COVID-19

AP FACT CHECK: Trump a rosy outlier on science of the virus

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

A look at the veracity of claims by political figures this week. Groundless assurances keep coming from President Donald Trump, a rosy outlier on the science of the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to NYC for coronavirus aid

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump will send off a naval hospital ship Saturday before it heads to New York City, as he aims to highlight the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains after a big rally

By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package will cushion businesses and households from the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus.

Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns

By Associated Press

Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Water advocates and elected officials argue that it’s impossible for families to follow the hygienic coronavirus standards outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization when they don’t have water in their homes.

Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.

In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears…

Fighting COVID-19, can the U.S. save both lives and the economy?

By Laura Santhanam

More than 1,000 people have died in the U.S. from novel coronavirus, and 3.3 million Americans filed first-time jobless claims in a single week with no end to the pandemic in sight.

Coronavirus pandemic upends rules of partisan politics in Washington

By Daniel Bush

In responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of confronting a crisis that does not fall along partisan lines.

In drastic move, Italy shuts most factories to halt virus

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Italy's decision is more in line with draconian measures taken by China than with declarations coming out of other democratic partners, who are at least a week or two behind Italy's rate of virus infections.