Federal inmates to be locked in cells for 14 days amid virus
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons is locking all its 146,000 inmates in their cells for the next two weeks in an unparalleled effort to slow the spread of…
FDA wants heartburn meds off the market due to contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling drugmakers to immediately pull a type of heartburn drug off the market due to contamination with a chemical that may cause cancer…
California cities want transparency rules waived in pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO — Citing unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, city officials across California are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or delay numerous state laws, saying they’re unable…
Correction: Brazilian churches bristle at virus quarantines
RIO DE JANEIRO — In a story March 31 about Brazilian churches criticizing quarantine measures, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Presbyterian choir members in the U.S. were infected by…
April 1, rent’s due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak
It’s the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent’s due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the…
UK’s Johnson under fire for low number of COVID-19 tests
LONDON — When Prime Minister Boris Johnson developed a cough and fever, he got a test for the new coronavirus. Most other Britons won’t be offered one. Johnson’s Conservative government…
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic By…
Virus deaths in NYC top 1,000 as city prepares for worse
Deaths from the coronavirus topped 1,000 in New York City as officials warned that the worst of the virus’ toll is yet to come April 1, 2020, 1:18 PM 2…
Rural areas fear spread of virus as more hospitals close
CARROLLTON, Ala. — As the coronavirus spread across the United States, workers at the lone hospital in one Alabama county turned off beeping monitors for good and padlocked the doors,…
Europe faces ICU bed crunch, rushes to build field hospitals
ROME — Facing intense surges in the need for hospital ICU beds, European nations are on a building and hiring spree, throwing together makeshift hospitals and shipping coronavirus patients out…
Volunteers fill gaps amid UK pandemic lockdown
Britain is in the process of mobilizing around 750,000 volunteers to help vulnerable people after the government ordered a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 By DANICA KIRKA…
Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus
BERLIN — Late last year — long before most people had heard of the new coronavirus now sweeping the globe — scientists in Germany sprang into action to develop a…