Haitians rush for supplies after first COVID-19 cases found
Haitians are rushing to buy food, gas, soap and face masks after the announcement of two imported cases of the coronavirus sparked worries that the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation could…
New York bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict gatherings of any size for the state’s more than 19 million residents and will…
Trump’s big promises on COVID-19 often fall short
WASHINGTON — It’s become a fixture of life under quarantine. Almost daily, President Donald Trump appears on television, flanked by officials, to announce his latest maneuver in the fight against…
Southwest Airlines cuts most flights in and out of Midway
Southwest Airlines has significantly scaled back its flights in and out of Midway International Airport, its Chicago hub, days after federal authorities closed the airport’s control tower after technicians tested…
Poland’s idle restaurants send free food to medical ‘heroes’
WARSAW, Poland — A popular Warsaw entertainment center looks empty and closed amid a government ordered shutdown from the coronavirus, but inside, cook Bozena Legowska is busy. One hot pizza…
Health agencies: No evidence ibuprofen worsens coronavirus
The World Health Organization and other leading agencies say there is no evidence to support the idea that taking painkillers like ibuprofen might worsen the symptoms of COVID-19 By MARIA…
AP Sources: Illinois governor to order shelter in place
Government officials say Illinois Gov. J By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press March 20, 2020, 7:44 PM 3 min read SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will on Friday order…
US virus testing faces new headwind: Lab supply shortages
WASHINGTON — First, some of the coronavirus tests didn’t work. Then there weren’t enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwide screening, laboratory…
Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he’s postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state’s 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus March 20, 2020, 5:42 PM 1…
Quarantined cruise passengers arrive from France in Atlanta
A jet carrying 359 people including hundreds of American and Canadian cruise ship passengers from France has landed at Atlanta’s airport and they’re being screened for COVID-19, federal officials said…
Indiana’s May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat
Indiana political leaders say they decided to postpone the state’s May 5 primary because of concern about the coronavirus pandemic By TOM DAVIES Associated Press March 20, 2020, 3:37 PM…
Coronavirus: What are the symptoms, where has it spread and is it worse than the flu?
Covid-19, the deadly disease that began as a novel coronavirus causing pneumonia-like symptoms in central China, has now spread around the world and is having profound impacts on nearly every…