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PHILADELPHIA — There are the new dead. And then there are the bodies waiting in overcrowded mortuaries to be buried as cities struggle to meet demand and families wrestle with rules on social distancing that make the usual funeral rituals impossible. Med Alliance Group, a medical distributor in Illinois, is besieged by calls and emails […]

Image caption Aimee O’Rourke died in the hospital where she worked It is “inevitable” more health workers will die from coronavirus, the UK’s largest nursing union has said. Theresa Fyffe, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, was speaking after the deaths of nurses Aimee O’Rourke and Areema Nasreen, who had both tested

Adding frozen ingredients and premade meals (on top of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods) to your shopping list can help you keep your kitchen stocked for longer and prolong the time before the next grocery run, which is especially key in these unprecedented times during the coronavirus pandemic. But before you fill your cart

Funerals are seeing big changes amid the coronavirus outbreak By Sarah Blake Morgan Associated Press April 4, 2020, 11:43 AM 5 min read Lexington, South Carolina — No one stands in line to embrace the widow and share memories of her husband of 50 years. No rows of family and friends file toward the flag-draped

Image copyright Getty Images The UK government has promised it will dramatically increase coronavirus testing to 100,000 a day by the end of the month. It has been criticised for not testing more people already, as countries like Germany have managed to reach 50,000 tests a day. Daily coronavirus testing passed 10,000 people a day

Date night might look different during social distancing, but that doesn’t mean it has to fall by the wayside entirely. Gone are the days of going to a concert, seeing a movie in theaters or sharing a bottle of wine at your favorite restaurant. But with a little creativity, you can have fun together, whether

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Britain may be able to loosen lockdown measures by the end of May —

Image copyright Google Image caption Irene Simpkin was charged more than £11 for a call to her mother in Southport and Formby District General Hospital Families have called on a company providing a phone service for hospital patients to cut their charges during the Covid-19 crisis. Irene Simpkin, who was charged more than £11 for

Small-business owners, independent contractors, sole proprietors and others who are eligible can start applying for loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program and the expanded Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, which are part of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package signed into law last week. The PPP authorizes up to $349 billion in

NEW YORK — Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations, in what one French politician called a “worldwide treasure hunt.” The governor of New York state, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, vowed to seize unused ventilators from private hospitals and companies, while President Donald Trump