U.S. gig workers seeking coronavirus jobless benefits hit bureaucratic wall
Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by Congress as state agencies say they are not ready to handle a class of workers who are totally new to the U.S. unemployment system.
Washington, D.C. needs 3,600 hospital beds for coronavirus peak: mayor
Washington, D.C. needs an estimated 3,600 hospital beds within the next two weeks as it braces for a coronavirus outbreak, the mayor wrote in a letter to hospitals in the U.S. capital.
Staff at a NY hospital dump protective gear in outdoor trash can after handling bodies
Staff at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City were seen disposing of their gowns and caps and other protective wear in a sidewalk trash can on Thursday after wheeling bodies out of the hospital and loading them into a refrigerated truck.
In coronavirus fight, oft-criticized Facebook data aids U.S. cities, states
Infectious disease researchers are using Facebook Inc mobile location data to provide daily updates to U.S. cities and states evaluating the effectiveness of social distancing orders aimed at slowing the novel coronavirus.
Trump tested again for coronavirus, result was negative: White House
President Donald Trump on Thursday was tested again to determine whether he had been infected by the coronavirus, and the test came back negative, the White House said.
Test maker disputes claim of would-be U.S. seller of ‘two-minute’ coronavirus diagnostic
BodySphere, which describes itself as a distributor of medical products needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, has falsely claimed that it has access to a rapid diagnostic test made by Safecare Biotech in China for sale in the United States, the te…
U.S. Navy relieves commander of coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday it had relieved the commander of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking Navy leadership for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onb…
White House likely to advise people in coronavirus hot spots to wear masks
The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease, an administration official said on Thursday.
Huge U.S. solar project permit delayed over impact on historic trail
A U.S. government agency has delayed issuing a permit for the Gemini solar power project in Nevada, one of the country’s largest proposed solar farms, over concerns about its impact on a historic region traversed by settlers of the American West.
State Department slams Pakistani court overturning of Pearl murder convictions
The overturning by a Pakistani court of the convictions of four men in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is “an affront to victims of terrorism everywhere,” a State Department official said on Thursday.
