People line up outside the Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA, June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston | Reuters The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time increased more than expected last week as the coronavirus …
Read More »WHO warns that some countries may need to reset blockages as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates
Some countries with rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreaks may have to reset blockages and other restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. Countries like Spain and Italy managed to successfully delay serious outbreaks with a comprehensive public health strategy that mobilized …
Read More »Texas Reports Record Number of New Coronavirus Cases, Extends Surgery Ban
Doctors and nurses wearing protective equipment treat a patient in the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) in Houston, Texas, USA, on Monday, June 29, 2020. Go Nakamura Bloomberg | fake pictures Texas reported more than 6,900 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, a …
Read More »Cirque du Soleil CEO aims for ‘early 2021’ for shows to return
Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre told CNBC on Tuesday that the circus company is waiting “for the beginning of 2021” for the return of its shows, after a suspension powered by coronavirus. “The good news is that our entire cast and crew in Las Vegas lives there, so we …
Read More »This is what top US health officials say We should do differently for the next pandemic
Top federal health officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the United States needs a more unified national response and funding for public health if the country faces another pandemic. The United States now reports nearly 40,000 new cases of coronavirus each day, almost double the number of about 22,800 in mid-May, …
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