Grim milestone: Over 1,000 virus deaths in New York state in 19 days CDC issues domestic travel warning for tri-state area By Joseph Wilson and Colleen Barry | March 29, 2020 at 6:10 AM EDT – Updated March 29 at 11:08 PM NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, […]
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Dog delivers groceries to Colo. neighbor self-isolating due to coronavirus
By Megan Hiler, KKTV Staff | March 29, 2020 at 4:45 AM EDT – Updated March 29 at 4:45 AM MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) – A dog in Colorado is doing his part to help out during the coronavirus outbreak by delivering groceries to his quarantined neighbor, KKTV reports. Sunny, a 7-year-old golden retriever, […]
Doctor sees son crawl for first time through glass door after coronavirus separates family
March 29, 2020 at 2:06 AM EDT – Updated March 29 at 9:37 AM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV/CNN) – A photo of an Arkansas father and his 1-year-old son separated by a glass door is a reminder of the sacrifice healthcare workers are making while on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Jared Burks, […]
North Korea test fires missiles amid worries about coronavirus
By Hyung-Jin Kim | March 28, 2020 at 11:32 PM EDT – Updated March 28 at 11:32 PM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to […]
Highlights of Trump-signed $2.2T economic relief package
By ALAN FRAM | March 28, 2020 at 4:02 AM EDT – Updated March 28 at 8:53 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Highlights of a $2.2 trillion package to help businesses, workers and a health care system staggered by the coronavirus that President Donald Trump signed into law Friday after the House voted final congressional approval. […]
3 more national parks close to prevent coronavirus spread
March 28, 2020 at 4:23 PM EDT – Updated March 28 at 4:23 PM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three more of America’s most popular national parks have closed their gates as pressure mounts on superintendents to prevent crowded trails that could lead to more spread of the coronavirus even as the Trump administration sticks […]
Trump: No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ
March 28, 2020 at 2:07 PM EDT – Updated March 28 at 11:51 PM NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the […]
1,307 people have tested positive for coronavirus in NC
By WBTV Web Staff | March 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM EDT – Updated March 30 at 8:18 PM That’s an increase from 1,167 reported Sunday afternoon. Health officials now say the median age for those who tested positive in N.C. is 46. The latest numbers were released just before 11:30 a.m. Monday. They include […]
Google donates $800 million, provides ad grants as part of coronavirus response
Skip to content Along with free advertisement, Google says it is working with one of its suppliers to produce up to 3 million masks to donate to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: CNN) March 28, 2020 at 9:10 AM EDT – Updated March 28 at 9:10 AM (CNN) – Google says it […]
‘Off the charts’: Virus hotspots grow in middle America; Illinois infant with virus dies
March 28, 2020 at 2:17 AM EDT – Updated March 29 at 6:44 AM DETROIT (AP) — The coronavirus continued its unrelenting spread across the United States, pummeling major cities like New York, Detroit, New Orleans and Chicago, where an infant that tested positive for the virus died Saturday. It made its way, too, into […]
