The Latest on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

News and information about the COVID-19 disease, the impact it's having on events, economies, travel and more.

By The News Desk

Bloomberg
Switzerland
Switzerland Seen Weathering Crisis Better Than Others in Europe
Bloomberg - Catherine Bosley
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4 hours ago
USA TODAY
Nursing
As COVID-19 spread, the feds relaxed rules, and hospitals tried to contain the outbreak. Other infections may have risen
USA TODAY - Jayne O'Donnell
When the Trump administration waived most federal hospital inspections and suspended hospital infection reporting in March during the coronavirus pandemic, patient safety advocates warned it could lead
3 hours ago
The New York Times
Vaccines
Do You Want to Be a Vaccine Volunteer?
The New York Times - Heather Murphy
Maybe you are an altruist looking for a way to help fight the coronavirus. Maybe you are hoping to be among the first to try an experimental vaccine. Or maybe you are just bored or could use a few hundred
Now
NBC News
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
2nd-grade student tests positive for the coronavirus after 1st day of school
NBC News - Minyvonne Burke
The child's school is in Georgia's Cherokee County district, which recommends but does not require masks. A second-grade student in Georgia tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the first
2 hours ago
POLITICO
New York State
New York City will set up checkpoints to enforce quarantine for travelers
POLITICO - By ERIN DURKIN
NEW YORK — New York City will set up checkpoints at entry points to the city to find travelers from states with high coronavirus infection rates and order them to quarantine for two weeks, officials said
6 hours ago
USA TODAY
Trump news update
Trump says schools should reopen because children are 'virtually immune,' despite evidence suggesting they are not
USA TODAY - David Jackson
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump defended his call to reopen schools this fall by claiming children are "virtually immune" from COVID-19 and that the coronavirus will "go away" soon. “This thing’s away
3 hours ago