Tag: Coronavirus
As virus spreads, growing need for hospital beds, supplies
AMY FORLITI and FRANCES D'EMILIO
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing...
38 positive for coronavirus in NYC jails, including Rikers
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 38 people have tested positive for coronavirus in New York City jails, including at the notorious Rikers...
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 11,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 286,000. Traditional tourist magnets like London are...
Taking stock of strange days: The week that America changed
TED ANTHONY
AP National Writer
Change came to the United States of America during the third week of March in 2020.
It did not come all...
Feds urge public to report suspected virus-related fraud
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The U.S. Attorney's Office has urged members of the public to report any suspected fraud schemes related to the coronavirus...
Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars
MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIET LINDERMAN
Associated Press
The critical shortage of medical supplies across the U.S., including testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand...
Few homeless off California’s streets as virus spreads
STEFANIE DAZIO and KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeless people in California congregated in parks, popped into each other's tents on sidewalks...
Quarantinis anyone? Happy hours go virtual amid virus crisis
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — The hottest new bar's dress code? Your sweatpants. And you don't even have to leave your couch.
With...
US tourists stranded abroad don’t know when they’ll return
MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR
Associated Press
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex...
Parents cope with sudden school closures
The thought that the school year may end in the middle of March was likely something that occurred to no one back in August...