Reuters: U.S.
- Some U.S. direct payments will take months to reach Americans: congressional panel April 2, 2020Americans should start receiving direct payments from the U.S. government in mid-April to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but some may not get the money until mid-September, according to a congressional committee.
- Staff at a NY hospital put protective gear in outdoor trash can after handling bodies April 2, 2020Staff at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City were seen disposing of their gowns and caps and other protective wear in a sidewalk trash can on Thursday after wheeling bodies out of the hospital and loading them into a refrigerated truck.
- U.S. Army rolls into Seattle with field hospital built for combat April 2, 2020Army Specialist Jordan Acosta thinks his family would have been more comfortable seeing him deploy to Iraq than this field hospital in the U.S. city of Seattle, one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus.
- New York as U.S. 'microcosm': Body count mounts, medical supplies dwindle April 2, 2020The coronavirus pandemic's mounting death toll besieged New York City morgues and hospitals struggled to treat thousands of infected patients on Thursday with a dwindling supply of ventilators and protective equipment.
- Explainer: How an old tuberculosis vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus April 2, 2020There is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, that is spreading rapidly around the world. But scientists in several countries are testing a century-old tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to see if it might boost the immune system to reduce respiratory symptoms in people who get new coronavirus infections.
- Trump administration awards $25 billion in emergency transit funding April 2, 2020The Trump administration said on Thursday it was allocating $25 billion in emergency funding grants to public transportation systems facing a massive falloff in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Forecasters see above average 2020 Atlantic hurricane season April 2, 2020The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could see a greater than average number of major hurricanes because of warmer seas and favorable weather patterns, forecasters from Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project said on Thursday.
- U.S. officials redistribute protective gear seized from alleged hoarder April 2, 2020U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment, including 192,000 N95 respirator masks, which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder.
- Florida to allow two cruise ships to dock after impasse April 2, 2020Florida officials on Thursday said they were prepared to allow two Holland America cruise ships with coronavirus patients aboard dock at a port near Fort Lauderdale, resolving a days-long impasse that drew the attention of President Donald Trump.
- New York has enough ventilators to last six days: governor April 2, 2020New York has enough ventilators in stock to last another 6 days at the current rate they are being used in hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, and is working to convert other machines to address any shortage, the governor said on Thursday.
Reuters: U.S.
- Some U.S. direct payments will take months to reach Americans: congressional panel April 2, 2020Americans should start receiving direct payments from the U.S. government in mid-April to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but some may not get the money until mid-September, according to a congressional committee.
- Staff at a NY hospital put protective gear in outdoor trash can after handling bodies April 2, 2020Staff at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City were seen disposing of their gowns and caps and other protective wear in a sidewalk trash can on Thursday after wheeling bodies out of the hospital and loading them into a refrigerated truck.
- U.S. Army rolls into Seattle with field hospital built for combat April 2, 2020Army Specialist Jordan Acosta thinks his family would have been more comfortable seeing him deploy to Iraq than this field hospital in the U.S. city of Seattle, one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus.
- New York as U.S. 'microcosm': Body count mounts, medical supplies dwindle April 2, 2020The coronavirus pandemic's mounting death toll besieged New York City morgues and hospitals struggled to treat thousands of infected patients on Thursday with a dwindling supply of ventilators and protective equipment.
- Explainer: How an old tuberculosis vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus April 2, 2020There is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, that is spreading rapidly around the world. But scientists in several countries are testing a century-old tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to see if it might boost the immune system to reduce respiratory symptoms in people who get new coronavirus infections.
- Trump administration awards $25 billion in emergency transit funding April 2, 2020The Trump administration said on Thursday it was allocating $25 billion in emergency funding grants to public transportation systems facing a massive falloff in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Forecasters see above average 2020 Atlantic hurricane season April 2, 2020The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could see a greater than average number of major hurricanes because of warmer seas and favorable weather patterns, forecasters from Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project said on Thursday.
- U.S. officials redistribute protective gear seized from alleged hoarder April 2, 2020U.S. officials said on Thursday they would distribute a stockpile of personal protective equipment, including 192,000 N95 respirator masks, which they seized this week from an alleged hoarder.
- Florida to allow two cruise ships to dock after impasse April 2, 2020Florida officials on Thursday said they were prepared to allow two Holland America cruise ships with coronavirus patients aboard dock at a port near Fort Lauderdale, resolving a days-long impasse that drew the attention of President Donald Trump.
- New York has enough ventilators to last six days: governor April 2, 2020New York has enough ventilators in stock to last another 6 days at the current rate they are being used in hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, and is working to convert other machines to address any shortage, the governor said on Thursday.
