The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 3, 2020

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NYC mom among first to donate plasma in coronavirus fight

Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country’s first survivors to donate her blood to help treat other seriously ill patients.

Medical staff cheers as 94-year-old woman gets discharged from Spanish hospital

Video from inside the Parc Tauli Hospital in Sabadell, in the country's Catalonia region, shows workers chapping and cheering as the elderly woman named Maria was discharged after recovering from COVID-19.

'Surreal': NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Funeral homes in New York and around the globe are becoming quickly overwhelmed by victims of the coronavirus pandemic.

LA Times owner turns focus to battling COVID-19 pandemic

Besides being the executive chairman of the LA Times, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has quite a background. He’s been a pancreatic transplant surgeon, a NASA scientist and has been intensely involved in the fight against COVID-19.

Nurse sings ‘Amazing Grace’ to colleagues working tirelessly in fight against COVID-19

A nurse was asked by her fellow health care workers at a Michigan hospital to sing '“Amazing Grace” as the staff prepared for a long and difficult shift treating patients with COVID-19. 

De Blasio wants a military medical draft to fight the war on coronavirus

The mayor said he expects New York to face "unprecedented challenges" in the next few weeks and is asking the president to call on doctors and nurses around the country to deploy where they are most needed.

FDNY Deputy Chief Inspector dies of coronavirus

The FDNY has announced that Deputy Chief Inspector Syed Rahman, 59, died this week due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus crisis escalates at Long Island hospitals

One doctor on Long Island called the coronavirus is the most catastrophic crisis of his nearly four-decade career.