3M to boost U.S. production of respirator masks to 50 million as demand soars
(Reuters) – 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June, the industrial giant said on Tuesday, as demand surges from…
U.S. records 700 coronavirus deaths in a single day for first time
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems as the United States marked 700 deaths in…
U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China: Reuters tally
A medical student from Touro University Nevada talks with a man in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center, with spaces marked for social distancing to help slow the…
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on medical centers struggling to keep up with a surge of coronavirus patients,…
Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks in coronavirus fight
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump looking at a chart of possible projected COVID-19 deaths by day…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems as the United States marked 700 deaths in a single…
U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill aimed at stemming the economic fallout from the growing coronavirus…
One in four Americans face stay-at-home orders as coronavirus spreads
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday, as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread. Britain told panic-buyers to calm down. California and three…
Spain warns the ‘worst is yet to come’ as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and warned that “the worst is yet to come” after…