coronavirus pandemic
'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America
The coronavirus continued its unrelenting spread across the United States with fatalities doubling in two days and authorities saying Saturday that an infant who tested positive had died. It pummeled big cities like New York, Detroit, New Orleans and Chicago, and made its way, too, into rural America as hotspots erupted in small Midwestern towns and Rocky Mountain ski havens.
Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 30,850
The death toll from coronavirus COVID-19 jumped to 30,879 globally on Sunday.
UK's Johnson virus positive as new outbreaks appear in US
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus while disturbing new outbreaks appeared in the United States, deaths surged in Italy and Spain and the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people.
Rumors hampering fight against coronavirus in South Asia
The message started with an outlandish claim: The coronavirus was retreating in India because of "cosmic-level sound waves" created by a collective cheer citizens had been asked to join.
As virus toll mounts in NY, more hospitals sought
New York's battle to keep its hospitals from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak is entering a critical phase, as officials race to get hospitals built and supplies in place before medical centers become completely overwhelmed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered schools closed statewide for at least two more weeks. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he'd consider fining people who ignore social distancing rules. Meanwhile, the outbreak is taking its toll on the state's civil servants.
US has most infections as virus tightens grip on the world
U.S. coronavirus infections surged to top the world amid warnings that the pandemic is accelerating in cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit, while a record $2.2 trillion emergency package neared final approval Friday by Congress to help millions of newly unemployed Americans and struggling companies.
Wuhan buses hit the road after two-month lockdown
As a bus departed from its terminus at Hankou Railway Station at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, Wuhan started to resume bus service after nine weeks of lockdown.
US newspapers urge China not to expel their journalists
The publishers of three major American newspapers have written an open letter asking China to reverse its recent decision to expel many of their correspondents working in the country.
Coronavirus global death toll jumps to 18,895
The death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has jumped to 18,895 globally as of Wednesday.
UN: 85% of new infections, deaths coming from Europe and US
Spain started storing bodies in an ice rink converted to a makeshift morgue Tuesday, as coronavirus deaths mounted there and around the world, with the World Health Organization warning the pandemic was still in a nascent stage with infections expected to increase "considerably."