Abortion providers in Ohio aim to block coronavirus-related curbs
Abortion providers across Ohio on Monday asked a federal court to block state officials from curbing abortions as part of an order canceling “non-essential” surgeries and procedures during the coronavirus crisis.
New York’s Cuomo pleads for doctors, nurses from other states to aid its hospitals
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Monday for healthcare workers elsewhere to help the state’s overwhelmed hospitals battle the coronavirus and made a plea for bipartisanship and “partnership” with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Navy hospital ship sails into New York, frontline of U.S. coronavirus battle
In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the coronavirus, a Navy hospital ship docked in New York on Monday as the city pleaded for more help to stanch the deadly outbreak at its U.S. epicenter.
New York’s Cuomo appeals to healthcare workers elsewhere to help state
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made a forceful call on Monday for healthcare professionals elsewhere to help the state’s overwhelmed healthcare system battle the coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,200 people in the state.
Coronavirus hits hundreds of U.S. police amid protective gear shortages
When nine police officers showed up to make an arrest near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx last Wednesday, none wore a mask or gloves to protect them from coronavirus.
U.S. CDC reports 140,904 coronavirus cases, 2,405 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 140,904 cases of coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 2,405.
Deaths, intubations swamp New Orleans doctors in coronavirus surge
Emergency room doctor Thomas Krajewski stopped at the hospital room door at 2 a.m. to glance at the chart. He knew instantly the long odds faced by the patient inside: A man in his 70s, with a fever, short of breath.
Navy hospital ship arrives to help New York battle coronavirus
A 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship docked in Manhattan on Monday and a field hospital was going up in Central Park for coronavirus patients, as officials in New York City, the epicenter of a widening U.S. outbreak, pleaded for more help from Washington.
The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy
Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in revenue from travel industry clients because of the coronavirus.
Pelosi to discuss worker, patient safety in next coronavirus response bill on Monday
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Monday to discuss the planned fourth coronavirus response bill, focusing on how to meet worker and patient safety needs, according to her office…
