COVID-19

Pregnant Women Worry About Pandemic's Impact On Labor, Delivery And Babies

1:34pm March 30, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

As pregnant women and their doctors consider how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pregnancy and care, maternity wards across the country are reconsidering policies on deliveries and visitors.

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The International Olympic Committee has set firm dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are now set to start in July 2021. Here, a man walks past a banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, after a late-season snow in Tokyo.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Have A New Start Date: July Of 2021

1:27pm March 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Despite the rescheduling, the next Olympics will still be known as the Tokyo 2020 games, the International Olympic Committee says.

An empty parking lot surrounds the Macy's at the Roosevelt Field Mall on March 20 in East Garden City, N.Y. The retail chain had previously announced plans to close about 125 stores over the next three years.

Macy's Furloughs Most Of Its 130,000 Workers

12:58pm March 30, 2020

by Avie Schneider

Citing the pandemic's "heavy toll" on its business, Macy's says it's furloughing the majority of its employees. Its stores have been closed since March 18 and there's no sign when they will reopen.

The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort is welcomed to New York City by Charlene Nickloan, waving a flag from the Matthew Buono war memorial in Staten Island, N.Y., on Monday.

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives In New York To Ease Coronavirus Pressure

12:23pm March 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Comfort will use its roughly 1,000 beds to treat patients who do not have the coronavirus disease COVID-19 but who urgently need other care.

Some Guilford County Schools Workers Will See Pay Raise During COVID-19 Pandemic

11:50am March 30, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Some Guilford County Schools employees who are providing critical services during the coronavirus pandemic will soon see a pay increase.

Health & Safety

Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina (Week of March 30th)

7:00am March 30, 2020

by WFDD Staff

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Customers at this take-out window in Miami on March 20 were not practicing social distancing.

Health & Safety

Opinion: An Appeal To Youth To Face Coronavirus With Self-Sacrifice, Not Selfishness

5:16pm March 29, 2020

by Amal Cheema

The reaction of those in their teens and 20s can have an impact on the spread of the disease — and on their own moral character, the author says.

N95 masks are seen during a donation drive this week.

'Project Airbridge' To Expedite Arrival Of Needed Supplies, White House Says

2:46pm March 29, 2020

by Benjamin Swasey

Sunday's planeload comes as the Trump administration faces criticism over its distribution of medical supplies that are in short supply across the country.

Universities across the U.S. are gearing up to run coronavirus tests, much like the virology lab at UW Medicine, which includes the University of Washington's medical school and hospitals, started doing early on in the outbreak.

University Grad Students Step Up To Fill U.S. Coronavirus Testing Void

11:51am March 29, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

Universities around the country are revamping research labs to help process the backlog of coronavirus tests, thanks to help from student volunteers.

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.