Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Tuesday, in what has become a daily affair as the pandemic continues to claim lives.
“The virus is not going to go away until we have a vaccine, so we’re always going to have to find strategies to deal with this, to prevent the next wave,” said Johns Hopkins University’s Dr. Robert Bollinger.
Allstate CEO Thomas Wilson said driving began to fall dramatically beginning in the third week of March and is down around 35% to 50% depending on the state. “People stopped driving pretty much on their own,” he told CNBC.
New Jersey is extending its public health emergency and close all state and county parks as it records its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths yet, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday.
Several U.S. House Democrats representing Washington state urged Boeing to accept government aid as the manufacturer shuts down plants because of coronavirus.
In its quarterly earnings report published last week, Carnival withdrew its 2020 guidance while assuring investors that it has enough cash to meet its debt obligations for at least 12 months.
Darden Restaurants said Tuesday it is furloughing some restaurant support center employees and slashing executive pay as same-store sales plummet 39% so far in the fourth quarter.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts that deaths and resource use in New York state will peak this week.
COVID-19 has now infected more than 1,359,300 people around the world, killing at least 75,945 people as of Tuesday.
The pharmacy chain says the new sites will use Abbott Laboratories’ rapid testing technology and will be open to members of the public who are showing symptoms of COVID-19.
The coronavirus has infected more than 1,337,749 people as of Monday and killed at least 74,169 people.