Jun 24 Watch 5:59 Are professional sports ready to resume play amid the pandemic? The pandemic halted Major League Baseball's spring training in mid-March. Now, the league has announced it will start a shortened regular season in July. The plan to play 60 games comes after 40 players and staff tested positive for coronavirus… Continue watching
Jun 24 Africa's first vaccination trials begin for COVID-19 By Cara Anna, Associated Press The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford is being conducted in South Africa, Britain and Brazil. Continue reading
Jun 24 New York City Marathon canceled because of coronavirus By Associated Press Organizers said they made the decision to cancel because of health and safety concerns for runners, volunteers, spectators and others. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: WHO working to increase supply of medical oxygen, Tedros says By Associated Press LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization says the agency has been working with partners to increase the access to medical oxygen for people sickened by the new coronavirus in developing countries. Watch the event in the player… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Travelers to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are told to isolate By Associated Press Cuomo announced what was called a "travel advisory" at a joint video briefing with fellow Democratic Govs. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Ned Lamont of Connecticut. Continue reading
Jun 24 U.S. inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press An IRS spokesman says the agency is relying on the unrelated Social Security Act, which bans incarcerated people from receiving some types of benefit payments. Continue reading
Jun 24 IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The IMF predicts that the global economy will shrink 4.9% this year, significantly worse than the 3% drop it had estimated in its previous report in April. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update By Tamara Lush, Nathan Ellgren, Tammy Webber, Associated Press In Orlando, 152 coronavirus cases were linked to one bar near the University of Central Florida campus, said Dr. Raul Pino, a state health officer in the tourism city. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 3:50 Fauci tells Congress more testing needed to combat 'disturbing surge' in virus By Lisa Desjardins Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before Congress Tuesday, referring to the spread of COVID-19 in a dozen U.S. states as “a disturbing surge.” Fauci and other top health experts reiterated the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:28 As COVID-19 spreads in Texas, an ER doctor begs residents to stay home Texas is taking a particularly hard hit from COVID-19. For about a week, the state has been reporting roughly 4,000 new cases per day. In the Houston region alone, there are nearly 32,000 cases. For a report from the front… Continue watching