When Americans are summoned to deal with an attack or defy overwhelming odds, the response typically goes something like this: Fight. Hold the line. Stand together. This won't stop us. Keep on living your life. We will prevail. Some of the coronavirus language from leaders has mirrored this imagery. "An invisible enemy," President Donald Trump [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — A week before Ohio recorded any coronavirus cases, Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his first warning, banning spectators from an international fitness and bodybuilding festival that brings in more than $50 million for the state's largest city. Organizers of the annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus pushed back, and critics called DeWine an [...]
The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic. Its true fatality rate isn't yet known, but it seems 10 times higher than the flu, which kills hundreds of thousands around the world each year, the United States' [...]
SEATTLE (AP) — Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that as of last Thursday more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. The disease can cause varying degrees of illness and is especially troublesome for older adults and people [...]
Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus mean more of us are doing what we probably should have been doing all along: washing our hands more frequently and thoroughly; staying at home when we're sick; stocking up on food and supplies in case that stay becomes extended. People who may have been exposed to the [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — College seniors began making tearful goodbyes, not knowing if they'd return to see friends on campus. Some were heading to homes without internet, leaving them to wonder if they could keep up with online classes. And some worried about finding a way to afford a flight on only a few days' [...]
MIAMI (AP) — From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages and screening visitors to protect a particularly vulnerable population from the coronavirus. In China, where the outbreak began, the disease has been substantially deadlier for the elderly. In Italy, the epicenter [...]
NEW YORK — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster. But fear of the new coronavirus has led the 51-year-old attorney to run up a hefty bill at the local grocery store last week on emergency supplies. That included 12 cans of diced [...]
As reported cases and the number of deaths from the coronavirus climbs in New York City and Los Angeles, the reality of the virus’ impact on everyday life, including the workplace, has become apparent in affected areas. Federal workplace rules and applicable state and local laws stipulate employers have a general duty to provide employees [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A rising number of churches across the country are making changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including a decision by numerous Catholic dioceses to suspend the serving of wine during Communion. Thus far, there's been no indication of any widespread cancellations of worship services. However, Jamie Aten, a psychologist who [...]