One of the biggest bottlenecks in testing people for the novel coronavirus has not involved complex machines to detect genetic material or molecular biology. It’s been a shortage of swabs to take samples. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would allow a broader range of ...
Pence’s comments come as governors, including Andrew Cuomo of New York, and public health officials in states reeling from the coronavirus voice growing concern that the U.S. needs to conduct more testing to curb the virus. The U.S. has more than 686,000 reported cases and is ...
... Similarly, Trump has nominated one of his White House lawyers, former inspector general Brian Miller, to a new Treasury inspector general position created to track coronavirus relief for industry. But the Senate isn’t around to confirm him. Pelosi told reporters Thursday she expects to announce her appointee to the ...
LOS ANGELES — This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled due to coronavirus-related restrictions around large gatherings. Organizers say they are planning for the festival to return in July 2021. The annual confab was scheduled to take place from July 23 through July 26 in and around ...
... outpaced far more densely populated regions of the state. The union said many plant employees live in neighboring Dougherty County, which leads Georgia with 91 coronavirus deaths. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that usually clear up within weeks. For some, it can cause severe ...
Florida Gov. Ron de Santis updated the public about the state's COVID-19 outbreak.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is starting to open new coronavirus testing sites for hard-hit communities, and residents throughout the state are facing new rules on covering their faces. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that five new walk-in testing sites will be open by Monday, with ...
From the moment the novel coronavirus was identified, there were questions about its origin. This week, reports suggest U.S. diplomats are concerned about a lab in Wuhan, China -- the city where the outbreak began. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Dr. Luciana Borio, who served on the National Security Council under President Trump, about...
Ramadan, which starts later this month, unites Muslims the world over in fasting and worship.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow state officials held a news conference April 16 to give an update on the state’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above. 75,317 New Jersey residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the ...
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