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NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks

NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks

NY state records 731 new deaths, its biggest one-day jump yet, for a total of nearly 5,500; number of patients requiring breathing tubes drops  … Read More ›

Modeling Coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty’

Modeling Coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty’

  SEATTLE (AP) — A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths… Read More ›

‘I can’t take it back’: Trump’s Navy secretary resigns and apologizes after he described a fired carrier captain as ‘too naïve or too stupid’

‘I can’t take it back’: Trump’s Navy secretary resigns and apologizes after he described a fired carrier captain as ‘too naïve or too stupid’

  Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned, CNN and Politico reported on Tuesday. Modly’s offer to step down came a day after he visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt… Read More ›

As US starts to see signs of hope, virus crisis escalates alarmingly in UK

As US starts to see signs of hope, virus crisis escalates alarmingly in UK

New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces the first, faint signs outbreak there might be near its peak, but Britain sees deaths climb and PM Johnson… Read More ›

Pelosi Seeking At Least $1 Trillion For Next Virus Bill

Pelosi Seeking At Least $1 Trillion For Next Virus Bill

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling House Democrats another $1 trillion is needed for the next coronavirus rescue package. Pelosi told Democrats… Read More ›

How did coronavirus break out? Theories abound as researchers race to solve genetic detective story

How did coronavirus break out? Theories abound as researchers race to solve genetic detective story

A vacuum of knowledge about the origins of the new coronavirus ravaging the world has provided fertile ground for all manner of theories — from… Read More ›

Trump voices hope for ‘leveling-off’ of coronavirus in US hot spots

Trump voices hope for ‘leveling-off’ of coronavirus in US hot spots

Most states have ordered residents to stay home except for essential trips to slow the spread of the virus in the United States.   The… Read More ›

Italy, Spain, and France reported declines in daily coronavirus death tolls. Their governments don’t plan to lift national lockdowns and social distancing rules anytime soon.

Italy, Spain, and France reported declines in daily coronavirus death tolls. Their governments don’t plan to lift national lockdowns and social distancing rules anytime soon.

  Italy, Spain, and France each reported slight declines in daily coronavirus death tolls on Sunday. The three countries responded to the coronavirus with strict national lockdowns in early… Read More ›

At Funerals In Virus Outbreak, Mourning Is From A Distance

At Funerals In Virus Outbreak, Mourning Is From A Distance

  LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — No one stands in line to embrace the widow and share memories of her husband of 50 years. No rows… Read More ›

Trump says there will be ‘a lot of death’ over the next two weeks

Trump says there will be ‘a lot of death’ over the next two weeks

  President Trump said that this week and next will probably be the toughest in the fight against coronavirus and that “there will be a… Read More ›

The Cuomo Show, Andrew And Chris, Enliven Coronavirus TV

The Cuomo Show, Andrew And Chris, Enliven Coronavirus TV

  NEW YORK (AP) — With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers — Andrew during the daytime, Chris at night — have… Read More ›

A new type of coronavirus test could turn the tide by revealing who has already recovered. Those immune people could go back to work first.

A new type of coronavirus test could turn the tide by revealing who has already recovered. Those immune people could go back to work first.

  New tests can identify people who have recovered from COVID-19 by searching for coronavirus antibodies in the blood. They could available in the US within weeks. Such tests… Read More ›

Trump Warns Iran Against Attacking US Troops In Iraq

Trump Warns Iran Against Attacking US Troops In Iraq

  President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington,… Read More ›

Uber promised to pay drivers who couldn’t work because of the coronavirus. But drivers say Uber has been closing their accounts after they seek sick pay, and then ignoring or rejecting their claims.

Uber promised to pay drivers who couldn’t work because of the coronavirus. But drivers say Uber has been closing their accounts after they seek sick pay, and then ignoring or rejecting their claims.

  Uber promised financial assistance to drivers forced off the road by the coronavirus, but even some who appear to meet its strict eligibility criteria have been… Read More ›

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

SEATTLE (THE CONVERSATION/AP/Nicholas Johnson University of Washington) The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of… Read More ›

How to mitigate mild symptoms of COVID-19 at home, according to doctors

How to mitigate mild symptoms of COVID-19 at home, according to doctors

  Most people who are sick with COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, have mild symptoms and are advised to stay home and… Read More ›

Hospital ship arrives in New York as virus death toll rises above 1,200

Hospital ship arrives in New York as virus death toll rises above 1,200

Cuomo laments ‘staggering’ number of deaths; refrigerated trucks reportedly being prepared to work as mobile morgues, as officials warn health system could collapse   NEW… Read More ›

Model cited by White House says 82,000 people could die from coronavirus by August, even with social distancing

Model cited by White House says 82,000 people could die from coronavirus by August, even with social distancing

President Donald Trump’s decision to extend social distancing guidelines until April 30 came after officials reviewed 12 different statistical models, said Dr. Deborah Birx, the… Read More ›

Trump extends social distancing guidelines until April 30, says the coronavirus peak likely to hit in 2 weeks

Trump extends social distancing guidelines until April 30, says the coronavirus peak likely to hit in 2 weeks

  President Donald Trump extended federal social distancing guidelines to April 30. He also said the coronavirus outbreak in the US is likely to peak… Read More ›

New York plans more hospitals as virus death toll surges

New York plans more hospitals as virus death toll surges

State records 519 fatalities as governor announces 4 temporary medical centers throughout New York City; outbreak in area expected to peak in 3 weeks  … Read More ›