U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 19, New York declares emergency
Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected passengers remained stran…
U.S. Marine in DC-area contracts coronavirus, Pentagon says
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U.S. airport screeners, health workers plagued by fear and anger as coronavirus spreads
As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves.
CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
Organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, said an attendee of its annual Washington-area conference last month has tested positive for coronavirus.
Dozens of health screeners at LAX ordered to self-quarantine: U.S. official
Dozens of health care screeners and other employees at Los Angeles International Airport have been ordered to self-quarantine, after two colleagues tested positive for the coronavirus, a federal official told Reuters.
Washington, D.C., has first ‘presumptive positive’ test for coronavirus
A person in Washington, D.C., has had a “presumptive positive test” for the coronavirus, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Twitter on Saturday.
U.S. says it is tracking ship that may have shared crew with coronavirus-hit cruise liner
The United States is tracking a cruise ship that may have shared crew members with a ship carrying people who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday.
Two more succumb to coronavirus in U.S., New York declares state of emergency
Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York jumped by 21 overnight and a cruise ship with infected passengers re…
FDA head says 2.1 million coronavirus tests will have been shipped to labs by Monday
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that materials for 2.1 million coronavirus tests will have been shipped to non-public U.S. labs by Monday, as the Trump administration aims to counter criticism that its response to the…
No more refills: U.S. airlines step up measures to guard against coronavirus
U.S. airlines are stepping up measures to guard against the spread of coronavirus through person-to-person contamination on airplanes, from eliminating wine and water refills to keeping passengers from touching serving trays and food baskets.
