Apr 05 Watch 5:11 Will the coronavirus change how skeptics think about science? Scientists, scholars and medical professionals say false and misleading information and a lack of preparedness for the coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. But does the world's lack of preparation for the outbreak have a silver lining? Naomi Oreskes,… Continue watching
Apr 05 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 05 No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it’s still too risky. They’ve stopped companies that quickly launched home-testing kits until they can show their products can accurately detect the virus. Continue reading
Apr 05 Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine looms By Aaron Morrison, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Historic failures in government responses to disasters and emergencies, medical abuse, neglect and exploitation have jaded generations of black people into a distrust of public institutions. Continue reading
Apr 05 Grocery workers are key during the virus. And they’re afraid By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Grocery workers across the globe are working the frontlines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading. Continue reading
Apr 05 ‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The global economic crisis linked to the coronavirus could wipe out jobs for millions across the African continent, many who live hand-to-mouth with zero savings. Continue reading
Apr 05 Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. Continue reading
Apr 05 Surgeon general warns U.S. of ‘saddest week’ and ‘9/11 moment’ By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Surgeon General Jerome Adams offered some of the starkest warnings yet Sunday as he braced Americans for the worsening fallout from the new coronavirus, warning “this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives,… Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The first alarms sounded in early January that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China would ignite a global pandemic. But the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of… Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to… Continue reading