by Associated Press | Mar 30, 2020 | COMMUNITY
As many as 900,000 coronavirus patients in the U.S. could need ventilators. Yet one group estimates the country has only 200,000, many of which already are being used by other patients. NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man... by Keya Vakil | Mar 30, 2020 | POLITICS
States and cities have asked the federal government to send supplies for weeks, but the federal government’s response thus far has been haphazard and at times, dismissive. A “medical warzone” is what one New York City doctor called it. “I feel like we’re all just... by Associated Press | Mar 30, 2020 | COMMUNITY
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hot spots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread... by Associated Press | Mar 29, 2020 | POLITICS
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said the U.S. could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the pandemic. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is extending the voluntary national shutdown for a... by Keya Vakil | Mar 27, 2020 | COMMUNITY
“Frontline workers like us are getting hit the hardest right now,” said one McDonald’s cook in Raleigh. “McDonald’s is calling itself an ‘essential business’ but isn’t providing us with the essential protections we need to be safe at work.” Dozens of fast-food,...