Nov 05 751,000 seek U.S. jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 04 With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled By Associated Press The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members. Continue reading
Nov 04 South Korea approves single test for COVID-19 and flu By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved a test to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season. Continue reading
Nov 03 Virus hospitalizations surge as COVID-19 pandemic shadows U.S. election By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press While daily infections are rising in all but three states, the surge is most pronounced the Midwest and Southwest. Continue reading
Nov 02 ‘We can’t give up.’ U.S. can still control the spread of COVID-19, experts say By Laura Santhanam How each candidate will handle the pandemic has become a critical part of the race for president. For some voters, the coronavirus has also shaped the way they see the election and the candidates as their lives have been upended. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 3:09 A public health expert on how Americans ‘can avoid a horrible December’ By William Brangham Several U.S. public health leaders warned this weekend that the coronavirus is spreading unchecked throughout the country -- and likely to become significantly worse in the coming days and weeks. Unlike in the spring and summer, virus cases are rising… Continue watching
Nov 02 Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb coronavirus By Associated Press The restrictions that took effect Monday are milder than the ones Germany imposed in the first phase of the pandemic in March and April. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump suggests he will fire Fauci in rift with disease expert By Associated Press Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States this year remains prominent in the news. Continue reading
Nov 01 The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead By Associated Press More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they’re being honored with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner’s condo By Richard Lardner, Jason Dearen, Associated Press When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, the company exists within the luxury condo of its majority… Continue reading