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The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit. When they offered him a chance to help test remdesivir, an experimental drug […]

The seafood industry has been upended by the spread of the coronavirus, which has halted restaurant sales and sent fishermen and dealers scrambling for new markets By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 5, 2020, 2:06 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PORTLAND, Maine — The seafood industry

NEW YORK — In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are cutting their salaries in half. In New Mexico, an oil truck driver who supports his family just went a week without pay. And in Alaska, lawmakers have had to dip into the state’s savings as oil revenue dries up. The

Boeing says it will continue its shutdown of production indefinitely at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus April 5, 2020, 10:28 PM 2 min read SEATTLE — Boeing said Sunday it will continue its shutdown of production indefinitely at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Europe is seeing further signs of hope in the coronavirus outbreak as Italy’s daily death toll was at its lowest in more than two weeks and its infection curve was finally on a downward slope By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press April 5, 2020, 7:52 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to

“You want to protect the income of furloughed pilots but make productive use of their skills,” he said. He wonders whether there is a viable model in the approach taken in China, where restaurant chains negotiated agreements with big online delivery companies to take on their idled workers temporarily. At the same time, Mr. Greenstone

AUSTIN, Texas — Every day, grocery workers are restocking toilet paper, eggs, produce and canned goods as fast as the items fly off the shelves. They disinfect keypads, freezer handles and checkout counters as hundreds of people weave around them, sometimes standing too close for comfort amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some work for hours behind

Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, worries that “everyone will suffer” if U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer April 5, 2020, 2:30 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — Two months ago, the United States and China signed an interim “Phase 1” trade deal, signaling a cease-fire in the

WASHINGTON — Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it’s still too risky. They’ve stopped companies that quickly launched home-testing kits until they can show their products can accurately detect the virus. For now, the only way Americans can get tested is at hospitals, clinics or

WASHINGTON — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment. A review of federal purchasing contracts by