WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s top advisers on Sunday raised the possibility of Congress passing the gradual coronavirus relief legislation, an approach Democrats oppose, with a deadline approaching the expiration of improved unemployment benefits. FILE PHOTO: US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows …
Read More »Thousands of stranded Filipinos huddled at baseball stadium amid coronavirus risks
MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos were crowded at a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people who wanted to return to their home provinces flooded a program government transportation. Filipinos stranded due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) huddle inside a ballpark for …
Read More »Prudential closure at Destihl as community COVID hits weekly record
McLean County’s largest commercial brewery has temporarily closed partner restaurants because one of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus. Destihl said on social media Saturday that his restaurant and brewery are closed for employee testing and facility cleanup because a worker at his Towanda Avenue location tested positive. As …
Read More »Mainland China Reports 46 New Coronavirus Cases, Including 22 in Xinjiang
FILE PHOTO: Residents await delivery of groceries at the entrance of a sealed residential complex, after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, on July 23, 2020. Photograph taken on July 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS HONG KONG (Reuters) – China reported 46 …
Read More »Scientists find ‘exquisitely potent’ antibodies; a blood test can identify who needs steroids
The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment holds a child while taking a swab sample from his mother to …
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