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Local Governments Race To Administer Coronavirus Tests, Secure Supplies

8:00am March 29, 2020

Surging coronavirus infections mean that local officials in the hardest-hit cities are forced to take on new responsibilities that go far beyond their normal day jobs.

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Across the country, the coronavirus has forced many animal shelters into crisis mode. Above, a dogs at the Humane Society of Harlingen, Texas which has since found a home.

Animal Shelters Urge Humans Confined To Home By Coronavirus Outbreak To Adopt

7:01am March 29, 2020

As states issue stay-at-home orders, animal shelters have had to close their doors. They're coming up with new ways to find homes as they brace for an onslaught of puppies and kittens.

During his remarks to reporters before his departure to Norfolk, Va., President Trump said outside the White House that there was a "possibility that sometime today" there will be a two-week quarantine on parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Trump Issues Travel Advisory, Not Quarantine, For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

10:39pm March 28, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The president's decision came hours after floating the possibility that he would issue quarantines for the hard-hit states. The CDC later advised residents against non-essential travel for 14 days.

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend for two more weeks the hiring of 2020 census workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters.

Census Field Operations Further Delayed Until April 15 By COVID-19 Pandemic

9:59pm March 28, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau says it's suspending for two more weeks the hiring of temporary workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters for the 2020 count.

Authorities are setting up a temporary hospital with 1,000 beds at the Jacob K. Javits Center on Friday in New York City. The city is bracing for an overwhelming tide of patients, as its number of confirmed cases continues to rise.

More Than 2,000 Americans Have Now Died From The Coronavirus

9:14pm March 28, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The U.S. hit the grim milestone on Saturday night after the number of coronavirus-related deaths doubled in two days.

A staffer checks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit in Chennai, India, Friday. States in the U.S. are coming up with plans for what to do if they run out of ventilators and other supplies.

HHS Warns States Not To Put People With Disabilities At The Back Of The Line For Care

7:23pm March 28, 2020

by Joseph Shapiro

States are preparing guidelines for when there's not enough care to go around. Disability groups are worried that those standards will allow rationing that excludes people with disabilities.

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Trump Considers Quarantining East Coast Cities

5:22pm March 28, 2020

President Trump says he is thinking about placing New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut under quarantine.

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Apple's new COVID-19 app and website provides the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Apple's New Tool Lets You Screen Yourself For COVID-19

5:18pm March 28, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

A new COVID-19 website and app will then offer recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do next.

Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, seen on Capitol Hill in 2013, has died at the age of 72.

Former Sen. Tom Coburn, Fiscal Hawk And 'Dr. No,' Dies At 72

12:33pm March 28, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Republican from Oklahoma died Saturday after a fight with prostate cancer. During his time in Congress, Coburn earned a reputation for fighting spending, no matter whom he crossed in the process.

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A Father And Son In Milwaukee Reflect On Life At Home During The Pandemic

8:17am March 28, 2020

by Scott Simon

Rowan Cliffe and his dad, Ian, have been spending a lot of time together in Milwaukee. They talk about how the pandemic has kept them at home, using FaceTime, playing porch hockey and baking bread.

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