As pandemic rages, U.S. immigrants detained in areas with few hospitals
U.S. immigration officials say they have a plan if detention centers get hit with coronavirus outbreaks: They will transfer detainees with serious symptoms to hospitals with “expertise in high risk care.”
3D printers forge face shields for fight against the coronavirus
Oscar Valera likes to use 3D printers to build an assortment of crafts, but he is now turning his hobby toward the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus forces San Francisco to put homeless into hotels
By Nathan Frandino, Shannon Stapleton, Katie Paul and Stephen Nellis
Americans urged to wear masks outside as coronavirus pandemic worsens
The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-exploding coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. death toll rose by 1,000 in a single day for the first time.
Do social distancing better, White House doctor tells Americans. Trump objects
Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House task force on the coronavirus, had a message for Americans on Thursday: do better at social distancing. President Donald Trump didn’t like the message.
Two cruise ships dock in Florida after coronavirus ordeal
An ocean liner forced by a deadly onboard coronavirus outbreak to languish at sea since mid-March pulled into a South Florida port on Thursday, after authorities settled plans for the vessel and its sister ship to dock and most passengers to come ashor…
Biden: Trump administration showed ‘poor judgment’ in removing warship commander
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Trump administration showed “poor judgment” in relieving the commander of an aircraft carrier who sought stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard.
Trump negative for coronavirus again, says wearing masks okay
President Donald Trump said he underwent a second coronavirus test on Thursday, using a new diagnostic that produced a result in less than 15 minutes, and it determined he has not been infected.
New York reels at center of pandemic as home-bound Americans feel economic pain
New York City hospitals and morgues bent under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, struggling to treat or bury casualties, as the state’s governor offered a grim prediction that the rest of the country would soon face the same misery.
Rikers Island jail officers union sues New York City over coronavirus
A union representing about 9,000 corrections officers at New York City’s Rikers Island jail sued the city on Thursday, demanding better protections from coronavirus after dozens of infections at the complex.
