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The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 20 Patients.

by editorkatya | Apr 3, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Right

Such were the expectations for the Navy hospital ship U.S. Naval Ship Comfort that when it chugged into New York Harbor this week, throngs of people, momentarily forgetting the strictures of social distancing, crammed together along Manhattan’s west side to catch a...

Pelosi wants more for small business and individuals in next U.S. coronavirus legislation

by editorkatya | Apr 3, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that $350 billion in already-passed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses, and she wants more money in next bill being developed now in the Democratic-run House. “I don’t think the 350 is enough for...

Trump administration ended pandemic early-warning program to detect coronaviruses

by Jahnra Cadungog | Apr 3, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Right

Two months before the novel coronavirus is thought to have begun its deadly advance in Wuhan, China, the Trump administration ended a $200-million pandemic early-warning program aimed at training scientists in China and other countries to detect and respond to such a...

Trump gambles on immigrant workers during coronavirus

by editorkatya | Apr 3, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle

The Trump administration is still soliciting immigrants for specific jobs despite droves of Americans filing for unemployment. It is urging medical professionals to contact a U.S. embassy to move their application process along, cognizant of the coronavirus pandemic...

Coronavirus: More than 10,000 lives lost in Spain

by editorkatya | Apr 2, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Right

The total number of coronavirus deaths in Spain has now exceeded 10,000. The country, the second-worst hit in terms of deaths, has also lost nearly 900,000 jobs. The US on Thursday said it saw a record 6.6 million new unemployment benefit claims The unemployment...

Texas, Florida may be the next hot spots for COVID-19

by editorkatya | Apr 2, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly, with 100,000 additional confirmed cases in the U.S. this past week alone, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Part of the U.S. and the global community have been trying to combat this spread of the...