Size mattered: Big companies got coronavirus loans first
NEW YORK — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved…
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party’s divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of…
Coronavirus tests and masks sold by fraudsters online – BBC News
British firms and individuals have lost more than £1.86m to coronavirus-related fraud since the crisis began, police have revealed – most of that to bogus … source
Face masks in the US: Why guidance has changed so much
“If we all wore face coverings for the next four, six, eight, 12 weeks across the nation, this virus transmission would stop,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers…
Coronavirus: More health myths to ignore – BBC News
Lemon juice, mosquito bites and blood donations? Reality Check’s Chris Morris tackles more myths about coronavirus that are being shared online. Please … source
COVID-19: libya's Haftar forces enforce night curfew
Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have been deployed to enforce a night curfew imposed since Wednesday in anticipation of an outbreak of the … source
The Latest: Mexico says its COVID-19 deaths surpass 35,000
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has registered 736 more COVID-19 deaths and 7,257 more confirmed cases of coronavirus infections. Mexico now has more than 35,000 deaths from the pandemic, the fourth…
As temperatures rise and COVID lingers, US residents face increased risk of blackouts: Experts
Even before the global coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay inside and businesses to close in a largely unprecedented way, summer months strained electrical grids. The oppressive heat forces residential…
No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue
WASHINGTON — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved by Congress in the spring. And it’s painfully clear now,…
Almost all Covid-19 patients with symptoms had at least one of these three, small CDC survey says
Since Covid-19 was a new disease and since information about symptoms was limited, especially among patients that hadn’t been hospitalized, the CDC sent a further survey to patients identified by…