Coronavirus now blamed for more deaths than cancer, heart disease
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is now the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. — killing more people on average per day than cancer or heart disease. The virus is the cause of 1,970 deaths in the U.S. per day,...
What the coronavirus battlefield looks like inside a Florida hospital
In the war against coronavirus, doctors and nurses do battle not only against the disease – they battle exhaustion, too. Nurses meticulously take swabs at mobile testing sites and comfort those racked with fear. Doctors consult patients in triage tents via iPads. Emergency room nurses...
‘You can’t relax’: Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16,500 Calls for heightened...
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
In the end, the most influential politician of 2020 might be the one who has been the most silent. With Bernie Sanders exiting the race and Joe Biden taking on the mantle of presumptive nominee, the man who hovered quietly over the race for more...
In Reversal, Federal Support For Coronavirus Testing Sites Continues
The Department of Health and Human Services is stepping back from a plan to end support on Friday for community-based coronavirus testing sites around the country. Instead the agency says local authorities can choose whether they want to transition to running the programs themselves or...
NYC hit with 518 more coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Another 518 coronavirus patients died in New York City over the course of 24 hours. The city’s death toll rose to 4,778 Thursday evening, up from 4,260 the day before, according to city data — though new deaths and hospitalizations are trending down in the...
U.S. spy agencies collected intel hinting at public health crisis in China in November
WASHINGTON — U.S. spy agencies collected raw intelligence hinting at a public health crisis in Wuhan, China, in November, two current and one former U.S. official told NBC News, but the information was not understood as the first warning signs of an impending global pandemic....
Why USNS Comfort, Javits Center are mostly empty as coronavirus strains New York ERs
The USNS Comfort and the Javits Center field hospital remain practically empty of COVID-19 patients as both Department of Defense-run facilities strictly manage intake while getting up to speed — to the frustration of medical staffers at swamped city emergency rooms. The Navy-manned, 500-bed Comfort,...
Coronavirus Clouds Forecast for South Bay Sports
SANTA CLARA (KPIX) — San Francisco 49ers fans who were excited to see what the team would do this season following their near Super Bowl win, may have to wait until at least Thanksgiving. “Even if we do well here in Santa Clara, if you...
‘Border Wars: Inside Trump’s Assault On Immigration’ Authors Michael D. Shear, Julie
New York Times reporters Michael D. Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis have covered Washington politics for a long time, but they’ve never seen anything like the Donald Trump presidency. Shear & Hirschfeld detail the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics at the border and promises to build...
NYC burials on Hart Island increase; coronavirus victims will soon be among them
Coronavirus victims will haunt New York’s island of the dead as the city struggles to deal with the pandemic that has taken thousand of lives. Hart Island, the city’s public cemetery on Long Island Sound, has seen a drastic increase in burials in recent weeks...
These employees face a difficult decision’: Seth Moulton presses Charlie Baker for more grocery store protections
Rep. Seth Moulton is calling for expanded statewide protections for grocery store workers during the coronavirus outbreak, following the death of a Market Basket employee in his home town. “These employees face a difficult decision: leave their jobs to protect their own health and safety,...
How the CDC director became the MAGA whisperer on coronavirus
Since his agency bungled the coronavirus testing rollout, CDC Director Robert Redfield has rarely been seen at the White House podium or on national television. Normally the leader of the Centers for Disease Control would be the face of a global public health response. But...
NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts launch to the space station during a pandemic
Two Russian cosmonauts, Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday morning at 4:05 a.m. ET. The planned launch comes at a time when many events have been postponed...
Fauci Says U.S. Coronavirus Deaths May Be ‘More Like 60,000’; Antibody Tests On Way
The U.S. is enduring a “very bad week” during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. But he also says that the American public’s embrace of physical separation and other restrictions is sharply reducing projections of the death toll from the respiratory virus. The final...
Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt with coronavirus transferred to ICU
A sailor assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt who recently tested positive for the coronavirus has been transferred to an intensive care unit in Guam after being found unresponsive, the US Navy said. The sailor, who tested positive on March 30 and was under a 14-day...
Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion plan to stabilize economy
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is taking additional steps to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support the economy. The money will target American households and businesses, as well as local governments besieged by the coronavirus outbreak. The Fed said Thursday that it...
How Many in Tri-State Tested Positive for Coronavirus? See Latest Cases by the Numbers
The numbers below were last updated at 8:03 p.m. on April 8, according to the governors of the respective states. NOTE: County-wide breakdowns may not match total statewide at times pending additional updates from the governors’ offices. More than 200,000 tri-state residents have tested positive...
Here’s the racial breakdown of coronavirus victims in New York
President Trump says it’s too soon to predict when the U.S. might be able to start getting back to normal after the worst of the coronavirus crisis passes. As America’s COVID-19 death toll races toward 15,000, catching up fast to Italy for the world’s deadliest...
Big unemployment numbers; stimulus checks on the way – coronavirus updates
On the day some Americans could begin receiving stimulus checks from the federal government amid the coronavirus pandemic that has eroded the country’s financial footing, the Labor Department reported another 6.6 million initial claims for unemployment insurance. That’s down just slightly from the the record...
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
The groups of trumpeters and tuba players that proceeded through the streets during the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World Wars One and Two have been silenced this year because of the novel coronavirus. “We are grief-stricken,” said the Rev. Ginny Tobiassen, the 60-year-old pastor...
Italy looks at life after lockdown — with fear and reluctance
MILAN — In Codogno, a small town in the northwestern region of Lodi, people have been confined to their houses for more than six weeks. But many aren’t anxious to see life go back to normal — at least, not yet. Before the coronavirus epidemic...
Oversight sputters as Trump starts doling out billions in coronavirus aid
Congress assured America that its frenzied rush to deliver $2 trillion in coronavirus relief wouldn’t lead to waste, fraud or abuse because they packed the sprawling law with powerful safeguards. Yet, as the Trump administration begins pumping billions of taxpayer dollars into the economy, none...
Russia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases, With Moscow At The Epicenter
Russia officials on Thursday reported 1,459 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, a record for the country, which has now surpassed 10,000 cases. The national coronavirus crisis response center said that the death toll for the day had risen by 13....
White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work
The federal government has released new guidelines for when people in critical infrastructure roles can return to work after being exposed to a confirmed or suspected case of coronavirus. The guidance pertains to essential critical workers who have been exposed to COVID-19. For those individuals,...
Newsletter: Our state of adaptability
As the coronavirus continues to wipe out livelihoods, with myriad industries frozen and millions of Californians now estimated to be out of work, some are finding novel ways to pay the bills until the crisis passes, or to repurpose their expertise in the fight against...
Unemployment claims surge by 6.6 million as coronavirus continues to rout U.S. workforce
Another wave of 6.6 million American workers filed first-time unemployment claims for the week ending April 4, bringing the cumulative total to an astonishing 16 million over the past three weeks. For the week ending March 21, 3.3 million people filed new unemployment claims, easily...
Man busted for stealing, selling about 2 million coronavirus face masks
A Spanish businessman ripped off about 2 million face masks from a warehouse — and sold all but 100 to neighboring Portugal before he was busted, according to new reports. The suspect, identified only as the director of a well-known local real estate firm, swiped...
3 nurses forced to wear trash bags during gear shortage get coronavirus
Three British nurses who were photographed wearing trash bags because of the desperate shortage of emergency gear have now all tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report. Photos of the trio in the makeshift protective garb sparked outrage in the UK — similar...
More than 6.6 million Americans file for unemployment amid coronavirus crisis
More than 6.6 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus crisis put nearly 17 million Americans out of work in just three weeks, new federal data show. Last week’s seasonally adjusted total added to an unprecedented surge in initial jobless claims...
