LONDON — Health experts on Wednesday slammed the U.S. decision to hog nearly the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19, warning that type of selfish behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments amid the pandemic. The U.S. government...
'Bar Lives Matter' Protesters Descend on Texas Capitol to Oppose Closures
[aggregation-styles] Newsweek On Tuesday, Texas bar owners protested the Texas capitol building in Austin, declaring "Bar Lives Matter" in response to Republican Governor Greg Abbott's June 26 order to close all drinking establishments. Abbott's order sought to stop his state's dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases. Appropriating language from Black Lives...
Pence Urges Americans To Wear Masks To Stop Spread Of COVID-19
[aggregation-styles] NPR Vice President Pence wore a face mask to a public briefing on Tuesday where the message from the surgeon general and others was clear: Americans should to do the same while in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pence appeared at the U.S. Health Service Commission Corps...
Fauci: 100,000 Coronavirus Cases a Day If This Doesn't Turn Around
The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire country at risk — just as schools and colleges are wrestling with how to safely reopen. With about 40,000 new cases being reported...
After Arias Family COVID Diagnosis, City Staff Getting Tested
COVID-19 testing is now available to City Hall staff after Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias announced that he is going into quarantine because his 8-year old son contracted COVID-19. Arias presided over the city council meeting last Thursday, held in-person at council chambers. It was the first time the...
Billions of Dollars in Aid for Small Businesses Go Unclaimed
NEW YORK — Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans. Business owners and advocacy groups complain that the money in the Paycheck...
AP Fact Check: Actually, 20% of US Lives in a Virus Hot Spot
WASHINGTON — It’s been a frequent Trump administration talking point on the recent spike in COVID-19 infections: Don’t worry, only a small sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk. In offering this reassurance, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have said that only...
Newsom: Further Restrictions Possible If Virus Threat Rises
SACRAMENTO — Nearly three-quarters of California residents live in counties facing concerning coronavirus trends, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday as he warned he would impose further targeted shutdowns of counties or businesses if necessary and step up enforcement of his orders. Newsom's comments came a day after he ordered bars...
Costco Quietly Stops Selling its Popular Half-Sheet Cakes. Is COVID the Reason?
[aggregation-styles] CNN Costco has quietly stopped selling its iconic half-sheet cakes that are the centerpiece of graduation and birthday parties across the country. The items have been disappearing from US stores over the past month. Costco is instead pointing customers toward its 10-inch round cakes and other assorted bake goods....
This Coronavirus Mutation Has Taken Over the World. Scientists Are Trying to Understand Why.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription When the first coronavirus cases in Chicago appeared in January, they bore the same genetic signatures as a germ that emerged in China weeks before. But as Egon Ozer, an infectious-disease specialist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, examined the genetic structure of...