London -
UK scientists have identified a new variant of the coronavirus that may be linked with the faster spread of cases in southeast England. This means London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire are going into the toughest tier of coronavirus restrictions.
California has become the second state in the U.S. to top a million Covid cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The state reached the grim milestone just days after Texas reported a million cases.
The United States recorded at least 121,00 new infections on Thursday, a day after hitting over 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic began. At least 234,000 deaths have been reported to date.
President Donald Trump is visiting coronavirus-stricken Florida for a high-dollar campaign fundraiser hosted in Hillsboro Beach by Troy Link, chief executive officer of Link Snacks Inc.
New York -
Wall Street got a healthy dose of reality Thursday. The Dow plunged more than 1,504 points, or 5.61 percent - the biggest selloff since April. Blame it on uncertainty over a spike in COVID-19 cases and a slow economic recovery.
A second case of the new coronavirus (2019-nCOV) has been confirmed in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday morning.
