Scott Neuman
Stories
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Health
4 People Aboard Cruise Ship In Australia Test Positive For Coronavirus
The three passengers and one crew member were aboard the Ruby Princess, which arrived from New Zealand. The ship was carrying 2,700 passengers and 1,100 crew.
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National
U.S., Mexico Planning To Restrict Border Crossings To Stem Pandemic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that he is working with his Mexican counterpart "on travel restrictions that balance protecting our citizens from further transmission of #COVID19."
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National
California Issues 'Stay At Home' Order As Coronavirus Infections Rise
The directive is the widest-ranging so far of any state grappling with the growing COVID-19 epidemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is confident that Californians will comply.
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Business
Federal Reserve Establishes Lending Facility To Back Up Money Market Mutual Funds
The Fed will receive $10 billion from the Treasury Department to cover potential losses in loans made to eligible financial institutions, to backstop the money market mutual fund industry.
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Health
China Reports No New Domestic Cases, But Battles Coronavirus Imported From Abroad
The milestone for a country that saw 14,000 new cases in a single day last month was tempered by the new cases imported from abroad — 34 in mainland China and another 25 in Hong Kong.
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Health
Amazon Employee At New York Warehouse Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The infection at a delivery station is the first at a U.S.-based warehouse. Amazon says the facility in Queens has been temporarily shut down for cleaning.
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Health
'A Socioeconomic Tsunami': How The World Is Dealing With Pandemic
Developments on the ground in the past 24 hours come as the worldwide total of confirmed infections edged toward 200,000, with some 8,000 dead from COVID-19.
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Health
EU To Shut Borders As France, Germany Tighten Restrictions To Control Coronavirus
The European Union's extraordinary measure would reverse an earlier reluctance by member states and follow suit with the U.S., which has banned non-citizens from EU countries.
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Health
Global Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 6,000
With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.
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Health
Wife Of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The office of the prime minister said Thursday that Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had begun experiencing a low-grade fever and other mild flu-like symptoms, prompting the test.