The bodies of as many as 750 COVID-19 victims are still stored in refrigerated trucks in New York City
Freezer trucks were brought in to help store bodies at a time when over 800 deaths were recorded in a single day at the height of the pandemic. Hundreds of bodies from are still stored in freezer trucks as set up cont.....»»
NewsWatch: Dow books worst day in two weeks as COVID lockdowns intensify amid U.S. vaccine rollout
The Dow pulls back from an intraday record to close lower, as investors weigh the U.S. rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine against tightening restrictions implemented in New York City and parts of Europe ahead of Christmas......»»
Dow, S&P slip as de Blasio warns New York City could be shut down
U.S. equity markets trimmed their gains Monday as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned the city could see a full shutdown in the weeks ahead due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and as OPEC cut its oil demand forecast. .....»»
Stocks, oil pull back as de Blasio warns New York City could be shut down
U.S. equity markets trimmed their gains Monday as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned the city could see a full shut down in the weeks ahead due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and as OPEC cut its oil demand forecast. .....»»
Watch an ICU nurse from New York City receive the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US
Shortly after Sandra Lindsay, an intensive-care-unit nurse in New York, received her shot, President Donald Trump tweeted, "Congratulations USA!" The first Pfizer vaccine in New York went to Sandra Lindsay, a nur.....»»
CityWatch: New York City aims to conduct 20,000 COVID-19 tests a day
Extensive testing has been identified as a critical step in ending the city’s lockdown, a target that is still weeks away......»»
New York City is readying 1,200 hotel rooms with laundry service and meals as part of the city"s coronavirus testing and tracing efforts
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images New York City is set to hire 1,000 contact tracers in May, disease detectives who'll be tasked with tracking down the city's coronavirus infections, and warning people when they might've been exposed to COVID-19.....»»
Landlord sues Gap for not paying New York City rent during Covid-19
A landlord is suing The Gap Inc. for not paying rent at its Midtown location the last two months during the Covid-19 crisis. The landlord, 48th Americas LLC, owns the building at 1212 Avenue of the Americas in New York, and alleges that The Gap d.....»»
JetBlue battered by Covid-19 in March, leading to Q1 loss
March hurt JetBlue Airways Corp. in a big way. JetBlue reported that a 52% decline in March revenues due to the Covid-19 crisis contributed to its dismal first-quarter performance. The New York City-based airline (Nasdaq: JBLU) reported first-quarte.....»»
Fashion retailer with five Md. locations files for bankruptcy protection
Caught up by the Covid-19 crisis, the parent of specialty retailer J. Crew filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. New York City-based J. Crew Group Inc. said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern Distric.....»»
She fled coronavirus-stricken Brooklyn to live in Oklahoma: "You"re just in this survival mode"
Lindsey Marvel, 38, moved to New York because, she said, "I'm literally going big or going home." Now she's going home to Tulsa, OK. The effect that Covid-19 has had not just on her personal life, but on the city she loves, was simply too much......»»
The secret group of scientists and billionaires pushing a Manhattan Project for COVID-19
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said city-run health clinics soon will use a that lets people collect... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Oncologists anticipate worse cancer diagnoses after COVID-19
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said city-run health clinics soon will use a that lets people collect... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
COVID-19 has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said city-run health clinics soon will use a that lets people collect... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
As NY Covid-19 deaths drop, Cuomo outlines regional restarts
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said city-run health clinics soon will use a that lets people collect... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Police called after city funeral home puts bodies in trucks
Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell,... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Mysterious strokes among young COVID-19 patients may reveal how "a virus can cause strokes in ways we never knew before," a doctor says
Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters New York City doctors have reported a handful of of young patients with mild coronavirus cases who experienced large-vessel strokes. The patients were at low risk for strokes, a new report reveals. Such strokes .....»»
No, Your City Isn"t "Two Weeks Behind New York" On COVID-19 Deaths
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With COVID-19 cases racking up, a local New Jersey health official hopes Amazon will extend its unlimited time off policy beyond its planned end on April 30
Reuters The Amazon fulfillment center in Edison, New Jersey, about 30 miles outside New York City, saw its first case of COVID-19 on March 25. A local health official thinks the number is now arou.....»»
COVID-19 could cause $650 billion in direct medical costs
Expertise helped of a busy New York City subway tunnel linking the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg to Manhattan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as he announced that trains would resume... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
City launches do-it-yourself coronavirus tests
New York City will use a self-administered test to diagnose Covid-19, a move meant to reduce the amount of exposure health care workers have to the disease, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The new test... To view the full story, click the title link......»»