‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
NEW YORK — Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard.…
Testing issues cloud scope of California’s virus outbreak
LOS ANGELES — California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing, delaying some people from getting results for up to 12…
Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, as the…
Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Bangladesh, with officials warning that containing the…
‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
NEW YORK — Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard.…
Virus hits NYC hardest in a few working-class neighborhoods
NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in a few poorer New York City neighborhoods where telecommuting isn’t an option for many workers and there are more…
Ships with coronavirus patients dock in Florida
A cruise ship that had at least two passengers die of coronavirus and others sickened while barred from South American ports has finally docked in Florida By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON…
States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply
WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus pandemic. As of…
Central Park houses hospital ward as NY races to add beds
NEW YORK — There is a coronavirus ward in tents in Central Park. A makeshift hospital has been set up in a Manhattan convention center. Over the next few weeks,…
Economic fallout mounts along with competition for gear
NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed,…
Spanish hospital personnel must improvise in a makeshift ICU
The tension is palpable By RENATA BRITO Associated Press April 2, 2020, 7:19 PM 3 min read BADALONA, Spain — The tension is palpable. There is no non-essential talking. An…
AP-NORC poll: About half of workers lose income due to virus
About half of all working Americans say they or a member of their household have lost some kind of income due to the coronavirus pandemic, with low-income Americans and those…