U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship.
Trump: U.S. states, not federal government, must improve testing
U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration has faced criticism over a shortfall in coronavirus testing capacity, said on Friday that individual states were responsible for developing testing capabilities.
U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases nearing 700,000: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters tally, as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.
California forms task force to jump-start economy as coronavirus deaths surge
California Governor Gavin Newsom tapped business and political leaders including Arnold Schwarzenegger and billionaire Tom Steyer to help jump-start an economy ravaged by the new coronavirus as the state’s daily death toll hit an all-time high on Frida…
Oklahoma judge to recommend regulators rule oil production ‘economic waste’
An Oklahoma Judge will recommend the state’s oil and gas regulator approve an emergency order declaring oil production in the state could constitute economic waste, a spokesman for the state’s Corporation Commission (OCC) said on Friday.
Federal judge orders Florida company to stop peddling bleach-based COVID-19 ‘cure’
A federal judge has ordered a Florida-based company to stop selling a product that it says cures COVID-19 but prosecutors allege contains a powerful bleach that could make people sick when it is ingested, the Justice Department said on Friday.
U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit carrier
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday it would carry anti-body testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship.
Trump’s coronavirus reopening plan has big holes, health experts say
The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories, stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill.
U.S. CDC reports 661,712 coronavirus cases, 33,049 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 661,712 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 29,164 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,978 to 33,049.
Trump taunts governors as coronavirus-hit states grapple with reopening
President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors on Friday for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as tensions heightened between the Republican leader and states over how and when to ease restrictions put in place to contain the …
