PORTLAND, Maine — EDITOR’S NOTE: In the above video, NEWS CENTER Maine’s Clay Gordon demonstrates one of the proper ways to take off protective gloves. Another Maine long-term care facility is dealing with a cluster of coronavirus, COVID-19 cases. Ashton Gardens Gracious Retirement Living Community is […]
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516 new cases of COVID-19 in Florida, statewide toll now over 25,000
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Florida surpassed 25,000 overnight, adding 516 new cases to the Department of Health’s running total on Saturday morning. On Friday, the state saw its highest one-day increase in new cases since testing began — cases […]
UPDATE: Wisconsin: Nearly 4,200 test positive for COVID-19, 211 deaths reported
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) — New numbers from the Wisconsin DHS show as of Saturday afternoon, 4,199 people have been confirmed to have COVID-19. Officials also report 211 people have died. Out of those confirmed to have COVID-19, 1,176 have been hospitalized. 361 are currently hospitalized, […]
North West Ambulance Service paramedic dies after contracting Covid-19
A North West Ambulance Service paramedic has died after contracting Covid-19. The health worker, whose family have asked not to be named, tragically passed away in hospital yesterday on Friday, April 17. The paramedic was married with children and had worked for the ambulance service […]
Coronavirus: Another 28 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in Wales
The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in Wales has reached a total of 534 after 28 more deaths were confirmed today. A total of 6,936 people have tested positive after a further 292 cases were announced on Saturday afternoon. In the […]
More than 15,000 people have died from Covid-19 in UK
More than 15,000 people have died from coronavirus in UK hospitals, figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show. The death toll rose by 888 from 14,576 on Friday, taking the total to 15,464 as of 9am on Saturday. The figures refer only […]
Cuomo says New York will grant marriage licenses remotely: ‘There is now no excuse when the question comes up’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will start granting marriage licenses remotely as lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of coronavirus remain in effect. “There is now no excuse when the question comes up for marriage. No excuse,” Cuomo said at a […]
Scenes of protests across the country demanding states reopen the economy amid coronavirus pandemic
This past week saw a number of protests spring up around the country demanding the reopening of the U.S. economy as cases of coronavirus now surpass 700,000. As cases continue to rise, several states have extended stay-at-home measures and social distancing orders into May. This […]
The Covid-19 response must balance civil liberties and public health — experts explain how
Other experts, such as the University of Washington School of Law associate professor Ryan Calo, argue that we can go too far in preserving privacy above all other factors. Calo looks at Google and Apple’s Bluetooth approach and sees other problems. Because it’s voluntary, that […]
New York coronavirus deaths top 13,000 but hospitalization continues to drop, Cuomo says
New York state continues to see a decline in the number of hospitalizations from the coronavirus and daily deaths from infections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. But Cuomo also noted the need to significantly expand testing for Covid-19 in the state as part of a reopening […]