Loss of taste and smell key COVID-19 symptoms, app study finds
Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by scientists in Britain and the United States to help monitor the coronavirus pandemic.
High noon in a coronavirus-stricken world
Lockdowns to halt the spread of the coronavirus have brought an uncanny silence to some of the world’s busiest places. Transport hubs that should be teeming with travelers such as New York’s Grand Central station or Istanbul’s Eminonu ferry docks are a…
U.S. small businesses wait impatiently for government aid that could be slow to come
As soon as New York officials began detailing their response to the coronavirus, Matt Preis knew his staff might be in trouble.
Coronavirus delays leave thin slate of Democratic presidential contests in April
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically reshaped the Democratic presidential nominating calendar, forcing many states to curtail in-person voting or delay primary contests to May or June in an attempt to limit the health risks.
For Americans, pandemic takes the fun out of April Fools’ this year
With life in most of the United States grinding to a halt and the economy set to tip into a recession or worse, Americans appear to have no appetite for April Fools’ Day this year.
U.S., South Korea scramble to seal defence cost-sharing deal as thousands put on unpaid leave
The commander of U.S. troops in South Korea on Wednesday called for negotiators to quickly resolve a cost-sharing dispute that has put more than 4,000 local workers on unpaid leave, with South Korean officials suggesting an agreement could come soon.
Four dead, one injured in apartment building fire in the Bronx, New York
Four women died and one person was injured after a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Bronx, New York, police and media said late on Tuesday.
Trump urges Florida to welcome cruise ship with deadly coronavirus outbreak
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop his opposition.
U.S. says two locally employed staff at foreign missions died of the coronavirus
Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions, one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died of the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, its first pandemic-related losses among staff.
U.S. death toll spirals amid rush to build field hospitals, find supplies
The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity, and sometimes beyond, by the coronavirus pandemic.
