No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort
But more than a month after President Trump declared, “Anybody who wants a test, can get a test," the reality has been much different. People report being unable to get tested. Labs and public officials say critical supply shortages are making it impossible to increase testing to the levels experts say is necessary to keep the virus in check.
Study: Pregnant women should be tested for COVID-19
A study of 215 pregnant women who recently gave birth in NYC provides important information about the coronavirus and newborns.
Military medical crews caring for COVID-19 patients in Connecticut
Army reservists and national guardsmen are caring for COVD-19 patients in Connecticut. The Connecticut National Guard recently set up 200 beds at Stamford Hospital.
Reopening US could require thousands more public health workers
Without the extra help, officials insist, states cannot possibly be ready to resume normal everyday activities.
New York Blood Center needs plasma from people who've recovered from COVID-19
The New York Blood Center is collecting and processing blood plasma from eligible donors and will maintain a plasma bank for hospitals to treat patients with serious or immediately life-threatening infections.
Designers sew face masks for people who need them most
Karen Sabag, Caroline Berti and Lauren Holovka are designers and small-business owners in New York. They started Sew4Lives just a few weeks ago.
Counting 'probable' cases, NYC death toll soars past 10,000
New York City officials have changed their accounting of COVID-related fatalities after acknowledging that stats based only on lab-confirmed tests failed to account for many people dying at home.
Drug commonly used for lice & parasitic infections could potentially treat COVID-19, researchers say
Researchers at an Australian university found that an anti-parasitic drug was able to eliminate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the disease that creates COVID-19, within 48 hours.
President Donald Trump announces immediate halt of funding to World Health Organization
President Trump announced the halt of funding on Tuesday.
Health care workers are 10%-20% of US coronavirus cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first national data on how the pandemic is hitting doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,300 in alarming surge
More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press.
Doctor gambles on clot-busting drug to save coronavirus patients
Doctors are trying out a variety of medications to try to save victims of coronavirus.
1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed
More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds of that happening without the drug because there was no comparison group, doctors reported Friday.
Tracking NYC's coronavirus fight, from 911 call to ER door
As New York City staggered through its deadliest week of the pandemic, its emergency response system and army of operators, dispatchers and ambulance crews is being pushed to the brink.
Next potential shortage: Drugs needed to run ventilators
As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the new coronavirus, pharmacists are beginning to sound an alarm that could become just as urgent: Drugs that go hand in hand with ventilators are running low even as demand is surging.
Immunity card could mark you free of coronavirus, but questions remain
The idea of coronavirus immunity cards has become part of the national coronavirus conversation in the United States, as more medical clinics and labs come out with virus tests.
New Jersey cases near 55,000; deaths approach 2,000
New Jersey hospitals reported another 233 deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 1,932, Gov. Phil Murphy said on Friday. The confirmed cases have surged to 54,588, with 3,627 new positive tests.
Cuomo: What the statisticians couldn't calculate about New Yorkers
Cuomo praised New Yorkers for, by and large, adhering to his executive orders. He said the statisticians couldn't count the spirit of New Yorkers and the love of New Yorkers to step up and do the right thing.
NJ pen maker now manufacturing face shields for hospitals
The company had to lay off 10 employees but already half of them are back at work.