U.S. military to send field hospitals to New York, Seattle
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy field hospitals to New York and Seattle, the Pentagon said on Monday, as its top civilian and military leaders acknowledged for the first time that the coronavirus pandemic could impact military readiness.
Trump considers reopening U.S. economy despite coronavirus spread
President Donald Trump is considering measures to reopen the U.S. economy, even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virus-related deaths.
U.S. Fed aims ‘bazooka’ to backstop coronavirus-hit economy
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately keep more people safe….
‘Dilly-dallying around’: Coronavirus relief again falls short in U.S. Senate vote
A far-reaching coronavirus economic stimulus package failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Monday as Democrats said it contained too little money for hospitals and not enough restrictions on a fund to help big businesses.
New Jersey becomes first U.S. state to release some inmates over coronavirus
New Jersey plans to release “low-risk” inmates serving county jail sentences to limit the spread of the coronavirus, making it the first state to take such a step, the governor said on Monday.
U.S. states, cities beg for coronavirus help; Fed tries to shield economy
U.S. governors and mayors pleaded for help from the federal government and even from private citizens to fight the coronavirus outbreak as the U.S. Federal Reserve launched an extraordinary array of initiatives to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impac…
‘Dilly-dallying around’: Testy U.S. Senate nears coronavirus relief vote
Tempers boiled over in the U.S. Senate on Monday as lawmakers moved toward another vote on a far-reaching coronavirus economic stimulus package even though Republicans and Democrats said they were still at odds over details that had stalled the package…
Coronavirus forces New York City schools into daunting experiment with teaching from afar
Apartment floors, kitchen counters and unmade beds became makeshift classroom desks on Monday as most of New York City’s 1.1 million public school students began their first day of remote learning, confined to their homes by the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. prison union official warns of coronavirus spread by inmate transfers from outbreak hotspots
The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is still transferring some inmates from coronavirus hotspots such as New York City to prisons in other parts of the country, even as three prisoners tested positive for the COVID-19 respiratory illness over the weeke…
Fed aims ‘bazooka’ to backstop coronavirus-hit economy
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on people and businesses that scientists say are needed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
