Lawyers for ousted U.S. health official say he will file whistleblower complaint
Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID-19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblower’s complaint with two government offices over his reassignment.
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 49,000, averaging 2,000 lives lost a day: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49,000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2,000 a day, according to a Reuters tally.
New York survey suggests 2.7 million in state may have coronavirus antibodies
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday a preliminary survey found that nearly 14% tested positive for antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that as many as 2.7 million New Yorkers may have been infected with the disease.
U.S. civil rights agency says employers can test workers for COVID-19
The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID-19 before permitting them to enter the workplace as long as the tests are accurate and reliable.
U.S. states test safety of reopening as pandemic pushes jobless claims higher
An array of U.S. merchants in Georgia and other states prepared on Thursday to reopen for the first time in a month under newly relaxed coronavirus restrictions, as another week of massive unemployment claims highlighted the grim economic toll of the p…
California suffered state’s deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak, 115 dead
California recorded 115 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the state’s deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday.
Illinois governor to extend stay-at-home order: local media
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was expected on Thursday to extend his state’s stay-at-home order, which was to expire on April 30, to stem the spread of COVID-19, local media reported.
More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union
More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13 have died, the country’s largest meatpacking union said on Thursday.
U.S. House to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill as next fight looms
The U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion.
Inside Trump’s proposal to suspend some legal immigration amid coronavirus crisis
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday that temporarily blocks some foreigners outside the United States from obtaining U.S. permanent residency, a move he said would protect American workers amid the economic fallout from the co…
