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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are proposing a new coronavirus aid package, with at least $750 billion to boost hospital capacity, unemployment insurance and other direct aid for American households, businesses and the health care industry. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer floated the proposal Monday as Congress and the White House are quickly developing a third […]

With the new coronavirus continuing to be a front-and-center issue, health care workers are working double time. They’re providing comfort and care to those who have COVID-19, screening potential patients and fielding questions from everyone else. We’ve all been told to get plenty of sleep, wash our hands and keep away from crowds ― but

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases. President Donald Trump, in a marked shift in tone about a crisis that has enveloped the globe,

Groceries are an essential part of life, but food shopping is no walk in the park for those with anxiety. And that’s without a global pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak is sending shoppers to the store in doomsday-like droves. Packed aisles, noisy carts and decision-making overload ― which cause pit-in-the-stomach stress on an ordinary grocery trip

Google sibling company Verily launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites, though it may be of limited use initially By RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer March 16, 2020, 7:01 PM 3 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Google sister company Verily has launched a website

For the second week in a row, the most popular thing on Netflix is the Mark Wahlberg Netflix movie “Spenser Confidential.” In fact, seven of the most popular offerings on the service today are Netflix Originals. For the most part, Netflix subscribers seem to be spending their social distancing time during the coronavirus outbreak with

SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an

Streets are barren. Bars are largely devoid of patrons. And you’ll have no problem getting a reservation at that fancy restaurant ― unless, that is, it’s closed entirely. Welcome to the new normal in the time of the coronavirus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday issued a recommendation urging people not

Millions of people are holed up at home or keeping a wary eye on how close they get to friends and neighbors as fear of the new coronavirus spreads to more places March 16, 2020, 1:04 PM 4 min read Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a

Image copyright Getty Images The first trial in people of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to reports. A group of 45 healthy volunteers will have the jab, at the Kaiser Permanente research facility, in Seattle. The vaccine cannot cause Covid-19 but contains a harmless