May 12 WATCH: Sen. Murphy blasts ‘criminally vague’ guidance from administration on reopening states By Associated Press Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., blasted the Trump administration for “criminally vague” guidance on how states can safely reopen their economies. Continue reading
May 12 COVID-19 worsens the role environmental injustice already plays in marginalized communities By Katherine Bagley, Yale Environment 360 Scientist Sacoby Wilson, who has long focused on health issues related to environmental injustice, discusses how social and environmental inequality have contributed to the outsized impact of COVID-19 on low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Continue reading
May 12 India’s prime minister announces huge virus relief package By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press India entered its sixth week of a stringent nationwide lockdown on Tuesday, pushing an economy already enfeebled before the pandemic to the brink of collapse. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee examines liability during pandemic By Justin Stabley The Senate Judiciary Committee will examine liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: White House press secretary holds briefing on coronavirus updates By Justin Stabley and Associated Press The White House will hold a news briefing on May 12. Continue reading
May 12 Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Broadway theaters abruptly closed on March 12, knocking out all shows — including 16 that were still scheduled to open — and postponing indefinitely the Tony Award schedule. Continue reading
May 12 As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick on the job By David Crary, Associated Press Recent figures show a surge of infections in meatpacking and poultry-processing plants. Continue reading
May 12 U.S. virus ‘testing czar’ says up to 50 million tests could be performed per month by September By Associated Press That would work out to between 1.3 million to 1.7 million tests per day, and Harvard researchers say the United States must be doing 900,000 by this Friday in order to safely reopen. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Fauci warns U.S. must not be ‘cavalier’ in assuming children immune to virus By Associated Press “We don’t know everything about this virus and we really better be pretty careful, particularly when it comes to children,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. has ‘many’ vaccine candidates and ‘hope to have many winners’ By Associated Press Despite the rapid pace of work on vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci was offering no guarantees: “The big unknown is efficacy.”… Continue reading