On outbreak's front lines, medical workers fear mask rationing will heighten risks
mihalec/iStock(NEW YORK) — Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus are increasingly anguished over the hospital-imposed rationing of masks, gowns and other protective gear, restrictions they say are exposing them to unnecessary
Rural communities' digital deserts cripple tele-education during coronavirus outbreak
aydinmutlu/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, businesses, schools and groups are heading online to stay productive. Rural communities with poor to little broadband Internet access, however, are stuck in digital
Diamond Princess had traces of coronavirus 17 days after ship emptied: CDC
KHellon/iStock(NEW YORK) — Traces of the coronavirus remained inside cabins of the Diamond Princess for more than two weeks after the cruise ship was vacated, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Critical inhaler medication shortage looms as coronavirus cases soar
jsolie/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Brett Cavin went to a pharmacy last week in Gresham, Oregon, to pick up his inhaler prescription for his asthma, he was turned away and warned it could take up to a week
Coronavirus live updates: China to lift lockdown measures on Wuhan in April
vchal/iStock(NEW YORK) — Over 1.5 billion people across the globe — more than one-fifth of the world’s population — have been ordered or urged to stay home amid a deadly pandemic of the novel coronavirus, which the
Americans stranded overseas grow frustrated with State Dept. response
Kiyoshi Tanno/iStockNOTE: The State Department is urging all Americans stranded overseas to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at step.state.gov so that they receive the latest information, including on possible repatriation flights, from the local
Man dies after ingesting chloroquine to prevent coronavirus, Banner Health says
Chanintorn.v/iStock(NEW YORK) — A man reportedly died after ingesting a substance used to clean fish tanks that contains chloroquine, a drug that President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly could be a “game changer” in the fight against
How coronavirus is crippling courts, raising concerns among civil liberties advocates
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — The rapid spread of novel coronavirus throughout America’s communities has crippled courts across the country as judges, attorneys and defendants trying to come to grips with how to achieve justice under the law while
Ocean cruise held at sea amid coronavirus finally comes to end
photosvit/iStock(HONOLULU) — Nearly 2,000 anxious passengers aboard a crippled Norwegian Cruise Line ship that has been turned away from multiple emergency ports of call due to the coronavirus pandemic disembarked in Honolulu on Monday amid a stay-at-home
Disaster response nurse fighting coronavirus in Italy share message with US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Kelly Sites, a registered nurse from Michigan, has been treating patients around the world for 10 years as part of a disaster response program. This year, she’s been fighting the novel coronavirus at