The COVID-19 Report – Reporting on Virus Impact on Nonprofits Nationally and Internationally
Virus Relief Bill Remains Up in Air as Negotiations Resume
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday to peacefully protest, about ...
Rent’s Due, Again: Monthly Anxieties Deepen as Aid Falls Off
Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry ...
Can the Coronavirus Spread Through the Air?
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could ...
Amid the Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could ...
GOP’s Jobless Benefit Plan Could Mean Delays, States Warn
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could ...
US is Expected to Report a Record-Breaking Economic Plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook ...
Can You Get the Coronavirus Twice?
Can you get the coronavirus twice? ...
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine is Put to its Biggest Test
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling ...
New Jersey Gives Parents More Options to Keep Kids Home
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State officials provided more details Friday on the reopening of schools this fall, including that parents ...
Extra Unemployment Aid Expires as Virus Threatens New States
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks to parts of the ...
White House Drops Payroll Tax Cut After GOP Allies Object
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reluctantly dropped his bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans ...
Hotlines Let Workers Snitch on Bosses Who Break Virus Rules
BOSTON (AP) — Feel like snitching on a boss or business not following public health rules in the COVID-19 era? ...
Virus Antibodies Fade Fast but Not Necessarily Protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months ...
First COVID-19, Now Mosquitoes: Bracing For Bug-Borne Ills
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found her unresponsive in her ...
How the Coronavirus Spread Through One Immigration Facility
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Arnold walked into the warden's office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one ...
Texas Coronavirus Cases Include More Than 80 Infants
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found her unresponsive in her ...
Millions of Kids Told Full Return to School in Fall Unlikely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they're unlikely to return to classrooms ...
Trump Talks Less About Virus, States Look Inward for Answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly hands-off approach to the coronavirus crisis in recent days even ...
In Bolivian City, People Buy Fake – And Toxic – Virus Cure
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (AP) — Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest hit by the coronavirus ...
Courts Get Creative to Restart Jury Trials Amid Pandemic
It was New Mexico's first jury trial since the pandemic crippled the U.S. criminal justice system, and defense attorney Roberta ...
New Mexico High School to Drop Spanish Conquistador Name
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico high school named after a Spanish conquistador will be renamed following nationwide ...
Virus Cases Rise in U.S. States Amid New World Restrictions
MIAMI (AP) — Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 25,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as new restrictions aimed ...
More Than 200 Schools Back Lawsuit Over Foreign Student Rule
BOSTON (AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration's new restrictions on international ...
Florida Reports Largest, Single-Day Increase in COVID Cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases ...
Virus Spread, Not Politics Should Guide Schools, Doctors Say
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that ...
Worker Advocates File Meat Plants Discrimination Complaint
Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing ...
US Wholesale Prices Fell 0.2% in June as Food Costs Plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting a big increase in ...
US Bets on Small, Untested Company to Deliver COVID Vaccine
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require ...
CDC Head Sticking to School-Opening Guides Trump Criticized
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won't revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from President Donald Trump, ...
Where Do New Viruses Like the Coronavirus Come From?
Factors smaller than a cell and as large as the planet are at play when a virus leaps from an ...
Layoffs Stuck at High Level as 1.3 Million Seek Jobless Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows ...
‘A Hot Mess’: Americans Face Testing Delays as Virus Surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting ...
Trump Says He Will Pressure States to Reopen Schools in Fall
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools ...
Protective Gear for Medical Workers Begins to Run Low Again
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the ...
Amid Pandemic, Fewer Students Seek Federal Aid for College
The number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks following the sudden closure ...
Indians Keep Their Distance in Mass Tree Planting Campaign
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 2 million people gathered Sunday at river banks, farmlands and government buildings in northern ...
AIDS Report: Kids are Lagging and COVID-19 is Harming Care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there ...
Amazon Homeless Shelter Boosts Unique Program for Sick Kids
SEATTLE (AP) — After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care for her daughter ...
Stimulus Money Could Pose Dilemmas in Nursing Homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. government's ...
Debates Turn Emotional as Schools Decide How and If to Open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume ...
