VOA News By Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to pass additional funding to help struggling American workers dealing with the impact of the coronavirus. The attempt came less than two weeks after U.S. lawmakers passed the largest economic relief package in the country’s history. The measure advanced by Senate Republicans would […]Load more...
By VOA News New York City’s strained health system is about to get some help with the arrival of a Navy hospital ship to care for general patients and a new field hospital to handle those infected with the novel coronavirus. The 68-bed field hospital is going up in the city’s iconic Central Park. Governor Andrew Cuomo […]Load more...
VOA News by Reuters VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday backed a call by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at his weekly blessing, delivered from the official papal library instead of St. Peter’s Square because of the lockdown in […]Load more...
Medical Staff of the ICU of Casalpalocco COVID-19 clinic in the outskirts of Rome tend to patients, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 VOA News By Sabina Castelfranco ROME – A provincial official in Italy says a soccer game and a missed opportunity to detect one early coronavirus case might have contributed to the rapid spread of the […]Load more...
By VOA News U.S. health officials say the first human trial has begun to test an experimental coronavirus vaccine, as scientists race to find treatments for the pandemic. Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle gave the first shots Monday to a small group of healthy people. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said […]Load more...
BY VOA News Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and University Hospitals have added a second location for drive-through COVID-19 testing for patients with a doctor’s order. Patients can stay in their cars while samples are taken with nasal and throat swabs. People with symptoms are instructed to start with an online visit to Cleveland Clinic’s Express Care Online or call their […]Load more...
By CDC COVID-19: U.S. at a Glance* Total cases: 938 Total deaths: 29 Jurisdictions reporting cases: 39 (38 states and District of Columbia) * Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the […]Load more...
VOA News By William Gallo SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea has shown the world it may be possible to slow the spread of the coronavirus without resorting to heavy-handed lockdowns as seen in China, Italy and elsewhere. Although South Korea has reported a decrease, followed by a leveling off, in new coronavirus infections over the […]Load more...
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – After the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and U.S. stocks plunged into a bear market, U.S. President Donald Trump announced new economic measures and a European travel ban intended to calm an increasingly nervous nation. In a nationally broadcast evening address, only the second of […]Load more...
If you are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, you should: Stock up on supplies. Take everyday precautions to keep space between yourself and others. When you go out in public, keep away from others who are sick, limit close contact and wash your hands often. Avoid crowds as much as possible. Avoid cruise travel and non-essential air travel. […]Load more...
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