Los Angeles hospitals could begin rationing care

As Los Angeles hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, hospitals may begin rationing care and would force healthcare providers to determine the type of care a patient will receive based on available resources.

New York plans crackdown on vaccine fraud

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said providers who engage in fraud to obtain vaccines could face up to a $1 million fine and the loss of all state licenses.

NJ outlines COVID vaccine distribution plan

The New Jersey COVID vaccine distribution plan as outlined by the state health commissioner Monday involves breaking up the population into groups from Category 1A- Category 1C, followed by the general public.

New York will limit evictions, foreclosures in pandemic

Under a new bill in New York, renters who are facing pending evictions or who face evictions in the next 30 days would be protected from eviction for at least 60 days. 

House OKs $2,000 checks after Trump signs bill containing $600 payments

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.

South African president bans sales of alcohol, orders bars closed amid COVID-19 spikes

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on the sales of alcohol and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant.

Doctors' offices: What is our place in the vaccination line?

Workers at doctors' offices on Long Island are worried that New York's vaccination plan has forgotten them.

Unemployment benefits to be delayed by Trump's late signing of COVID-19 relief bill

The $900 billion economic relief package that President Donald Trump signed over the weekend will deliver vital aid to millions of struggling households and businesses.

Novavax begins Phase 3 testing of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

The candidate made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the U.S. Some 30,000 volunteers are needed to prove if this vaccine — a different kind than its Pfizer and Moderna competitors — really works and is safe.

Nearly 8M have fallen into poverty since summer as US sees largest increase in single year

Poverty in the United States has risen sharply in recent months amid the coronavirus pandemic, with 7.8 million Americans falling into poverty since the summer, according to new data released this month.

China sentences coronavirus whistleblower to four years in prison

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison.

Seattle Children's Hospital technician hospitalized for over a month dies of COVID-19

The holidays are for spreading good cheer, but one family is devastated after the death of a father who lost his battle with COVID-19. Doug Bwamu, a Seattle Children’s Hospital healthcare worker, was hospitalized for more than a month before he died just days before Christmas.

NYC COVID positivity rate hits 7 percent, hospitalizations in NY pass 7,000

So far, 914,522 coronavirus cases have been found in New York and 37,286 people have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.