Coronavirus live updates: This country has reportedly banned the word ‘coronavirus’
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 42,000 people around the world, including over 4,000 in the United States.The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, was first detected in China back in December. There are now more than 860,000 diagnosed…
Coronavirus live updates: China reports 1,541 asymptomatic cases under observation
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 42,000 people around the world, including over 4,000 in the United States.The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, was first detected in China back in December. There are now more than 860,000 diagnosed…
Tornadoes hit South as new storm moves through West with heavy snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There were 10 reported tornadoes Tuesday across four states — Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Some of the worst damage was in southern Alabama and in northern Georgia, where several homes were destroyed.Overall, there were 88 damaging storm reports in five states from Mississippi to South Carolina as the southern storm…
Delays, despair as pandemic halts family reunification hearings across US
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — Nearly every month for the last several years, Darlene has made a 500-mile trek from her home in the Bronx, New York to visit her 4-year-old grandson, Nathaniel, who lives in Detroit.Nathaniel has been in foster care in Michigan since he was an infant. His mother took him there on vacation and…
US coronavirus death toll now over 4,000
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected more than 859,000 people around the world.Over 178,000 of those patients have recovered from the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19.More than 42,000 people across the globe have died, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science…
Coronavirus live updates: Need to prepare for ‘battle’ at the apex, Cuomo says
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected more than 823,000 people around the world.Over 174,000 of those patients have recovered from the the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19.More than 40,000 people across the globe have died, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems…
EMS on the front lines dealing with ‘madness,’ sleeping in their cars to avoid infecting their families
Marco_Piunti/iStock(NEW YORK) — Emergency medical service workers in Queens, New York, described living and working in what amounts to a “war zone” as they seek to help residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.”We have thousands of people that are sick. Thousands that are dying,” Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY-EMS Local 2507, told ABC News on Tuesday.…
Las Vegas homeless placed in outdoor parking lot as ‘temporary shelter’
iStock/f11photo(LAS VEGAS) — As many Americans are told to shelter at home during the coronavirus pandemic, a striking image showing Las Vegas’ homeless lying on the ground of an outdoor parking lot designated as a “temporary shelter” has drawn swift criticism online.The photo shows several homeless people outside the city’s multi-use Cashman Center, positioned inside…
With families quarantined together, some police fear rise in domestic violence
iStock/demaerre(NEW YORK) — With countless American families cooped up together amid stay-at-home orders for the coronavirus pandemic, some law enforcement officials said they fear an unintended consequence of long-term, close-quarters living: a potential rise in domestic violence incidents.So far there has been only a slight uptick in domestic violence calls to police, according to Steve…
School principal shares encouraging coronavirus-related acronym to help students through pandemic
ABC News(BEAUMONT, Texas) — An elementary school principal who had to quickly pivot her school to remote learning amid the novel coronavirus pandemic has implemented an array of tools for students, parents and teachers. She’s even created an encouraging acronym out of the word “CORONA.”Belinda George, the principal at Homer Drive Elementary school in Beaumont,…
Coronavirus live updates: More than 200,000 cases in US; Grand Canyon closes
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 46,800 people around the world, including at least 4,757 people in the United States.Globally, more than 932,000 people have been diagnosed with the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19. Over 193,000 of those…
Engineer tried to crash train into USNS Mercy in Los Angeles: Feds
diomoyega/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Investigators arrested a California train engineer Tuesday after he allegedly derailed a train in a bid to crash into the USNS Mercy, the hospital ship treating non-COVID-19 patients at the Port of Los Angeles to lessen the burden on area hospitals, prosecutors said.Eduardo Moreno, 44, was expected to appear in court Wednesday…
Newspaper delivery man and his family bring groceries to seniors amid coronavirus
Courtesy Erin Dailey(TRENTON, N.J.) — At a time when countless Americans are relying on local heroes to stay safe, Greg Dailey and his family are stepping up.Dailey is a small business owner and newspaper delivery man in Mercer County, New Jersey. Virtually every day for the past 25 years, he’s woken up at 4 a.m.…
Math teacher visits student’s front porch for some homework help
Courtesy Josh Anderson(MADISON, S.D.) — A South Dakota teacher is getting praise for going above and beyond to help a student with her math homework after schools switched to virtual learning because of the coronavirus pandemic.Chris Waba, a sixth grade math teacher in Madison, South Dakota, said he had been emailing back and forth with…
Coronavirus live updates: NY Gov. Cuomo pushes for at-home tests
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 45,000 people around the world, including at least 4,361 people in the United States.Globally, more than 905,000 people have been diagnosed with the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19. Over 190,000 of those…