Federal judge orders Florida company to stop peddling bleach-based COVID-19 ‘cure’
A federal judge has ordered a Florida-based company to stop selling a product that it says cures COVID-19 but prosecutors allege contains a powerful bleach that could make people sick when it is ingested, the Justice Department said on Friday.
U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit carrier
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday it would carry anti-body testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship.
Trump’s coronavirus reopening plan has big holes, health experts say
The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories, stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill.
U.S. CDC reports 661,712 coronavirus cases, 33,049 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 661,712 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 29,164 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,978 to 33,049.
U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 35,000: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths rose above 35,000 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as some states were expected to announce timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.
Trump taunts governors as coronavirus-hit states grapple with reopening
President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors on Friday for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as tensions heightened between the Republican leader and states over how and when to ease restrictions put in place to contain the …
‘No excuses’: Moderate Democrats urge quick deal on small-business coronavirus aid
Some moderate Democrats key to their party’s control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, saying other party priorities can w…
California records highest daily number of coronavirus deaths: governor
Ninety-five people in California have died from coronavirus-related disease as of Friday morning, the most in any 24-hour period since the pandemic began, Governor Gavin Newsom said.
FAA, CDC to update guidance to flight crews on coronavirus precautions
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plan to update guidance for airline flight crews about dealing with the coronavirus pandemic amid concerns from pilots, but regulators are not mandating new…
Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections
Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail.
