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- Cruise ships ordered by US Coast Guard to remain at sea & prepare to treat coronavirus-stricken passengers themselves
The US Coast Guard has warned cruise ships stuck at sea that they could be “sequestered” indefinitely during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and must be equipped to take care of ill passengers on board until permitted to dock.Apr 1, 2020 15:48USA News - Megachurch pastor who promised to cure the US of coronavirus ARRESTED for service flouting social distancingTampa Bay pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, a religious confidante of President Donald Trump, has been arrested for refusing to obey social distancing orders at his church services. Last month, he vowed to cure coronavirus nationwide.Mar 30, 2020 22:51USA News
- 2 Florida poll workers test positive for coronavirus, elections office urges in-person voters to ‘seek medical advice’Local officials in Florida have advised some residents who cast ballots in the state’s primary to see their doctors after two poll workers tested positive for Covid-19, despite authorities insisting there was no risk to voters.Mar 27, 2020 01:45USA News
- Coronavirus strikes US Congress: Florida's Diaz-Balart, Utah's McAdams test positiveDemocratic representative from Utah Ben McAdams has contracted the coronavirus, becoming the second American congressman to test positive for the fast-spreading illness after Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart.Mar 18, 2020 23:03USA News
- Biden crushes Sanders in Florida & Illinois, projected to win Arizona, as Covid-19 keeps Americans distractedJoe Biden handily defeated Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Florida’s primary vote, walking away with at least 130 delegates and a supermajority in the popular vote. He will likely take Illinois as well, based on projections.Mar 18, 2020 02:12USA News
- Peak ‘Florida Man’? Ex-Tallahassee mayor denies using crystal meth after he was found in hotel room with overdosed male escortFlorida Democrat Andrew Gillum is taking a break from public life after police walked in on what has been described as a crystal meth-fueled orgy - but which he insists was just a wedding celebration where he drank too much.Mar 13, 2020 22:13USA News
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