2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
South Dakota gripped by coronavirus pandemic as governor resists mandate
South Dakota has reported more COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last week than anywhere else in the country, and it has the highest per capita rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations. In Sioux Falls, mask-wearing is now mandatory, said Mayor Paul TenHaken — but there’s no enforcement behind it. “If you if you think that the enforcement …
FDA grants first emergency use authorization for at-home rapid coronavirus test
U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home. The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step in U.S. efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19 beyond health care facilities and testing sites — but the test will require a …
Coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. — live updates
New York has added several states and territories to its travel restriction list as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. People who are traveling to New York from the restricted areas are required to quarantine for 14 days. “We are now in a situation where 43 states meet …
Dr. Fauci on COVID surge, Trump’s recovery, and a “very different” Thanksgiving
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, told “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell that the United States needs to redouble its efforts to contain the coronavirus as we enter the fall and winter months. “What we really have to do is double down” on preventive measures like social distancing …
Trump’s doctor says he’s “not out of the woods,” but “cautiously optimistic”
President Trump, who remains at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment for COVID-19, is “not out of the woods,” but doctors are “cautiously optimistic,” his physician said in a statement late Saturday. The president said in a four-minute Twitter video on Saturday night that he is feeling “much better” and thinks he’ll “be back soon.” …
Professor uses 21st century technology to teach the classics amid pandemic
For more than five decades, Professor Emeritus Charles Krohn has nourished the soul of his students, teaching the classics at the University of St. Thomas in Houston — and he wasn’t about to let the coronavirus get in the way. “They couldn’t run me off, so I just stayed around when the pandemic hit,” said …
Gottlieb says U.S. “right back where we were” at earlier peak of coronavirus outbreak
Washington — Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday that the United States is “right back where we were” when the country experienced its first peak in coronavirus infections earlier this year. “We’re right back where we were at the peak of the epidemic during the New York …
Flights canceled, communities fenced off as coronavirus’ return plunges Beijing into “soft lockdown”
Beijing — The new outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital prompted authorities to raise their official emergency response back to Level II on Tuesday night, as they race to stem what one called an “extremely severe” situation. The adjustment to Beijing’s response level came just 10 days after it was downgraded to Level III. Beijing …
China races to contain a second wave of coronavirus cases in Beijing
The new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing grew to 106 cases Tuesday, with 29 communities in the sprawling Chinese capital back on lockdown. Health officials confirmed another 27 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a smaller increase than in previous days but still a worrying resurgence after Beijing enjoyed almost two months without a single new infection. Yet …
New York’s one-day coronavirus death toll drops below 100
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday the state’s single-day death toll from the coronavirus fell below 100, for the first time in weeks. Eighty four people died from the coronavirus in New York on Friday, he said, down from 109 the day before. “Eighty-four is still a tragedy, no doubt,” he said. “But the …
