The Trump administration has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, officials said. The emergency declaration Friday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unlocks access to a nationwide pot of $42 billion in vital aid from the Disaster Relief Fund, as the number of confirmed New York cases […]

A MAJORITY of Americans approve of President Trump's coronavirus response, a new study shows. Fifty-five percent of Americans approved Donald's Trump management of the COVID-19 crisis, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday. Forty-three percent of the pollees disapproved of Trump's actions as the total number of people infected in America has surpassed 15,000, and more than 200 people […]

ALL FIFTY of America’s states have now recorded cases of coronavirus. While President Donald Trump has said a national lockdown will never be “necessary”, state leaders have implemented their own restrictions in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and relieve the economic effects of the pandemic. The Department of State issued a Level 4 advisory for travel abroad […]

My Gran, the ultimate Panto Dame: ROY HUDD – who died this week aged 83 – wrote about the woman who taught him to laugh in the face of tragedy in his captivating memoir My earliest memory is of being held up above my aunt’s head, looking out of the bedroom window at 5 Neville Street, Croydon, at a huge […]

Radar maps reveal how fewer planes are taking to the air as airlines are grounded after coronavirus travel bans Figures from flightradar24 show of yesterday there 132,135 flights worldwide There’s been a significant drop in flights over Italy between February and March  Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel for UK citizens for 30 days  In the UK the […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector to mobilize against the pandemic — telling a staffer: “Do it now,” while on a call with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. On the Friday morning call, Schumer (D-NY) urged the president […]

A 7-MONTH-old has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Michigan, as the death toll in the U.S. hit 210. The baby is doing well, and has not been hospitalized, an Oakland County health official told The Oakland Press. 2The Michigan baby's diagnosis of the deadly virus came as 14,611 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins […]

A record 2.25 million Americans are expected to file unemployment claims this week. That number comes from Goldman Sachs, who issued a grim outlook for the US workforce and economy on Friday as President Trump urged states to not make unemployment numbers public in hopes of avoiding a second Great Depression. If 2.25 million Americans do in fact file claims, […]

THOUSANDS of children are drawing rainbows and hanging them in their windows to "brighten up people's day" during the coronavirus pandemic. With self-isolation and social distancing highly advised by the government, children and parents are facing what could be months at home with little to do.  ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates It comes […]

A MAN who suffered two cardiac arrests within a fortnight said he "owes his life" to his wife after she performed CPR on him that she learned in the Girl Guides more than 40 years ago. Paul Shattock, 55, from Fakenham, Norfolk, suffered two heart attacks in the space of just 14 days — but both times was brought back to […]