WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and John Katko, R-N.Y., introduced legislation to create a bipartisan commission to assess the United States' preparation for and response to pandemics. The National Commission on COVID-19 Act is modeled on the 2002 law establishing the 9/11 Commission, which was enacted in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The 10 members of the COVID-1  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news on March 31: * * * - Professor of English Josephine Park discusses the history of Asian-American racism in the U.S. and how it connects to today's use of 'Chinese virus' to describe COVID-19. * * * Mixed up in the language of the COVID-19 pandemic has been repeated use of the term "Chinese virus," uttered by White House officials and most notably President Donald Trump. Critics and experts have   more