COVID-19

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here during a news conference at the White House last month, said Tuesday that he expects some places to be able to "slowly reopen" after the end of April.

Surgeon General Says 'Over 90% Of The Country' Is Doing Right Thing To Fight Virus

1:28pm April 07, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"The American people have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together like we have after past tragedies in this county," the U.S. Surgeon General told ABC on Tuesday.

A worker cleans along the Las Vegas Strip, which is nearly empty without the usual crowds as casinos and other businesses are shuttered during the coronavirus outbreak on March 31.

4 Of 5 Workers Are Affected By COVID-19 Worldwide, U.N. Agency Says

12:06pm April 07, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a terrible toll on the world's economy, with lockdown measures now affecting the livelihood of almost 2.7 billion workers, according to a new report.

South Korean election officials put up posters of candidates in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2. The country will hold April 15 legislative elections on schedule, and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a major issue in the vote.

South Koreans Will Vote In Election In Masks And Gloves, Have Temperature Checked

11:48am April 07, 2020

by Se Eun Gong

On April 15, legislative elections will go as planned but with new coronavirus safety features, and the government's handling of the virus is a top issue.

Health & Safety

Researchers Lower Projected NC COVID-19 Death Toll, Say Social Distancing Is Working

10:29am April 07, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the coronavirus pandemic will have devastating consequences for the global economy.

Economy

Jamie Dimon Warns 'A Bad Recession' Is Coming

10:04am April 07, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

In a letter to shareholders, the JPMorgan Chase CEO applauds the government and the Fed for quick work, but says the pandemic will have devastating consequences for the global economy.

An inspector general's survey of U.S. hospitals finds them scrambling for supplies — even food and toilet paper. They've had to get masks from nontraditional places like autobody shops and nail salons, and also ask for handmade donations.

Health & Safety

U.S. Hospitals Surveyed Plea For More Federal Coordination Of Testing And Supplies

8:29pm April 06, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

An office of the Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 323 U.S. hospitals and found shortages of "intravenous therapy poles, medical gas, linens and food." Many are still scrambling.

Horacio Arruda is Quebec's deputy health minister.

This Quebec Health Official Has Become A Sensation With His Coronavirus Tips

7:23pm April 06, 2020

by Emma Jacobs

Horacio Arruda was a little-known bureaucrat. Now his face is on T-shirts, loaves of bread, and memes and videos all over social media. Quebec's deputy health minister has become a local celebrity.

A health care worker staffs a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Jericho, N.Y., the state that remains the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The disease has killed more than 10,000 people in the U.S., including 4,758 in New York.

More Than 10,000 People Have Now Died From COVID-19 In The U.S.

6:27pm April 06, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. trails only Italy (16,523 dead) and Spain (13,055 dead) in the number of people lost to the pandemic.

Social distancing is a challenge in tightly packed slum neighborhoods, like this one in Karachi, Pakistan.

Health & Safety

Social Distancing Is A Distant Dream In Pakistan's Urban Slums

5:43pm April 06, 2020

In a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, houses are right up against each other, families may live 10 or more in a single room and streets are narrow and crowded.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, seen here in 2017, says his office has reached a settlement with a company that had been selling at-home tests for the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration says it has not authorized any at-home tests.

Health & Safety

Los Angeles Authorities Sue Company For 'Illegally Selling' At-Home COVID-19 Test

5:43pm April 06, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

The Food and Drug Administration says it has not authorized any at-home tests for the coronavirus. After one company started selling an at-home test in March, the city attorney of Los Angeles sued.