Jul 06 Hospitals approach capacity as Miami closes restaurants By Adriana Gomez Licon, Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Hospitals are fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area again ordered restaurants closed as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began to climb. Continue reading
Jul 06 Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with COVID-19 test disparities By Anita Snow, Associated Press As coronavirus infections explode in states like Arizona and Florida, people in communities of color are fighting to get tested. They say the tests, especially free ones, are hard to find in lower-income areas. Continue reading
Jul 06 South Dakota governor, exposed to virus, joined Trump on jet By Stephen Groves South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem accompanied President Donald Trump to Washington aboard Air Force One on Friday night despite having had close contact with Trump's son's girlfriend, who had tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 06 Australia to shut state border as Melbourne infections surge By Associated Press The border between the states of New South Wales — home to Sydney — and Victoria — home to Melbourne — is due to be shut late Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 06 Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb By Associated Press The continent faces its first recession in a quarter-century and has lost nearly $55 billion in the travel and tourism sectors in the past three months, the African Union says. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:22 Experts focus on 'superspreaders' to study virus transmission By PBS NewsHour As businesses reopen and cases across several states in the U.S. and across the world surge, experts worry that “superspreaders,” a small percentage of infected people are transmitting the virus to a much larger percent, could be fueling the pandemic. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 8:01 Drug overdoses: The hidden epidemic in the pandemic By PBS NewsHour Suspected cases of drug overdoses soared between March and May, according to data from medical teams,hospitals and the police. According to a Washington Post report, the isolation and economic upheaval caused by the pandemic are fueling this hidden epidemic. Heather… Continue watching
Jul 05 Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency services as many had feared ahead of the biggest easing of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. But one senior police officer said Sunday it was “crystal clear” that drunk people… Continue reading
Jul 05 Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting By Associated Press A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s official said. Continue reading
Jul 04 Trump entices masses with capital event as virus cases rise By Lynn Berry, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Several hours before Trump’s “Salute for America” celebration, people filed to the National Mall in baking heat and took shade under the scattered trees while, not far away, music wafted from a party on the White House South Lawn. To… Continue reading