(Natural News) Two cruise ships with people exhibiting influenza-like symptoms are being held off the Florida coast. Both vessels, the Costa Favolosa and Costa Magica, have been permitted by port and health officials to anchor and have sent boats to shore. Roger Frizzell, a spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, which owns Costa Cruises, stated that some crew […]

(Natural News) As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, many government offices have closed their offices and asked their employees to work from home to protect the latter from the virus. The latest to join the ranks is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which issued a blanket evacuation order to its workforce Friday. An agency-wide email sent out […]

(Natural News) Hundreds of thousands of migrant laborers in India have started on long, grueling journeys on foot to get home after being rendered essentially jobless and homeless due to the nationwide lockdown ordered by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a bid to quell the spread of the coronavirus. Just last week, India’s […]

(Natural News) The economic slowdown brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic, compounded with the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, has sent oil prices into an 18-year low Monday. This was crude-oil future’s biggest percentage drop on record for any month or quarter, according to Dow Jones Market Data analysis, since 1983. Crude oil futures in […]

(Natural News) Around 100 scientists are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic after countries all over the world shut down their borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. The scientists are members of a project called the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of the Arctic Climate, or MOSAiC. The expedition’s goals include deepening human understanding […]

(Natural News) South Africa began a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown on Friday, joining the growing number of African countries that have implemented stringent measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus – a global pandemic currently taking the world by storm. During the three-week total lockdown, there will be no loitering around the streets, jogging or […]

(Natural News) Social distancing has been one of the buzzwords that has been going around ever since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Now, data collected from over a million smart thermometers shows it does play a crucial part in slowing down the spread of the disease. Kinsa Health has been tracking fevers recorded with their thermometers in certain […]

(Natural News) As France experiences its largest daily death toll from COVID-19 to date, health officials are warning that Paris’ hospitals could become overwhelmed by patients within the next 48 hours. This dire warning was announced by Frederic Valletoux, president of the French Hospital Federation, the union that represents over 2,500 health institutions all over France. […]

(Natural News) Four passengers have died on a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Panama and at least two other people aboard the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, a report said on Friday. Holland America Line – the company that owns the aforementioned cruise ship – said on its Facebook page that over […]

(Natural News) More than 100,000 people now have the coronavirus in the U.S., according to the latest data compiled by John Hopkins University on Friday. The cases – which mainly come from continued upswings in New York, as well as new hotspots across the country – is the latest in a week that saw numbers rise […]