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Deaths spiked as Covid-19 spread in March and April, new analysis finds

Deaths spiked as Covid-19 spread in March and April, new analysis finds

  Deaths across America spiked as Covid-19 began its spread, and many were never attributed to the new coronavirus, researchers reported Monday. “Notable increases” in… Read More ›

A corner turned? As virus death rates slow, battered nations think of revival

A corner turned? As virus death rates slow, battered nations think of revival

In Spain, children go outside for first time in weeks; Italy eyes opening factories and New York announces first stage of a reopening could start… Read More ›

China reports Wuhan has ‘zero’ hospitalized coronavirus patients — but the city still hasn’t fully reopened

China reports Wuhan has ‘zero’ hospitalized coronavirus patients — but the city still hasn’t fully reopened

  Wuhan hospitals have “zero” coronavirus patients as of Sunday, according to Chinese officials. As the origin site of the coronavirus, Wuhan represents around 84%… Read More ›

Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000

Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000

Many governments begin easing restrictions as World Health Organization warns recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection   The global death toll from… Read More ›

‘Unprecedented:’ Seeking An Army To Trace Virus In New York

‘Unprecedented:’ Seeking An Army To Trace Virus In New York

  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s plan for taming the coronavirus hinges on taking a time-tested practice to an extraordinary level: hiring an “army”… Read More ›

How a media-distracted Trump ended up derailing his own briefing

How a media-distracted Trump ended up derailing his own briefing

Washington- President Donald Trump was absent from the Situation Room on Wednesday when William Bryan, the acting head of science at the Department of Homeland… Read More ›

Democrats Expect ‘In-Person Convention,’ Party Chairman Says

Democrats Expect ‘In-Person Convention,’ Party Chairman Says

  ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Party chairman Tom Perez said Thursday that he expects to hold an “in-person convention” in Milwaukee to nominate Joe Biden… Read More ›

Publicly traded companies have 2 weeks to give back loans intended for small businesses or face ‘severe consequences,’ Treasury Department says

Publicly traded companies have 2 weeks to give back loans intended for small businesses or face ‘severe consequences,’ Treasury Department says

  The Treasury Department is asking publicly traded companies to return their loans from the federal government by May 7, according to new guidance issued on… Read More ›

Finding coronavirus vaccine is international effort

Finding coronavirus vaccine is international effort

Opinion: Many global organizations have warned us for years that a worldwide epidemic was imminent, but Israel’s leaders brushed them off and the country was… Read More ›

Trump ‘Disagrees Strongly’ With Georgia’s Plan To Reopen

Trump ‘Disagrees Strongly’ With Georgia’s Plan To Reopen

  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by Georgia’s Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and… Read More ›

Director of key federal vaccine agency says his departure was retaliation

Director of key federal vaccine agency says his departure was retaliation

The director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine says he was abruptly dismissed from his post in part because he resisted efforts… Read More ›

Trump Says He Will Help Ny’s Cuomo Secure More Virus Testing

Trump Says He Will Help Ny’s Cuomo Secure More Virus Testing

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday to work to… Read More ›

Trump and Biden launch battle over China that could define 2020 election

Trump and Biden launch battle over China that could define 2020 election

President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden are unleashing the first shots over China and the coronavirus pandemic that could turn into a… Read More ›

‘Under siege’: Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 dead, likely from virus

‘Under siege’: Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 dead, likely from virus

Friends and relatives describe Cobble Hill Health Center as unequipped to face coronavirus outbreak, with shortages of staff, personal protective equipment, reliable testing   NEW… Read More ›

Massachusetts Becomes Coronavirus Hot Spot As Cases Surge

Massachusetts Becomes Coronavirus Hot Spot As Cases Surge

  MASSACHUSETTS (AP) — Massachusetts has become a hot spot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit… Read More ›

The head of WHO warns that ‘the worst’ of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘ahead of us’

The head of WHO warns that ‘the worst’ of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘ahead of us’

  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, warned on Monday that “the worst is yet ahead of us” if the world… Read More ›

Australia To Make Google And Facebook Pay For News Content

Australia To Make Google And Facebook Pay For News Content

  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Global digital platforms Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content in Australia, the government said on… Read More ›

Reopening America could be done in 2 to 3-week phases, with certain aspects of society resuming sooner than others

Reopening America could be done in 2 to 3-week phases, with certain aspects of society resuming sooner than others

  The US is considering what reopening would look like amid the coronavirus pandemic. For each state that might be different. To help governors navigate… Read More ›

Britain’s health service is part of its national psyche. It’s also on life support

Britain’s health service is part of its national psyche. It’s also on life support

London – The makeshift poster is displayed proudly in the window of a London home. “We love the NHS” is written in children’s handwriting above… Read More ›

Trump unveils three-stage process for states to end coronavirus shutdown

Trump unveils three-stage process for states to end coronavirus shutdown

“We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time,” Trump told reporters.   US President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on… Read More ›