Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday issued a statewide stay-at-home order along with a lecture for those who packed the state’s beaches last weekend or otherwise ignored calls to avoid mass gatherings.
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Officials from a liberal-leaning Wisconsin county accused state Republicans of playing politics Monday in response to a petition filed in the state’s highest court challenging the county clerk’s decision to waive photo ID requirements for absentee ballots in next week’s primary in light of Covid-19 disruptions.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday ordered an immediate 14-day nationwide lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus which has so far infected 33 people in the country.
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For the past 37 days, Italy has lived a national nightmare after it discovered an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a number of towns in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto. But Italians have reason for optimism: The number of newly infected people is on a downward trend.
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Texas pushed back Monday against Planned Parenthood’s challenge to an executive order banning unnecessary surgeries during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying surgical abortions are not medically necessary and nonsurgical abortions are also included in the ban as the state tries to conserve medical supplies.
Read moreNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and crowds of New Yorkers welcomed the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort on Monday morning as it docked off Manhattan to support the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A private Christian college in rural Virginia is disputing claims that it put students and faculty in danger by bringing them back to campus during the coronavirus pandemic, also denying that a student tested positive over the weekend.
Read moreBefore the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that the games have been pushed to next year, Tokyo’s cases are spiking, and the city’s governor is requesting that people stay home, even hinting at a possible lockdown.
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In an abrupt turnaround, President Trump extended social-distancing recommendations across the United States as deaths in New York alone from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Moscow went on its own lockdown Monday as all of Russia braced for sweeping nationwide restrictions.
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The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hot spots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country.
Read moreIn Savannah, Georgia, the azaleas bloom white and pink in the squares for which the city is known. But few people travel the city streets, only the occasional local riding a bike or walking a dog.
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Friday called for the state’s upcoming April primary to be conducted solely via mail-in absentee ballot, following the lead of other states that have changed their primary process as the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
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A U.S. Navy hospital ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday as medical facilities in Southern California prepare for a surge of Covid-19 patients in the coming weeks.
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President Donald Trump on Friday used the decades-old Defense Production Act to order General Motors to begin mass production of ventilators needed at hospitals across the U.S. to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
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The gloom over Italy darkened Friday as the country reported nearly 1,000 new deaths, its worst single-day toll in an accelerating coronavirus pandemic that has brought the world to a standstill.
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Domain registrar NameCheap is banning new website applications that include terms like “coronavirus,” “covid” and “vaccine” from being automatically registered in an effort to prevent fraud related to the ongoing pandemic.
Read moreA week ago, 16-year-old Julie came down with a slight cough. On Wednesday, she became France’s youngest Covid-19 fatality, shaking a nation hit by a spiraling health crisis.
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New satellite imagery shows a dramatic decrease in air pollution levels in Europe as Covid-19 response measures keep people at home and businesses closed.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the latest politician and high-profile public figure to self-isolate and work from home.
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The weather was lovely, the carnival celebration was lively and lasted for weeks, the floats hand-decorated and impressive. Excitement, cheer and a feeling of love for community, music and drink was in the air. But so was an invisible foe.
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