U.S. airlines start cutting flights due to UK, Ireland restrictions
United Airlines Co said late Saturday it would begin cutting flights to the United Kingdom after Washington expanded travel restrictions to Britain and Ireland, and Southwest Airlines moved toward flight cuts as the coronavirus outbreak sapped demand.
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, extends travel ban to Britain, Ireland
Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday, as the U.S. president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life.
No milk, no bleach: Americans awake to coronavirus panic buying
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Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House doctor statement
U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, the president’s physician, Sean Conley, said in a statement on Saturday.
Georgia delays presidential nominating election due to coronavirus
Georgia elections officials have delayed the state’s presidential primary set for March 24 until May 19 because of the coronavirus, the state’s top election official said Saturday.
Democrat Biden tacks left, backs Warren bankruptcy plan with student loan relief
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has endorsed former rival Elizabeth Warren’s plan to reform consumer bankruptcy laws including allowing relief of student loan debt, incorporating proposals by the party’s progressive wing into the moderate fro…
U.S. quarantined 17 travelers at airports, asked over 30,000 to self-quarantine at home, DHS official says
A senior Department of Homeland Security official said Saturday that in the first six weeks of coronavirus vetting for travelers at American airports, 17 travelers had been placed under quarantine at medical facilities.
Trump says U.S. and Canada to continue to coordinate closely on coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said on Twitter he had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and that the United States and Canada will continue to coordinate closely on the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. not expecting to impose domestic travel curbs for now, DHS official says
The Trump administration is not expecting to impose restrictions on domestic U.S. travel for now as part of its measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official said on Saturday.
Delta, pilots reach agreement on coronavirus measures: union
Delta Air Lines pilots’ union said on Saturday it had reached an agreement with management over coronavirus-related sick leave and managing overstaffing in April with partially paid schedules.