Texas to lift some virus-linked restrictions, restart business in phases: governor
Texas will allow its coronavirus stay-at-home order to expire and begin re-opening businesses including restaurants and retail stores in phases beginning on Friday, state Governor Greg Abbott said.
Georgia eateries put menus on tables again as more U.S. states ease restrictions
Georgia on Monday allowed residents to dine at restaurants for the first time in a month, as more U.S. states began easing restrictions where the coronavirus outbreak has taken a relatively light toll.
Inside Connecticut’s ‘ground war’ against coronavirus at nursing homes
On Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, across the road from a hospital grappling with the coronavirus crisis, a nondescript brick building is playing a key role in the state’s plan to free up acute-care beds and protect its ailing nursing homes.
White House adviser Navarro lashes out at China over ‘fake’ test kits
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday accused China of sending low-quality and even counterfeit coronavirus antibody testing kits to the United States and of “profiteering” from the pandemic.
Supreme Court tells U.S. government to pay insurers $12 billion under Obamacare
The federal government must “honor its obligations” and pay private insurers $12 billion owed to them under an Obamacare provision aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to uninsured Americans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Beach crowds lead California to increase enforcement of coronavirus public health restrictions
California will step up enforcement of coronavirus-related public health restrictions after crowds jammed beaches over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday.
Lakers return federal relief loan funds amid coronavirus lockdown
The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the team confirmed on Monday, after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted.
Ohio governor outlines ‘first steps’ to begin reopening state amid coronavirus crisis
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Monday outlined the “first steps” to begin reopening the Midwestern state’s economy as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, starting with non-essential surgeries this week and then moving on to the manufacturing and retail …
CDC reports 957,875 coronavirus cases, 53,922 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 957,875 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 53,922.
Trump reverses course on briefings, to update on testing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as officials said he would participate in one on Monday to update Americans on an expansion in virus testing.
