From coronavirus to antibiotics: the ways we use animals ‘still risks spreading disease’
As scientists race to develop a vaccine to help curb the coronavirus in future, others are looking back at how it began, with a view to preventing future outbreaks. Experts…
Facebook acknowledges a bug that blocked coronavirus news
Facebook says a bug in its anti-spam system is blocking the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus March 18, 2020, 1:47 AM 1 min read Facebook says…
Nevada to close casinos, businesses and ban dining out
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered casinos and other non-essential businesses like bars, movie theaters and gyms, to close starting noon Wednesday to slow the spread of the new coronavirus By:…
Australia bans indoor gatherings of 100 as virus measure
Australia has banned non-essential indoor gatherings of more than 100 people including weddings and restaurants as part a range of measures that could be maintained implemented for more than six…
Trump moves to blunt coronavirus’ heavy impact on US economy
WASHINGTON — Ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to blunt the impact of the pandemic on a U.S. economy fundamentally altered by…
Disruption grows: Nations try to slow virus, help economies
BERLIN — Mass disruptions shuddered across the globe Tuesday as governments struggled to slow the spread of the coronavirus while also trying to keep their economies afloat. The chaos stretched…
US slashes testing rules to speedup coronavirus screening
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slashing regulations governing test development in a bid to ramp up screening for the coronavirus amid nationwide frustration with the slow pace of the…
US life with COVID-19: A state-by-state patchwork of rules
As the nation struggles to reconcile itself to a new and spreading peril, it also struggles with a patchwork of rules that vary dizzyingly from place to place: For now,…
Esper: Pentagon will provide respirators, ventilators to HHS
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirators and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response to the coronavirus pandemic…
What’s Happening: Virus moves west, ‘Big Brother’ gets real
Borders have slammed shut, schools and businesses have closed and increasingly draconian restrictions on movement have been enforced to slow the spread of the new coronavirus March 17, 2020, 6:09…
Dear Corona Diary: German patient gives updates on Twitter
BERLIN — On the fifth day after she fell ill with COVID-19 respiratory disease, Karoline Preisler could breathe again without wincing through severe pain in her chest. But the 48-year-old…
Ohio Democrats object to delay of state’s primary election
Democrats are expressing frustration and weighing their options after Ohio’s primary was postponed because of coronavirus concerns By JULIE CARR SMYTH and DAN SEWELL Associated Press March 17, 2020, 4:17…