Apr 17 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron de Santis offers coronavirus update By Laura Santhanam Florida Gov. Ron de Santis updated the public about the state's COVID-19 outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on new coronavirus testing sites By Associated Press More than 11,000 people have died in the city from the novel coronavirus, and more than 120,000 people have confirmed cases. Continue reading
Apr 16 ‘The worst is yet to come.’ How COVID-19 could wipe out many rural hospitals By Laura Santhanam With health officials across the country telling the public to stay home unless they need immediate medical care, rural hospitals have seen demand for services -- and revenue -- plummet. Continue reading
Apr 16 It took 13 days for the Paycheck Protection Program to run out of money. What comes next? By Lisa Desjardins One of the most sweeping business rescue programs in U.S. history ran out of money Thursday, leaving millions of small business owners and workers in financial limbo. The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program was completely depleted… Continue reading
Apr 10 What you need to know about hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus By Laura Santhanam Public health officials have criticized President Donald Trump for pushing a drug without evidence of its efficacy in treating COVID-19. Continue reading
Apr 09 The fight over the next coronavirus aid package, explained By Lisa Desjardins Less than two weeks after passing the largest recovery act in U.S. history, leaders in Washington have quickly agreed that the $2.2 trillion measure was not enough. Continue reading
Apr 07 Pass/fail grades may help students during the COVID-19 crisis, but could cost them later By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The already dismal rate at which academic credit transfers from one college to another is likely to be even lower for the many courses this semester graded simply “pass.” Competitive professional or graduate programs may not accept them at all. Continue reading
Apr 04 Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows By Claudia Lauer, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press With U.S. medical experts and even President Donald Trump now estimating the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could reach 240,000 nationwide, the sheer practicalities of death — where to put the bodies — are worrying just about everyone as… Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives coronavirus update By Associated Press Nearly 9,200 people have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the latest figures released by the Louisiana Department of Health. Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Biden suggests Trump can learn from Obama administration on coronavirus By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press “We’ve been through this in a slightly different way in the past, and I hope they can learn some lessons from what we did right and maybe what we did wrong,” the former vice president said during a virtual press… Continue reading