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IMF has $1tn war chest for fighting the coronavirus

The managing director of the IMF said on Friday that her organisation had a $1tn war chest set aside to protect the economy from the effects of the coronavirus......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

The Great Depression inspired the New Deal. After coronavirus downturn, what could it look like today?

The United States is fighting a disease that presents the country with wrenching life-and-death challenge.The United States is fighting a disease that presents the country with wrenching life-and-death challenge......»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 25th, 2020

Using hotel for coronavirus patients would be a massive help in fighting the pandemic

Kerem Yucel/Getty Images Four-in-five hotel rooms across the country are empty. Meanwhile, hospital beds are in short supply. Using the vacant hotel rooms for coronavirus patients would help reduce the time for us to get back to normal. Pro.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 25th, 2020

Bill Gates has joined the chorus of voices saying that battling the coronavirus pandemic will be like fighting a war. Here are the steps Trump has taken as a "wartime president" so far — and where he"s falling short.

Brian Snyder/Reuters Battling the coronavirus pandemic will be like a "war," according to leaders ranging from US Presi.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 24th, 2020

A 34-year-old father who was in a coma fighting the coronavirus for 22 days is finally reunited with his wife: "It was like a first date"

Abbie Sophia Michael Goldsmith, a 34-year-old husband and father in New Jersey, was in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator for 22 days while fighting a severe c.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 23rd, 2020

Reopening the economy vs. keeping it shut longer. What"s more costly?

Economists and experts weigh the difficult trade-off in fighting the coronavirus. Economists and experts weigh the difficult trade-off in fighting the coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: latimesApr 23rd, 2020

Trump and Biden"s battle to look tough on China could be a roadblock to a coronavirus vaccine

JIM WATSON,DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been fighting to prove who is more anti-China in .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 22nd, 2020

Trump and Biden"s fight to prove who"s more anti-China is a major hurdle to a coronavirus vaccine

JIM WATSON,DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been fighting to prove who is mor.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 22nd, 2020

Explainer: Why Norwegian Air matters to Norway

Norwegian Air , the budget carrier that changed the way people travel across the Atlantic, is fighting for survival as the coronavirus pandemic deepens the company's financial straits, forcing it to furlough staff and cancel flights......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 22nd, 2020

European politicians, CEOs urge green coronavirus recovery

European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called for green investment to restart growth after the coronavirus pandemic, saying fighting climate change and promoting biodiversity would rebuild stronger economies. Megan Revell reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersApr 20th, 2020

Restaurants desperately fighting to survive coronavirus seek more help from Congress

Hundreds of thousands of restaurants in the United States — .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 20th, 2020

After fighting coronavirus, New York’s health care workers sleep away from home

The mayor announced on Tuesday that city manufacturers will soon be . This comes after three weeks of Herculean efforts by City Hall, the , the and the Health and Hospitals Corporation to organize... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 18th, 2020

SA caterer "fighting for scraps"; believes it can ride out pandemic

The 16-year-old company lost almost all of its core business due to the novel coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 16th, 2020

De Blasio blasts MTA for allowing overcrowding on subways

Cutbacks on subway service is causing overcrowding and endangering the safety of essential workers on the front line fighting the coronavirus pandemic, a frustrated Mayor Bill de Blasio said... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 15th, 2020

Hackers are targeting hospitals already stretched thin from fighting the coronavirus — and experts say the worst cyberattacks may be still to come (CTEK, MSFT)

Crystal Cox/Business Insider Hospitals are facing a new wave of cybersecurity threats as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches their resources and finances to the limit. Ransom.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 14th, 2020

The Conversation: Pharmacists can play a bigger role in fighting coronavirus — we just need to let them

Pharmacists were just given permission to administer COVID-19 tests, but they don’t have access to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement codes to provide medical services beyond filling prescriptions......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 14th, 2020

Private equity billionaire Leon Black has pledged to deliver 300,000 care packages to healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus in NYC. Here"s how you can help.

Noam Galai/Getty Images On Thursday, private equity billionaire Leon Black and poverty-focused nonprofit Robi.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2020

A California doctor who"s been on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak for the past 2 months says patients are now afraid to go to the hospital

Nearly two months into fighting the pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area, doctor Edward Abratowski believes that he and other doctors underestimat.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2020

Navigating coronavirus: In their own words, how seven St. Louis small business owners are fighting the battle of their lives

The coronavirus upended their worlds. It's upended everybody's world, eliciting new fears and emotions that just a few weeks ago seemed unthinkable......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2020

Coronavirus hits meat plants as some workers get sick, others stay home

Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended stay-at-home restrictions through the end of the month and increased fines on violators to up to $1,000, citing fresh evidence Monday that the outbreak-fighting rules could... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 8th, 2020

How to help hospitals and health care workers fighting the coronavirus

Lots of hospitals are in desperate need of personal protective equipment right now, which has sparked a "sew down the curve" movement. But can hospitals even use homemade masks? And if you can't sew, are there other things you can do instead?.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 8th, 2020