COVID-19

Batches of 8 million protective masks are unloaded from a Lufthansa airplane at the Franz Josef Strauss airport in Munich on Tuesday after arriving from Shanghai.

Borders Didn't Stop The Pandemic. But They Might Block The Trade Of Medical Goods

10:24am April 08, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

More countries are imposing export restrictions on essential medical materials, to try to keep domestically produced goods — like masks, gloves and ventilators — available for domestic needs.

Millions of jobs have been lost as businesses keep their doors closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Working women have been hit hardest, accounting for nearly 60% of the early job cuts.

Economy

Women Are Losing More Jobs In Coronavirus Shutdowns

9:42am April 08, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Millions of jobs have been lost as businesses keep their doors closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Working women have been hit hardest, accounting for nearly 60% of the early job cuts.

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The subway platform at Grand Army Plaza station on Tuesday in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

After Deaths At Home Spike In NYC, Officials Plan To Count Many As COVID-19

9:31am April 08, 2020

by Gwynne Hogan

Officials say a sudden upsurge in deaths at home is likely due to COVID-19 and they are planning to add many of them to New York's death toll, even without confirmation by a laboratory.

Doctors say it's not uncommon for the coronavirus to spread quickly through a family. And that's hard on everyone involved.

Health & Safety

As COVID-19 Rips Through A Missouri Family, A Mom Tries To Hold Things Together

9:00am April 08, 2020

by Maria Godoy

Edgar Urriola got sick around St. Patrick's Day; he's now on a ventilator. Then the kids got ill. Now his family is trying to keep life as normal as possible while hoping for his recovery.

The virtual happy hour has taken on huge importance at a time when life is otherwise in lockdown. Workers are learning a lot more about their colleagues in the process.

Party On, Online: Virtual Beer Pong Becomes An Emotional Lifeline For Workers

5:01am April 08, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

The virtual happy hour has taken on huge importance at a time when life is otherwise in lockdown. Workers are learning a lot more about their colleagues in the process.

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Patients are brought into Wyckoff Heights Medical Center by staff wearing personal protective gear due to COVID-19 concerns on Tuesday in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Reports 'Largest Single-Day' Increase In Deaths

9:37pm April 07, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Cuomo says 731 people died on Monday. "Behind every one of those numbers is an individual, is a family, is a mother, is a father, is a brother, is a sister. So a lot of pain again today," he adds.

Trump Tells The Story Of A 'Miracle' Cure For COVID-19. But Was It?

9:02pm April 07, 2020

by Joe Palca

President Trump continues to promote hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has not been proved to work against coronavirus and COVID-19. He's relying on anecdotes, not science.

Small Business Administration chief Jovita Carranza speaks at the White House as President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin look on. Some small business owners are facing delays in applying for a new loan program.

Economy

With Survival At Stake, Small Business Owners Frustrated By Aid Delays

8:31pm April 07, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Paycheck Protection Program is meant to help small businesses keep workers on payroll. But first, businesses have to get the money — a process that has proven difficult for some.

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Glenn Fine, then the acting Inspector General at the Department of Defense, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on December 6, 2017. Fine was the defense department's acting inspector general until April 6, 2020, when President Trump rep

In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General

8:07pm April 07, 2020

by Tim Mak

President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the Coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.

Julia Hansen says her lender, Freedom Mortgage, told her that to get federally mandated help, she'd have to make an $8,000 payment in three months or "go into foreclosure."

Many Struggling Homeowners Not Getting The Mortgage Relief U.S. Promised

7:15pm April 07, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Millions of homeowners who've lost their incomes qualify to defer payments. But many say lenders are demanding unfair terms such as massive subsequent lump sum payments that they can't afford.