2021.
While ec...
Pence’s Wife Says He Was Unaware Of Mask Policy During Visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, is defending his decision to not wear a mask during a recent visit to the Mayo Clinic, saying he was unaware o...
This Is His Quest: An Actor Serenades The Front-line NYC Workers
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a stunning sound, emerging amid the clanging and the whooping and the banging and the honking at 7 p.m. each night as New Yorkers cheer front-line workers: the...
NY pays Silicon Valley Engineer 69 Million Dollars For Ventilators Which Were Never Delivered
NEW YORK (VINnews) On March 27th, as the desperate shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients became more widely known, President Donald Trump posted on Twitter to urge Ford ...
Fauci Warns States Against ‘Tempting’ A Coronavirus Rebound
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top infectious disease expert said Thursday that new cases of the coronavirus are a certainty as states begin to roll back restrictions. States need ...
US Intel: Coronavirus Not Manmade, Still Studying Lab Theory
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the new coronavirus was “not manmade or genetically modified" but say they are still examining whether the origins ...
How Apple And Google Will Let Your Phone Warn You If You’ve Been Exposed To The Coronavirus
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) On April 10, Apple and Google announced a coronavirus exposure notification system that will be built into their smartphone operating systems, iOS an...
Infected With the Coronavirus but Not Showing Symptoms? a Physician Answers 5 Questions About Asymptomatic COVID-19
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) Blood tests that check for exposure to the coronavirus are starting to come online, and preliminary findings suggest that many people have been infec...
Beit Shemesh Mayor Celebrates Independence Day With Crowd While Chareidi Neighborhoods On Lockdown
BEIT SHEMESH (VINnews) — Beit Shemesh mayor Dr. Aliza Bloch drew fire from numerous sources after she organized an Independence Day celebration in the town which including crowding...
Chareidi, Right-Wing MK’s Fume At Supreme Court’s Chametz Ruling, Liberals Celebrate
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chareidi and right-wing MK's reacted angrily to the Israeli Supreme Court ruling Thursday stating that hospitals are not authorized to prevent Chametz from en...
Police Called After NYC Funeral Home Puts Bodies in Trucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented tr...
Israel May Postpone Opening Of Kindergartens, Lower Grades As Evidence Mounts That Children Infect
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The partial return of educational facilities in Israel, scheduled for Sunday May 3, may be delayed after health ministry officials may advise the government n...
Israeli Supreme Court : Hospitals Cannot Prevent People From Bringing Chametz In On Pesach
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's Supreme Court ruled in response to petitions that the prohibition by hospitals of allowing Chametz into their premises during Pesach was devoid of au...
Mayor: LA 1st Major US City Offering All Residents Tests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday.
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Scrutinized Malaria Drug Purchase To Be Refunded In Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will be refunded $800,000 it spent to buy malaria drugs once touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus despite warnings from doct...
Opinion: I Am A COVID-19 Era Chosson, Here Is My Story
LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — The following was submitted to VINnews by a reader:
I am a choson a few short weeks away from my chasunah. Being engaged brings about many new feelings and ...
Over 70% Of Tested Inmates In Federal Prisons Have COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Fleming never got to say goodbye to his father. He didn't know his dad was fading away on a ventilator, diagnosed with coronavirus at the federal prison w...