Coronavirus category, Page 236
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
PHILADELPHIA — There are the new dead. And then there are the bodies waiting in overcrowded mortuaries to be buried as cities struggle to meet demand and families wrestle with rules on social distancing that make the usual funeral rituals impossible. Med Alliance Group, a medical distributor in Illinois, is...
Pennsylvania coronavirus cases top 10,000, state reports 34 new deaths
Thirty-four more people died of covid-19 complications in Pennsylvania between Friday and Saturday, bringing the state’s death toll to 136 as total confirmed cases crest 10,000. The state reported 1,597 new cases as of noon Saturday — the largest single-day increase since Pennsylvania’s first two patients tested positive for the...
A gentler Gotham? NYers anxiously wait out coronavirus
NEW YORK — To a casting director, he might have seemed the perfect impatient New Yorker — broad, bald and with a booming voice, tattoos on his neck and hands visible under his construction jacket. Justin Hunter stood in line outside the Park Slope Food Coop, one of several dozen...
Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane. What sounds like an organized-crime thriller is now the new reality for governors desperately trying to find the medical equipment their states need in the throes of a pandemic. With the...
New coronavirus limits bring new religious freedom tension
NEW YORK — Despite state and local limits on public gatherings, some houses of worship have persisted in holding in-person services — a matter of religious freedom, they say, as the nation approached its fourth Sunday battling the coronavirus pandemic. The most high-profile clash over in-person worship — and crowd...
Gov. Cuomo: China sending 1,000 ventilators to New York
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that China is facilitating the shipment of 1,000 ventilators to his state, as he continues to shop for more of the lifesaving devices ahead of a growing number of coronavirus patients who will need them. The number of people infected...
Couple in India names newborn twins Corona and Covid
A couple in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have named their newborn twins Corona and Covid. The twins — a boy and a girl — were born March 27 during the ongoing 21-day long nationwide lockdown that began on March 24. “The delivery happened after facing several difficulties and therefore,...
Allegheny County reports 3rd covid-19 death, 16% jump in confirmed coronavirus cases in one day
The Allegheny County Health Department reported Saturday that a third person in the county has died from covid-19. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Allegheny County jumped by 16% from Friday to Saturday as the countywide total climbed to 552. County health department officials also reported a...
Competition for supplies sharpening as pandemic worsens
NEW YORK — Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations, in what one French politician called a “worldwide treasure hunt.” The governor of New York state, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, vowed to seize unused ventilators from private hospitals and...
Lawrence McCullough: Restarting Pittsburgh’s arts economy
In late summer of 1606, one of the liveliest theater seasons London, England, had known was abruptly shut down by the sudden onset of bubonic plague. When public entertainments were allowed to resume almost two years later in April 1608, several drama companies that had flourished pre-plague were nowhere to...
AP Week in Pictures, Global
March 28 - April 3, 2020 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by The Associated Press from around the world. The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: AP Images on Twitter:...
Ross Twp. nurse, a Hempfield native, heading to New York City to help in covid-19 fight
A Ross Township nurse who grew up in Hempfield is collecting health care supplies and non-perishable food for nurses in New York City, where he expects to be working the next eight weeks on the front lines of the coronavirus battlefront. Chad Taylor, 35, who is a staff nurse for...
Walmart limits store access; US airlines sign up for grants
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ———————————— COSTS MOUNT: The pandemic will cost the global economy as much as $4.1 trillion,...
Cuomo orders shift in ventilators to overwhelmed hospitals
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would order the redistribution of critically needed ventilators. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses. And the coronavirus outbreak picked up speed with more deaths and more hospitalizations. The latest...
John Stossel: Unsung heroes are innovating during covid-19 crisis
Congress passed and the president signed a $2 trillion “stimulus” bill. “Not enough!” shrieked politicians. They said the government must do more. They demanded President Donald Trump reactivate the Defense Production Act, a 1950 law that lets government force companies to make things. Trump hesitated. That upset lovers of big...
Walter Williams: Managing a disaster
I’m not sure whether covid-19, first identified in Wuhan, China, in the U.S. qualifies as a true disaster. Putting the disease in perspective, we might look at current influenza illnesses. According to Centers for Disease Control estimates, between Oct. 1, 2019, and March 14, 2020, there have been 390,000 to...
Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The president immediately said he had no intention of following the advice himself, saying, “I’m choosing not to do it.” The new...
Keith Williams: System-focused bureaucracy is tying teachers’ hands
Anyone who has stood in front of a classroom knows: You must adapt to succeed. The coronavirus crisis has proven that flexibility is king when it comes to essential skills for teachers. Like the rest of us, teachers are being forced to adapt to statewide school closures and local quarantines....
Pittsburgh food bank president worries about supply running out
Lisa Scales has worked in food banks for nearly 25 years. She was involved in food distribution efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and to the 9/11 attacks in New York. She has never experienced anything like the need associated with the coronavirus pandemic. “I have never seen...
5K more N95 masks donated to Pittsburgh hospitals by North American Dental Group
Western Pennsylvania’s health care workers now have access to 5,000 more N95 respirators donated by a dental group. North American Dental Group, which has corporate offices in Robinson and New Castle, delivered the shipment of respirators to Allegheny Health Network on Friday. “We are proud and pleased to be able...
Mike Tirico to host daily afternoon show on NBCSN starting MondayVideo
NBC’s Mike Tirico is returning to hosting a daily talk show, which will focus on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the sports world. The hour-long “Lunch Talk Live” will air weekdays beginning at noon on NBCSN. Tirico will host the show remotely from his home in Michigan. This is the...
Western Pa. clergy send signs of hope to their communitiesVideo
As churches refrain from holding gatherings during this time of coronavirus precautions, we asked clergy for messages they would like to send to their parishioners. Revs. Gary and Lisa Lyon of Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church in Leechburg; Jennifer Marsalese, director of children’s ministry at Cornerstone Ministries Murrysville; and JD...
Grocery shoppers keep their distance as stores adopt new coronavirus measuresVideo
Caution tape blocking entrances, shoppers wearing masks and stickers placed on floors — all signs of grocery shopping’s new normal as stores adapt to the spread of coronavirus. “We’re slowly starting to see people adapt their own behaviors and really realize the gravity of the situation,” said Jannah Jablonowski, spokeswoman...
How to make facemasks from household itemsVideo
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine on Friday asked all Pennsylvania residents — even those who are healthy or not showing symptoms of the coronavirus — to wear some type of face covering when in public. This could include a bandanna, T-shirt or other masks that are not medical grade....
Editorial: A glimpse of hope in Pitt’s covid-19 vaccine trial
Good news came out of Pittsburgh on Thursday. It came in the form of a fingertip-sized innovation with miniature needles made of sugar and virus proteins. It might be the vaccine that protects millions from the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it has been developed at the University of Pittsburgh School...
