U.S. Says Federal Stocks of Protective Equipment Nearly Depleted
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of the N95 respirators, surgical masks, face, shields, gowns and other medical supplies desperately needed to protect front-line medical workers treating coronavirus patients.
As Outbreaks Flatten in Places, Japan, India See More Cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus infections are spiking in Japan and creating hot spots in India’s congested cities just as the U.S. and some of the hardest-hit European countries are considering when to start easing restrictions that have helped curb their outbreaks of the disease.
Biden vs. Trump: General Election Battle Is Now Set
The stage is set for November.
Navy Boss Resigns Amid Uproar Over Firing of Virus Whistleblower
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt.
China’s Virus Pandemic Epicenter Wuhan Ends 76-Day Lockdown
WUHAN, China (AP) — After 11 weeks of lockdown, people went outdoors and by the thousands boarded the first trains and planes leaving Wuhan as the last restrictions on movement were lifted Wednesday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began.
Trump Blasts World Health Group, Defends Early Virus Steps
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, saying the international group had “missed the call” on the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe, U.S. Slowly Adopting Mask-Wearing Against COVID-19
BERLIN (Xinhua) — Face masks, in either Europe or the United States, had never hit so many headlines as they do now.
US Navy Leader Calls Virus Carrier Whistleblower ‘Stupid’
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary broadside punctuated with profanity, the Navy’s top leader accused the fired commander of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt of being “too naive or too stupid” to be in charge of an aircraft carrier. He delivered the criticism to sailors who had cheered the departing skipper last week.
Japan to Consider Including Sex Workers for Virus Compensation
TOKYO (Kyodo) —The Japanese government will consider making bar hostesses and sex workers also eligible to receive compensation for parents unable to work due to school closures in the wake of the spread of the new coronavirus, a senior official said Monday.
Russia Warns Against U.S. Plan to Seize Territories in Other Planets
MOSCOW (TASS) — Attempts to seize the territories of other planets are harmful to international cooperation, Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergey Saveliev said on Tuesday.
