Bill Chappell
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Coronavirus Forces 2020 Tokyo Olympics To Be Delayed Until 2021
The Tokyo Games were supposed to begin in late July. "The unprecedented and unpredictable spread of the outbreak has seen the situation in the rest of the world deteriorating," organizers say.
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Cuomo Orders All Hospitals To Add Beds As New York Confirms 20,000 Coronavirus Cases
"You must increase your capacity by 50%," Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells hospitals in his state. "You must. Mandatory directive from the state. Find more beds, use more rooms."
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Surgeon General Tells U.S.: 'This Week It's Going To Get Bad'
"We don't want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning.
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Federal Reserve Unveils 'Extensive New Measures' To Bolster U.S. Economy
Seven U.S. states are now reporting 1,000 or more cases of COVID-19, and experts believe the number of infected people will rise further as testing becomes more available
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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says '100% Of Workforce Must Stay Home' Due To Coronavirus
"I believe these policies will save lives. And I'm not willing to put a price on a human life," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference late Friday morning.
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Coronavirus: 100,000 More People Worldwide Got Infected In Less Than 2 Weeks
More than 200,000 people so far have contracted the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The first 100,000 were infected over more than three months. The rest got it in just 12 days.
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Coronavirus: 'Radical Change' To Life; Only 1 U.S. State Has Not Reported A Case
Millions of people's lives "are undergoing radical change. There is quite simply a new reality," the WHO's Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus: U.S. Enters 'Quarantine Life' As Many Schools And Businesses Close
The United States is embarking on a new normal, as widespread school closures and other measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 take effect.
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Coronavirus: Chaos Follows Trump's European Travel Ban; EU Says It Wasn't Warned
"The Coronavirus is a global crisis and requires cooperation," EU leaders say. Trump also left many people confused about the extent of new restrictions on travel from Europe.
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 Is Now Officially A Pandemic, WHO Says
It's the first time the WHO has called an outbreak a pandemic since the H1N1 "swine flu" in 2009.