August 31, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Justice is analyzing COVID-19 data and nursing home deaths in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan to determine whether the states are breaking the law
Month: August 2020
Giroir urges caution despite drop in new cases
August 21, 2020 — Coronavirus trends are “moving in the right direction,” but now is not the time for America to ease restrictions, Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump administration doc
107-year-old who beat Spanish flu beats COVID
August 19, 2020 — Anna Del Priore beat the Spanish flu at age 6. Now, more than 100 years later, she has successfully recovered from COVID-19. Sunrise Senior Living shared on Facebook a photo
New Jersey governor offers schools all-remote option
August 13, 2020 — Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that public school districts will be allowed to offer fully online classes if they fail to meet national safety measures aimed at curbing the
COVID-19 hits healthcare workers of color hardest
August 10, 2020 – Healthcare workers of color are twice as likely to test positive for the coronavirus as whites and five times as likely as the general public, according to a new study publi
Pediatric COVID-19 cases rise sharply in late July
In the last two weeks of July, more than 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Associa
CDC predicts up to 11,000 weekly deaths in August
August 4, 2020 — In a new forecast released Friday, the CDC said the weekly COVID-19 death toll could rise to 11,000 by late August. The forecast includes projected U.S. deaths in the coming
Big parties mean Airbnb rental suspension
August 3, 2020 — Airbnb is suspending rental properties if it doesn’t follow social distancing guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus and disregard the company’s policy