What Amtrak passengers need to know as train service comes back from coronavirus pandemic
Amtrak is starting to emerge from the coronavirus crisis. It received $1 billion from Congress through the CARES Act. On…
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There’s a demonstrated way to avoid lockdowns and still stop the coronavirus’ spread. South Korea has been doing it for months.
A student gets body temperature measured when returning for classes in a Seoul school on May 27, 2020. Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua…
Cemeteries braced for surge in Covid-19 dead as Mexico readies to reopen
Photograph: Marco Ugarte/AP Four generations of Enrique Ruvalcaba’s family have worked at the Mezquitán cemetery in the Mexican city of…
India announces major easing of coronavirus lockdown
India said Saturday it would begin a major relaxation of the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown from early June, even as…
The anti-vax movement is using growing hesitation around the coronavirus vaccine to attract more people
In this May 4, 2020 photo from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the first patient enrolled in Pfizer’s…
Can you contract coronavirus from a surface or object?
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, fear of contracting the virus from surfaces and objects has fueled a mad dash for…
Coronavirus began spreading in US as early as late January: CDC
Coronavirus began slowly spreading in the US as early as late January or early February — and went undetected for…
No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Just Dandy women’s clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so…
NY coronavirus tracing program falls behind on hiring goals
The Empire State’s $10 million coronavirus tracing program — which is being spearheaded by billionaire ex-mayor Mike Bloomberg — has…
George Weisz, inventor of COVID-19 ventilator, dead at 90
George Weisz, a tinkerer-turned-mechanical engineer who designed a popular ventilator being used to treat the coronavirus, has died in the…