Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus Live Updates: As Pandemic Spreads Swiftly, China Reports Zero New Infections - The New York Times

Coronavirus Live Updates: As Pandemic Spreads Swiftly, China Reports Zero New Infections - The New York Times: The White House is seeking $500 billion in direct payments to taxpayers and President Trump invoked a wartime law to press companies to make medical supplies.

Trump wanted to bury Biden after the primary. Now he can’t. - POLITICO

Trump wanted to bury Biden after the primary. Now he can’t. - POLITICO: The former vice president gets a reprieve from the Mitt Romney treatment.

Coronavirus update: China reports no news cases, Italy, New York

Coronavirus update: China reports no news cases, Italy, New York: US deaths jumped to 150 across 22 states. Meanwhile, China reaches a milestone after no new cases were reported. Read the latest coronavirus news.

Federal Reserve announces it will backstop the U.S. money market, its 7th major emergency action this week - The Washington Post

Federal Reserve announces it will backstop the U.S. money market, its 7th major emergency action this week - The Washington Post: This is another example of the Federal Reserve dusting off its 2008 playbook from the Great Recession.

Shortages of masks, swabs and supplies hinder coronavirus testing - The Washington Post

Shortages of masks, swabs and supplies hinder coronavirus testing - The Washington Post: Major hospitals are grappling with a shortage of tests and other supplies.

Doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus pandemic fear infecting their families - The Washington Post

Doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus pandemic fear infecting their families - The Washington Post: Thousands of health care workers are on the frontlines.

Mar 17, 2020

No More Than 10 People in One Place, Trump Said. But Why? - The New York Times

No More Than 10 People in One Place, Trump Said. But Why? - The New York Times: The recommendations of federal agencies and other jurisdictions for limiting crowd sizes have varied widely in recent days.

How to Protect Older People From the Coronavirus - The New York Times

How to Protect Older People From the Coronavirus - The New York Times: People over 60, and especially over 80, are particularly vulnerable to severe or fatal infection. Here are some steps to reduce their risk.

‘All Around Us Is Chaos’: Inside a Rural Town Upended by the Virus - The New York Times

‘All Around Us Is Chaos’: Inside a Rural Town Upended by the Virus - The New York Times: The call that upended Cynthiana, Ky., came around 5 p.m. on March 6. Officials had been bracing for the inevitable, and it had just arrived. A resident was sick. Five others would soon be, too.

Opinion | Stop Saying That Everything Is Under Control. It Isn’t. - The New York Times

Opinion | Stop Saying That Everything Is Under Control. It Isn’t. - The New York Times: Tackling the pandemic will require a new, collective way of thinking about public health and society as a whole.

Opinion | The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay, So What Happens Next? - The New York Times

Opinion | The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay, So What Happens Next? - The New York Times: There may be two to four more rounds of social distancing before this is over. Here’s what to expect.

What the Polls Say About Florida, Illinois and Arizona - The New York Times

What the Polls Say About Florida, Illinois and Arizona - The New York Times: Most bets are off as worries over the coronavirus hover over voting in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, but Joe Biden has led in surveys of all three states.

Covid-19 Live Coverage: Tracking Its Impact on the U.S. - The New York Times

Covid-19 Live Coverage: Tracking Its Impact on the U.S. - The New York Times

Shopping during coronavirus outbreak: Dollar General, Stop and Shop offer ‘senior-only’ hours - The Washington Post

Shopping during coronavirus outbreak: Dollar General, Stop and Shop offer ‘senior-only’ hours - The Washington Post: Dollar General and Stop and Shop announced they will have seniors-only shopping hours.

Disabled people have worked remotely for years, and they’ve got advice for you and your bosses   - The Washington Post

Disabled people have worked remotely for years, and they’ve got advice for you and your bosses   - The Washington Post: Employees with accommodations are offering tips for working at home, avoiding isolation and more.

José Andrés says ‘people have to eat,’ so his shuttered restaurants are now community kitchens - The Washington Post

José Andrés says ‘people have to eat,’ so his shuttered restaurants are now community kitchens - The Washington Post: The chef and humanitarian says small independent restaurants could help feed America if the coronavirus gets worse.

British coronavirus study helped upend epidemic strategies in U.S. and U.K. - The Washington Post

British coronavirus study helped upend epidemic strategies in U.S. and U.K. - The Washington Post: Imperial College forecasts concluded that a half-million could die in Britain and more than 2 million could die in the United States.

Some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post

Some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post: Some in the GOP see a media-generated frenzy designed to weaken President Trump.

South Korea’s coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed - The Washington Post

South Korea’s coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed - The Washington Post: A swift system of mass testing and government openness and transparency helped South Korea become an exemplar in battling the spread of the outbreak.

The week the coronavirus devastated the airline industry - The Washington Post

The week the coronavirus devastated the airline industry - The Washington Post: Airlines and the travel industry scramble to protect crews and customers from a virus that is attacking from every direction.

Coronavirus map: Tracking cases in the U.S. and around the world - Washington Post

Coronavirus map: Tracking cases in the U.S. and around the world - Washington Post: Since the coronavirus outbreak began in China, new cases have been confirmed in more than 150 countries.

D.C., Virginia and Maryland coronavirus updates for Tuesday - The Washington Post

D.C., Virginia and Maryland coronavirus updates for Tuesday - The Washington Post: Maryland and the District have suspended on-site bar and restaurant service as of Monday evening and shut down movie theaters and gyms, as the region’s tally of reported novel coronavirus cases climbed past 100 and Virginia reported its second fatality.

Coronavirus among health workers: Exposure, lack of testing, threatens health system - The Washington Post

Coronavirus among health workers: Exposure, lack of testing, threatens health system - The Washington Post: Exposure, lack of testing and a shortage of protective gear leave health providers vulnerable.

Supermarkets are limiting the number of shoppers at one time. Temperature checks and delivery-only stores may follow. - The Washington Post

Supermarkets are limiting the number of shoppers at one time. Temperature checks and delivery-only stores may follow. - The Washington Post: The coronavirus has pitched grocers onto the front lines of a public health crisis, forcing many to take drastic steps to limit its spread.

Coronavirus live updates: Outer Banks mostly closing to tourists, Trump reiterates stay-at-home guidelines - The Washington Post

Coronavirus live updates: Outer Banks mostly closing to tourists, Trump reiterates stay-at-home guidelines - The Washington Post: The growing coronavirus outbreak continued to upend life across the globe Tuesday, as the pandemic’s strongholds move away from China, where the virus was first recorded in December.

Covid-19: How long does the coronavirus last on surfaces? - BBC Future

Covid-19: How long does the coronavirus last on surfaces? - BBC Future: We can pick up the Covid-19 by touching surfaces contaminated with the new coronavirus, but it is only just becoming clear how long the virus can survive outside the human body.

Studies: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

Studies: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale: (CNN) — New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way...

Amazon to prioritize shipping "high demand" products due to coronavirus - CBS News

Amazon to prioritize shipping "high demand" products due to coronavirus - CBS News: Ecommerce giant tells sellers it's reserving warehouse space for items like medical supplies and household goods.