Oct 31 Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Like with everything else this year, the pandemic also left its mark on Halloween. Parades, parties and haunted houses were canceled due to bans on large gatherings and concerns that spooky celebrations could spread the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 31 England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks. Continue reading
Oct 31 Key swing state Wisconsin, hit hard by COVID-19, tells a tale of two campaigns By Zachary Schultz, PBS Wisconsin The pandemic has loomed large during this unusual election season. As Wisconsin, a kew swing state whose voters hold much sway in deciding who the next president is, battled the COVID-19 crisis, President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held… Continue reading
Oct 30 State leaders facing higher COVID-19 cases resist steps to curb virus By Adam Geller, David Pitt, Associated Press Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer. Continue reading
Oct 30 Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure By Ben Nadler, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife are quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. In a separate announcement Friday, U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson of West Point, Georgia, said he had tested positive for the virus. Continue reading
Oct 29 Public health experts say U.S. COVID-19 response marked by grave missteps By Matt Sedensky, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The result: the country could be looking at a terrible winter. Continue reading
Oct 29 WHO says Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases By Maria Cheng, Associated Press WHO European regional director Dr. Hans Kluge said Thursday that "hospitalizations have risen to levels unseen since the spring" and that deaths have risen by more than 30% in the last week. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. economy grew at 33 percent rate in third quarter, but recovery is incomplete By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, when the eruption of the coronavirus closed businesses… Continue reading
Oct 28 WATCH: Biden vows not to make ‘false promises’ about pandemic By Associated Press Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch,” pledging instead to prioritize science. Continue reading
Oct 28 Divided Belgium turns into Europe’s worst virus hot spot By Associated Press Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence. Continue reading