Puerto Rico oversight board to ask for delay in debt restructuring due to coronavirus
Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board will ask a court to delay the U.S. commonwealth’s debt restructuring hearing due to the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Saturday.
Exclusive: Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers
Amazon.com Inc said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its U.S. warehouses, as the world’s largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home during the corona…
New Jersey governor orders non-essential businesses to close, says almost everyone must stay home
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Saturday mandating that all non-essential retail businesses close their stores and almost all state residents stay home to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread. Britain told panic-buyers to calm down. California and three other U.S. states directed tens of millions of people to stay at hom…
Over 195,000 people in U.S. have been tested for coronavirus, received results: official
More than 195,000 people in the United States have been tested for coronavirus and received results, Assistant U.S. Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said on Saturday.
VP Pence says will be tested for coronavirus after aide tested positive
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife will be tested for coronavirus later on Saturday after a member of his staff tested positive.
U.S. coronavirus stimulus to be worth ‘north of $2 trillion’: White House aide
The White House expects the impact of economic stimulus to counter the effects of coronavirus to be more than $2 trillion, including around $1.4 trillion from a prospective U.S. Senate bill, aides said on Saturday.
Coronavirus stay-at-home directives multiply in major U.S. states
New Jersey’s governor was expected on Saturday to follow four other states – California, New York, Illinois and Connecticut – demanding that millions of Americans close up shop and stay home to slow the spread of coronavirus infections.
Coronavirus drives up demand – and pay – for temporary U.S. nurses
U.S. hospitals, bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being exposed to the virus, are facing a shortage of temporary nurses who can fill in – and being asked to pay as much as double to make it worth …
Social work from a social distance: Coronavirus forces U.S. child advocates to adapt
Social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has forced states to rethink their approach to social work, whether by finding safe strategies for staff to check on at-risk children in their homes or resorting to virtual visits.
