On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that many insurance companies would be waving copays for coronavirus testing. This includes many of the leading insurers such as Aetna, Anthem, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group. ‘I’m pleased to report…that all the insurance companies here either today or before today have … Read more
Horrified passengers only learned that nineteen crew members and two tourists aboard Grand Princess cruise ship had tested positive for coronavirus when Mike Pence announced the cases at his press conference. Forty-six people on board were swabbed and 21 of them tested positive, Vice President Mike Pence revealed in a White House press conference Friday. News … Read more
Fears have been raised for 142 Britons on board the Grand Princess cruise ship after 21 people were diagnosed with coronavirus. Vice President Mike Pence, who is in charge of the US response to the crisis, revealed that 19 crew members and two passengers had the virus on Friday. President Trump subsequently raised the prospect … Read more
The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport have allegedly not begun screening passengers arriving from South Korea, where coronavirus has rapidly spread. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said in a tweet that people traveling from high-risk countries would be screened upon arrival in the US. Katie Miller, spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, later clarified … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be talking about a vaccine or a cure for the coronavirus with pharmaceutical executives and defended holding campaign rallies amid concerns about an outbreak of the disease. ‘We’re talking about a vaccine, maybe even a cure,’ the president said ahead of his meeting later Monday. ‘We’ve asked them to … Read more
Ivanka Trump has showed off the ‘many new friends’ she made while visiting India in several hilarious photoshopped images that were shared on Twitter. On Monday, Ivanka and Jared Kushner posed in front of the Taj Mahal, the world’s most famous monument to love, during a visit to India with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania … Read more
California health officials are monitoring 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after their arrival on domestic commercial flights, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday. The state currently has only about 200 test kits, an ‘inadequate’ number, but has been in ‘constant contact with federal agencies’ that have promised to send a fresh supply of kits in … Read more
The first case of coronavirus where the origin of the disease is unknown has been confirmed in the United States, officials revealed Wednesday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the person, a resident in Northern California, had not recently returned from a foreign country, and had not been in contact with another confirmed case. … Read more
Donald Trump made Vice President Mike Pence his coronavirus czar in a sudden announcement Wednesday. He also declared the U.S. would spend ‘whatever’ it takes to beat coronavirus Wednesday at a White House press conference as the infection’s scale grew around the world. ‘We’re very, very ready for this, for anything,’ he said, even if … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump made a stunning appearance at the Congressional Ball on Thursday, lighting up the White House Grand Foyer in a white floor-length dress as President Donald Trump avoided talk about his impeachment process moving ahead. All eyes were on Melania who appeared in a $4,000 crystal-embellished cape-effect silk-crepe gown from Lebanese designer … Read more