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The Wall Street Journal takes a deep dive into what went wrong in the early days of the pandemic in New York City. In other news from New York: the virus wreaks financial havoc on safety-net hospitals; laid-off workers expected to flood state's Medicaid program; and more.
President Donald Trump will host a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, getting back in front of his supporters after months mostly stuck in the White House. Despite Trump's recent silence on the pandemic, his campaign is requiring that attendees sign a liability waiver surrounding the coronavirus threat. No social distancing practices are planned for the rally. Meanwhile, Trump says he's working on an executive order to address police violence and racial disparities.
Public health experts are alarmed by several indicators such as hospitalization rates. Some states are nearing their ICU bed capacity, a warning sign from the early days of the pandemic. This week, confirmed cases in the U.S. climbed past 2 million and over 113,000 Americans have died.
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The suit argues that the pandemic's public-health law doesn’t create a separate immigration process, and that the administration is illegally using it to create one. News on immigration is on challenges for asylum seekers, as well.
Some of the groups that have been most susceptible to COVID-19 were also the ones with the highest rates of being underinsured or completely uninsured. "In a way lower-income people and racial minorities are in double jeopardy because of the way our healthcare system is financed," said lead study author Dr. Adam Gaffney.
Although unemployment is still at levels unseen in many decades, there are positive signs in the weekly jobs report that indicate the free fall has slowed. However, some warn that states are still dealing with a backlog of claims.
In absence of federal guidance on phone apps to trace viral outbreaks, tech giants Apple and Google are setting their own standards. But many states are rejecting those rules or abandoning the idea altogether, leading to a hodgepodge approach. In other health IT news: the challenges of permanent telehealth benefits; Europe's message to Google and Facebook; and HHS' electronic health record reporting program.
Global pandemic developments are reported out of Brazil, South Korea, China, Britain and other nations.
Media outlets report on news from North Carolina, Arkansas, Arizona, Kentucky, Illinois, Hawaii, New York, California, Texas, Maine, Missouri and New Mexico.
Educators from across the country told a Senate panel Wednesday that budget challenges are their top concern as schools look for ways to safely reopen this fall.
Churches in New York City are offering free coronavirus tests. Airplanes may add shields between seats or ask you to fill out a questionnaire. Still, life goes on for Americans as they adapt to new safety rules.
The extra $600 a week in jobless benefits is scheduled to lapse at the end of July. Democrats are pushing for the extra aid to continue, but Republicans are being more hesitant. The issue reflects a larger divide between the parties as they prepare to negotiate the next round of relief. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve gives a grim assessment of the next few years of recovery. And many wonder why billions in small-business aid hasn't been distributed.
President Donald Trump has been itching to get back on the road and in front of his supporters at rallies. But the stops will be in places that have cases that are creeping up, and the president's team has shown little desire to implement safety measures. Meanwhile, Trump will meet with law enforcement, pastors and business owners to discuss disparities, while the administration considers an executive order on police violence.
States are trying to brace themselves for a chaotic election season that may come during another severe wave of the coronavirus. But even with months of warning, Georgia failed to hold its primary successfully, and officials worry about what that means for November.
Little attention has gone toward facilities that house over 275,000 people with conditions such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism, despite the significant risk posed to any kind of group home, advocates say. Meanwhile, special-needs caregivers are struggling amid the economic downturn.
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