5-year-old virus victim mourned at Detroit funeral

Hundreds of people tuned in to a livestream of funeral services Thursday for a 5-year-old Detroit girl who was Michigan's youngest victim of the coronavirus pandemic.

US intel: Coronavirus not manmade, still studying lab theory

In recent days the Trump administration has sharpened his rhetoric on China, accusing the geopolitical foe and vital trading partner of failing to do act swiftly enough to stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 or sound the alarm to the world about the outbreak, according to the Associated Press.

California gym owner is re-opening, says shelter-in-place order is unconstitutional

     "This is government overreach, and under the First, the Fifth and the 14th amendments of the United States Constitution, we have a constitutional right to do exactly what we’re doing,” the gym owner's attorney said.

AG in New Mexico seeks to stop 'defiant' city from reopening

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is seeking to force the mayor of the small city of Grants to comply with a statewide health order and prevent allowing nonessential businesses from reopening, according to documents filed late Wednesday in the state Supreme Court.

Immigrants deliver food, 'hope' to workers hit by pandemic

These aide networks can be informal and operate on word-of-mouth and social media fundraising campaigns, the AP reported.

Postal service sees 37% increase in mail delivery since pandemic

The postal service says it now needs more workers and there are hundreds of job opportunities here in the Bay Area. 

NYC launches COVID-19 Pet Hotline

Any New Yorker who needs support for their pet during the coronavirus pandemic now has a place to call that can offer help.

LA now offering coronavirus testing to all residents whether they show symptoms or not

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced coronavirus testing has expanded throughout the city and testing is now available to all residents—whether they are showing symptoms or not. 

Medical facility at Javits Center to close May 1

When coronavirus infections slowed down or fell short of worst-case predictions, the globe was left dotted with dozens of barely used or unused field hospitals including many in hardest-hit state New York.

Seeking virus data, people struggle with trust, survey finds

When John Manley tested positive for COVID-19, his sister urged him to get on the malaria drug that she'd heard Fox News hosts plugging and that President Donald Trump was heralding as a potential “game changer” for fighting the coronavirus.

Gov. Cuomo directs MTA to clean subway cars every 24 hours

The governor has ordered the MTA to clean all subway cars every night, as the system’s homeless population has soared in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

Sex offender arrested days after being released from jail over coronavirus fears

“They are giving a get out of jail free card," said an outraged Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. He’s angry over the recent court-ordered release of these seven inmates he calls “high risk” sex offenders.

Source: Gov. Newsom to announce closure of all beaches and state parks

A source has provided FOX 11 investigative reporter Bill Melugin with a law enforcement bulletin that will be sent out to all California police chiefs notifying them that Gov. Newsom will announce Thursday that he is closing all beaches and state parks effective Friday, May 1st.

How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting foster families

While the coronavirus pandemic has largely spared children, some of the country’s most vulnerable youth, those in foster care, are being impacted in other ways.

Young volunteers in NYC deliver food and medicine to those at-risk from coronavirus

83-year-old Carol Sterling of the Upper West Side calls Invisible Hands “a Godsend.” It’s a volunteer organization co-founded by 25-year-old Simone Policano of Astoria, Queens about 2 weeks into the pandemic.

The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 29, 2020

FOX 5 NY is updating this blog with the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak so you can get the information in one spot.

Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises

Scientists have announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that comes as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepens in the U.S. and Europe.