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
May 12 Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 12 Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24 By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Militants had stormed the hospital Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with police. Continue reading
May 12 'The grief is so unbearable': Virus takes toll on Navajo By Felicia Fonseca and Tim Sullivan, Associated Press From one church, COVID-19 took hold on the Navajo Nation, hopscotching across families and clans and churches and towns, and leaving the reservation with some of the highest infection rates in the U.S. Continue reading
May 12 Homophobia threatens to hamper South Korea's virus campaign By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward… Continue reading
May 12 India resumes limited train service as it eases lockdown By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press India reopened parts of its huge rail network on Tuesday, running a limited number of trains as it looks at easing a nearly seven-week lockdown despite a continuing rise in coronavirus infections. Continue reading