Fleeing virus for resort homes, some find welcome mat yanked
OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Some city folk have been fleeing to their second homes in resort areas to ride out the coronavirus outbreak near the beach or the ski slopes.…
Stores set up senior shopping hours amid coronavirus fears
RICHMOND, Va. — As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to ease their fears: shopping times…
More leaders say stay home, seek supplies to treat the sick
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — California’s governor ordered people in the most populous U.S. state to stay home as the coronavirus pandemic’s toll worsened so much world leaders warned of “record”…
The Latest: Largest mosque in Southeast Asia cancels prayers
Mass prayers have been canceled for the next two weeks at Istiqlal grand mosque in Indonesia’s capital, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, in a bid to curb the spread…
In pandemic, word definitions shift and new lexicon emerges
PHILADELPHIA — Newscasts bring word of “hot zones” and “lockdowns.” Conversations are littered with talk of “quarantines” and “isolation.” Leaders urge “social distancing” and “sheltering in place” and “flattening the…
40 million Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the…
California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the…
Trump’s team, senators to negotiate $1T economic rescue deal
WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump’s economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue…
Mexico’s president in no hurry to confront virus outbreak
MEXICO CITY — Many countries in Latin America have taken aggressive measures to deal with the coronavirus such as closing their borders, dock and airports to foreigners, declaring states of…
China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus
China has taken the highly unusual move of exonerating a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease March 20, 2020, 2:37…
California governor issues statewide order for people to stay at home amid virus outbreak.
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California rushes to prevent virus spread among the homeless
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Home to the largest homeless population in the country, California officials are rushing to get tens of thousands of people off the streets and into shelters and…