COVID-19
A Teacher Ponders Risk Of Returning To Work While Being Paid Less Than Unemployment
Lainy Morse, a preschool teacher, dreads going back to a classroom filled with kids who don't understand hand-washing or social distancing. And she'd make less than she does on unemployment.
The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over
The price of baking flour has fallen along with the price of eggs, suggesting an easing in the baking craze that gripped hungry and housebound consumers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
Greece Reopens To Tourists, But Some Coronavirus Restrictions Apply
The country has begun letting in foreign visitors, but those from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates are to be tested and quarantined. Greece has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe.
Stocks Rebound As Fed Begins Buying Corporate Bonds
U.S. stock indexes fell earlier on Monday, but they turn higher after the Federal Reserve announces it will start buying corporate debt.
FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine
Emergency use authorization makes it easier for doctors to use a drug in a manner not specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA granted these drugs this status in March.
France Announces Further Reopening Amid Declining Number Of Coronavirus Cases
In a national address, French President Emmanuel Macron said beginning Monday restaurants and cafes would be allowed to fully reopen and people could resume visiting family in nursing homes.
Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes
More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in America have been elderly residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon
The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.