APRIL 2, 2020
Reported COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 1 million on Thursday.
That's double the total in a week as the virus spreads across Europe and North America and establishes toeholds in Africa.
Reported COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 1 million on Thursday, doubling in a week as the virus spreads across Europe and North America and...
APRIL 2, 2020
In this March 17, 2020 file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
The economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, as stay-at-home orders have made more nonessential businesses shut their doors. The disruptions have had a huge effect on the...
APRIL 2, 2020
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (green) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the...
APRIL 2, 2020
Between 92 million and 83 million years ago, a diverse rainforest (shown in this artist’s reconstruction) flourished within about 1,000 kilometers of the South Pole. - J. McKay/Alfred Wegener Institute (CC-BY 4.0)
High atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and an ice-free Antarctica may explain how
Once upon a time, there was a swampy rainforest near the bottom of the world.
Buried...
APRIL 2, 2020
Healthcare worker Ludnie Emile prepares to test people for COVID-19 at their drive-thru coronavirus testing station in Palm Springs, Fla. on March 19, 2020. - Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post/ USA TODAY Network
The U.S. topped 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time Wednesday, a daily death toll more than double that of two...
MARCH 30, 2020
A lawsuit has been filed in the US against China seeking compensation more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of China. The petitioners seek $20 trillion from China accusing it of releasing a bio-weapon in the form of novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. The US is now the worst affected countries by novel coronavirus pandemic.
The theory that Covid-19,...
APRIL 2, 2020
US weekly jobless claims have spiked to a second consecutive weekly record as coronavirus-induced layoffs persist across the country.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that 6.64 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in the week that ended Saturday — more than double the previous week's total.
Economists expect the US to fall into recession in the...
APRIL 1, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, participates in the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on March 31. - Win Mcnamee/AFP/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-diseases expert and the face of the U.S. response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, is facing growing...
APRIL 1, 2020
Air India has flown a number of rescue missions. - Getty Images
India's national carrier Air India has been praised for flying a number of flights to rescue Indians stranded in coronavirus-affected countries. Now, a group of pilots have alleged their safety was compromised - a charge the airline denies.
Air India's fleet has long been used by...
APRIL 1, 2020
A staff member pushes a wheelchair at St. Barnabas Hospital on March 23, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Thanks to lawmakers, coronavirus tests are now free for all Americans. But if you do test positive for COVID-19 and require treatment, the hospital bills could easily cost Americans tens of thousands of dollars, even if you...
