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There have been over 350,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 10,000 related deaths in the United States to date. https://bit.ly/2UWqTZw ">https://bit.ly/2UWqTZw&q...
As the U.S. death toll nears 17,000, both Dr. Anthony Fauci and Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday the country won& #39;t be reopening soon. https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV ">https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV&q...
CDC officials have said that under a worst-case scenario, 160 million to 214 million people in the U.S. could become infected over the course of the epidemic. https://bit.ly/2Vmd8ST ">https://bit.ly/2Vmd8ST&q...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended the state& #39;s "stay home" order until May 1. https://bit.ly/2RqYt7y ">https://bit.ly/2RqYt7y&q...
Black Americans are dying of coronavirus at much higher rates compared with other Americans in some major cities. https://bit.ly/2RtWfEG ">https://bit.ly/2RtWfEG&q...
Some hospitals and surgery centers continue to conduct elective surgeries amid the COVID-19 crisis. https://bit.ly/2yTNPjD ">https://bit.ly/2yTNPjD&q...
More than half the nearly 8,000 ventilators the federal stockpile sent to states went to hard-hit New York, a report from the federal government shows. https://bit.ly/3elOiLE ">https://bit.ly/3elOiLE&q...
Trump said the feds purchased and stockpiled 29M pills of the drug. “We are sending them to various labs, our military, we’re sending them to the hospitals.” https://bit.ly/2JQP9pG ">https://bit.ly/2JQP9pG&q...
Iceland will have tested 10% of its population for coronavirus by Friday, a figure far higher than anywhere in the world. https://bit.ly/2Vmd8ST ">https://bit.ly/2Vmd8ST&q...
Instead of prepping for coronavirus, Trump spent a vital week partying, golfing and fund-raising, a USA TODAY investigation found. https://bit.ly/2VdIrPG ">https://bit.ly/2VdIrPG&q...
As Americans rushed to buy masks early in the outbreak, US imports of masks from China plummeted to its lowest level in years, USA TODAY reports. https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd ">https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd&q...
While states and hospitals scrambled to stock up on PPE, officials overseeing the Strategic National Stockpile didn’t place the first order for N95 respirators until mid-March. https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd ">https://bit.ly/3e6wGDd&q...
The first wave of $1,200 stimulus payments is on track to be paid the week of April 13, according to TurboTax. https://bit.ly/2xjqjMk ">https://bit.ly/2xjqjMk&q...
As more states and municipalities have been issuing stay-at-home orders, a record 10 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the last two weeks. https://bit.ly/2UWqTZw ">https://bit.ly/2UWqTZw&q...
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The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surpassed the 100,000 mark Friday, with Italy, the United States and Spain leading the way. https://bit.ly/2y7PUYt ">https://bit.ly/2y7PUYt&q...
Even when officials relax social distancing measures, the U.S. may see a second wave of cases, said Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch. https://bit.ly/2RsQzL3 ">https://bit.ly/2RsQzL3&q...
Never in modern times has a governor had to handle a bigger or more deadly crisis, one that is also stressing the global economy and straining the nation& #39;s health care system. https://bit.ly/2V8Yhem ">https://bit.ly/2V8Yhem&q...
Hospital administrators around the country said they believe a shortage of personal protective equipment is putting patients and health care workers at risk of contracting coronavirus. https://bit.ly/2XsyCQO ">https://bit.ly/2XsyCQO&q...
Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday "most of the country" will not be able to reopen by May 1. https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV ">https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV&q...
Only a few states have released the racial information. Data from these states shows blacks are dying at a disproportionately higher rate compared with whites. https://bit.ly/2RtWfEG ">https://bit.ly/2RtWfEG&q...
Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans have many underlying health conditions, that could make them more vulnerable to complications from the coronavirus. https://bit.ly/39WdvZv ">https://bit.ly/39WdvZv&q...
Have you lost a loved one to COVID-19? USA TODAY would like to hear your story of how you& #39;re navigating the loss during this crisis. Email us: CoronavirusChronicles@usatoday.com
America lost a chance to contain the coronavirus in the 7 weeks since U.S. health officials botched the testing rollout. https://bit.ly/3c3QfKu ">https://bit.ly/3c3QfKu&q...
More than 17,250 National Guard troops have been deployed in all 50 states and territories to help battle the coronavirus pandemic. https://bit.ly/2VlKvVE ">https://bit.ly/2VlKvVE&q...
People around the world are observing Good Friday from their homes, as officials have warned that gains against the pandemic must not be jeopardized by relaxing social distancing.
The national average price of gasoline has plunged below $2 per gallon, and the freefall is not likely to stop there. https://bit.ly/2x8W6zD ">https://bit.ly/2x8W6zD&q...
Fewer cars on the road and planes in the sky means far less demand for oil. https://bit.ly/3eci7xZ ">https://bit.ly/3eci7xZ&q...
For two critical weeks, the CDC offered temporary solutions to testing shortages. But those patches were so flawed that results took days, and were often inconclusive. https://bit.ly/2RtbjCB ">https://bit.ly/2RtbjCB&q...
Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday "most of the country" will not be able to reopen by May 1. https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV ">https://bit.ly/2Vn9RCV&q...
Dr. Fauci says antibody testing can show who has developed immunity to the coronavirus and can safely go back to work without getting reinfected. https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4 ">https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4&q...
Antibody tests can identify people who had COVID-19 but didn& #39;t have any symptoms — a group that may be much larger than we know. https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4 ">https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4&q...
If a person has antibodies in his blood, that means he has immune cells available to fight the virus, which lowers the risk of re-infection. https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4 ">https://bit.ly/3ed1FO4&q...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cautioned President Donald Trump against reopening the country too quickly. https://bit.ly/2xawD92 ">https://bit.ly/2xawD92&q...
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Talks are underway with U.S. airlines, on how to deliver aid to them as they endure a dearth of passengers in the wake of the pandemic. https://bit.ly/2UWdTTw ">https://bit.ly/2UWdTTw&q...
The CARES Act makes it easier for Americans struggling with economic hardship from the pandemic to withdraw money from their retirement accounts. https://bit.ly/2Vg2j4z ">https://bit.ly/2Vg2j4z&q...
Many credit card companies have notices on their websites urging cardholders to contact them if they are having financial issues. https://bit.ly/3b5QtB2 ">https://bit.ly/3b5QtB2&q...