The sheriff, who was previously stern in his decision to close all non-essential businesses, had a change of mind and acknowledged the importance of gun shops to law enforcement and security personnel.
The escapees bolted the Pierre Community Work Center following the news that one inmate was in isolation after contracting the deadly virus.
He earlier classified gun shops as “nonessential” and ordered them to be closed.
“Threats or attempts to use COVID-19 as a weapon against Americans will not be tolerated,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen.
Taking a jibe at Trump, Biden said, COVID-19 crisis is beyond politics and that the economic costs can be later on evaluated by the U.S.
Clinton tweeted that people should not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at the solar eclipse.
The authorities are finding it hard to control the rise in the number of jail inmates and staff testing positive for the virus.
The man allegedly coughed on a supermarket worker and said he was infected with the deadly coronavirus.
The coronavirus-infected Amazon warehouses are in New York; Shepherdsville, Florida; Katy, Texas; Brownstone, Michigan, Oklahoma City and Jacksonville, Kentucky.
Federal Disaster declaration was granted for the state on Tuesday by President Donald Trump.
The sneaky aspect of the coronavirus that leads to the disease named COVID-19 is that people infected can spread the pathogen before they experience any symptoms.
According to Detroit Police Cpl. Dan Donakowski, the victim was a commanding officer.
President Donald Trump's statement chloroquine is a safe cure for COVID-19 has led some doctors to hoard this drug.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. is a cause for concern among parents of newly born babies.
Trump sees a jump in his approval rating as Americans rally around their commander-in-chief amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The death of a teen below 18 in Los Angeles is raising concerns as young people seem mostly immune to the most severe effects of COVID-19.
The United States will become the world's most COVID-19 infected country replacing China based on its trend lines.
The move by Liberty University drew criticism from state authorities.
Gallup noted a 50% increase among Americans avoiding public spaces and even small gatherings.
An Arizona died shortly after consuming a drug falsely touted as an approved coronavirus treatment by Donald Trump.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged the federal government for more ventilators.
Some national and state parks have closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
In response to the shortage of critical supplies and the demands for more test kits amid the growing cases of COVID-19, the Trump administration agreed to invoke an obscure 1950 Korean War wartime production act to mandate a rapid and mass production of coronavirus test kits and other supplies such as masks.
Dan Patrick and President Trump believe the U.S. should reopen its economy, against the advice of public health experts.
Rumors are circulating that the Trump White House is becoming impatient with Dr. Anthony Fauci and his statements contradicting the President.
The simplest way to blunt the impact of transactional donations is to incentivize ordinary citizens to make small donations that can, in aggregate, compete with the money from transactional donors.
The move by Hancock was part of a worldwide initiative to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
A 90-year-old stroke survivor served as an inspiration to people fearing the coronavirus.
City officials confirmed late Monday the death of 36-year-old Dezann Romain, the principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy.
U.S. Army National Guard is beginning to descend on major cities in response to the COVID-19 virus.