The coronavirus case in California dropped to 600,000 on Thursday, the first state to reach the grim milestone, according to data collected by The New York Times. The Golden State also has the third highest death toll in the U.S. with 10,800 deaths in COVID-19, behind New York and New …
Read More »Amazon thinks some employees are moving out of Seattle
Amazon.com Inc. offers employees in Seattle a choice of smaller offices outside the city, suggesting that the Covid-19 outbreak and a new local employer tax have driven the e-commerce giant to consider alternatives to its birthplace. In a message to employees Thursday, Amazon asked which communities in Seattle – including …
Read More »Covid-19 test site opens on Disney World Property
A cast member greets guests at the inauguration of Walt Disney World on July 11th. Photo: Matt Stroshane / Walt Disney World Resort (Getty Images) The most magical place on earth is perhaps open during a global pandemic, but at least its cast members now have one place nearby to …
Read More »US had more than 200,000 excessive deaths this year, CDC Data Show
The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8 percent to 12 percent higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never occurred. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more …
Read More »Russia offered help with vaccine against coronavirus, US denied: report
Russia offered to help US with coronavirus vaccine, but US refused, Russian officials told CNN Thursday. Russian officials told the network they were proposing “unusual cooperation” with US Operation Warp Speed, the initiative to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. But Russian officials said the “US is not currently open” for its …
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