Bill Gates on access to technology for online learning: “The inequity has gotten greater”
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said distance learning is “inferior” to being in classrooms for younger students and online learning has exposed inequalities in technology. “Particularly for the low-income students where the online learning hasn’t been fully enabled because, you know, they don’t have the equipment...
New York City mayor: “We are going through a lot”
New York City will come back stronger than ever, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference Sunday morning. The recovery will take the next 20-months of his administration and far beyond that, de Blasio said. The mayor reminded people of 9/11 and how...
Republican senator proposes a $500 billion bail out for state and local governments
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a republican from Louisiana, is proposing a $500 billion bill that would give emergency relief funds to state and local governments as several of the nation’s governors say they need federal money to continue daily operations. One-third of the money would be...
Trump asked to call off New York graduation address
President Trump is drawing flak from critics who say his plan to deliver a commencement speech at the West Point military academy in New York will create unsafe conditions for the 1,000 cadets returning to campus. Trump is due to speak on 13 June at...
Coronavirus: US and China trade conspiracy theories
From the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, conspiracy theories about the origin and scale of the disease were spread on online platforms. Among these were the false claim that the virus was part of a Chinese “covert biological weapons programme”, and a baseless claim...
New Orleans in the age of coronavirus is quiet and strange
New Orleans in the age of coronavirus is quiet and strange. But like after Katrina, musicians and artists are planning a revival Creativity is the underlying pulse that gives New Orleans life, not death, and it’s in quarantine. Walking the streets and funky neighborhoods of...
WHO says no evidence shows that having coronavirus prevents a second infection
The World Health Organization is warning that people who have had Covid-19 are not necessarily immune by the presence of antibodies from getting the virus again. “There is no evidence yet that people who have had Covid-19 will not get a second infection,” WHO said...
White House officials are discussing plans to replace HHS Secretary Alex Azar
White House officials are discussing plans to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following a spate of criticism over the early federal response to the coronavirus, a senior administration official confirmed. Any move to replace Azar would be contingent on President Donald Trump...
Hundreds of thousands join gig economy after losing jobs to Covid-19
The smell of red enchiladas and Peruvian lomo saltado filled the kitchen as Maria and Luis Ramirez cooked non-stop. They seasoned pound after pound of chicken and thin-cut steak, warmed up dozens of tortillas, and stirred a few liters of salsa in their Bloomington, California,...
Ventura and Orange County beaches fill up as people seek relief from the heat and weeks of staying home
Ventura and Orange county beaches that were open Saturday drew big crowds hoping to cool off and enjoy the views. Officials reported few incidents and said people were doing their best to social distance. In Ventura, the opening of city and state beaches brought out...
White House considering scaling back Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings in coming weeks
WASHINGTON — After nearly 50 coronavirus press briefings in March and April, President Donald Trump’s aides and allies are increasingly worried that his lengthy appearances are backfiring politically and White House officials say they are evaluating whether to reduce his participation in news conferences in...
What life after lockdown could look like — and it is intense
What will the new normal look like when the lockdown finally ends? If it’s anything like Taiwan, it will be a lot less social and a lot more authoritarian. Taiwan was one of the few places in the world that didn’t go into lockdown and...
Over 200,000 now dead worldwide from COVID-19
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed over 200,000 people worldwide. More than 2.89 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and...
Italian Woman Tests Positive for COVID-19 After 60 Days of Quarantine
23-year-old in Italy being treated for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus continues to test positive, despite two months of quarantine and continual swabs. Bianca Dobroiu arrived at the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic hospital, a public hospital part of the University of Bologna healthcare system, on...
U.S. Intel Sees No Imminent Transfer of Power in North Korea Despite Kim Rumors
Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un missed another national holiday on Saturday, fueling rumors and reports of his health. But U.S. intelligence sees no sign of unusual military activity that would suggest something amiss. “Regional militaries in the Western Pacific and Asia, including those of...
Resilient New Yorkers share messages of hope and support across the city as the war against coronavirus stretches on
Caught between a rock and a hard place by the COVID-19 pandemic, resilient New Yorkers scrawled messages of hope on both. The first, a simple call for optimism, was hand-painted in black letters against a white background on the stone: “Everything will be alright.” It...
Woman in Ecuador declared dead from coronavirus, calls her family 3 weeks later very much alive
A woman in Ecuador was declared dead from coronavirus, but the hospital mixed up its patients and the “dead” woman later awoke from a coma and called her stunned family, the BBC reported. Alba Maruri, 74, “died” on March 27 from COVID-19, or at least...
Coronavirus stay-at-home orders remain in place. Here’s what happened at Bay Area beaches and parks
Bay Area parks and beaches lured people from their homes on a sunny and warm Saturday despite shelter in place orders — but many of those seeking fresh air seemed to be keeping their distance. “Extremely busy” was how East Bay Regional Parks General Manager...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: ‘Things are going in a good direction’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday testing is up in his state but the percentage of people testing positive for the coronavirus is down, suggesting Florida is heading in a good direction in its battle against COVID-19. About 320,000 people have been tested in Florida....
Chicago researchers use past to help with potential antibody coronavius treatments
CHICAGO – In the race to treat coronavirus, researchers are looking to the past for help. Even though horse serum isn’t being looked at today, human blood is. Researchers in Chicago are looking at blood donated from COVID-19 patients who are now recovered. “Early on...
Illinois tops 40,000 coronavirus cases as more poison control calls reported
CHICAGO – Over 2,000 more coronavirus cases were announced Saturday as the state topped over 200,000 tests performed. With 2,119 positive tests, the state’s total now stands at 41,777 coronavirus cases. The state lost 79 additional lives to bring its total to 1,874. After she...
Coronavirus Updates: 5,000 Independent Pharmacies In New York May Start COVID-19 Testing
This is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Saturday, April 25th, 2020. Previous daily updates can be found here, and up-to-date statistics are here. Read our guide to understanding New York on PAUSE, NY’s stay-at-home order; a look at preparing for the spread...
‘Significant Increase’ in Calls to Illinois Poison Control After Trump Disinfectant Remarks
Citing a “significant increase” in calls to the Illinois Poison Control Center, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is urging state residents not to ingest cleaning chemicals as a treatment for coronavirus. “There has been a significant increase in calls to the...
84 New York transit employees have died from coronavirus
To date, 84 Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees have died from coronavirus complications, said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye during a Saturday afternoon radio interview on 1010 WINS. Subway and bus ridership in the city are down 95%, Foye said. Approximately 6,500 employees have returned...
FDA authorizes 3 more coronavirus antibody tests
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized three new coronavirus antibody tests, bringing the total number of FDA-authorized tests to seven. The tests were green-lit under emergency-use authorizations, a lower regulatory standard used when the FDA believes a test’s benefits could outweigh any risks....
New Jersey reports a “continued flattening” of coronavirus cases, governor says
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reported an additional 3,457 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 105,523. The governor also reported an additional 249 deaths bringing the total to 5,863. “We see continued flattening,” the governor said today. “We cannot ease up one bit on...
New York is currently testing about 20,000 people a day, governor says
New York is doing more tests per capita than any other country in the world, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference today. Cuomo said the state is currently testing an average of about 20,000 people per day. This includes both diagnostic and antibody...
Hospitalizations due to coronavirus continue to fall across New York, governor says
The number of hospitalizations across New York, the state hit the hardest by the pandemic, continue to fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said moments ago during a news conference. Despite this positive development, 437 people died in New York yesterday from the virus, Cuomo added. That...
Over a quarter of the world’s coronavirus deaths are in the United States
Less than three months since the first known coronavirus death in the US, the country’s fatalities make up more than quarter of the global death toll. Nearly 52,000 Americans have died from the virus so far — a number that increases daily as a result...
Aides and allies making concerted effort to get Trump to stop doing daily briefings
There has been a concerted effort among aides and allies to get President Donald Trump to stop conducting the daily coronavirus briefings, multiple sources tell CNN. After weeks of briefings that sometimes last more than two hours, there is some agreement in the West Wing...
