Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) — Health care workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic on the front line rely on personal protective equipment (PPE) to remain healthy. As supplies of PPE like masks, gloves and isolation gowns dwindle and demand surges, scammers are looking to take advantage of that. The FBI
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The Trump administration will no longer ship personal protective equipment to allies overseas as the United States grapples with critical shortages of supplies and coronavirus cases continue to soar. A congressional source told CNN on Wednesday that they were informed late last Friday night that the coronavirus task force — led by Vice President Mike
Continue Reading Only a portion of the medical supplies being flown in by the Federal Emergency Management Agency from overseas are being allotted to critical hotspots prioritized by the agency and the Department of Health and Human Services. The rest will resupply the private market, where competition between states and the federal government has been a source
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Donald Trump has called himself a “wartime president” and said coronavirus is an “invisible enemy.” The former CDC director has warned of a “long war ahead.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called on the public to support our “troops,” otherwise known as health care workers. The now-common metaphors comparing the efforts to stop coronavirus
Continue Reading Unemployment benefits are becoming a financial lifeline for millions of Americans after their employers shut their doors to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The growing tsunami of layoffs has overwhelmed state unemployment systems as a record number of workers try to apply for benefits. The situation isn’t likely to improve anytime soon. The
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For NBA veteran Stephon Marbury, the coronavirus pandemic has hit close to a couple of places he calls home. The first is New York, more specifically the neighborhood of Brooklyn where Marbury grew up. He was well known in the district when freelance writer Darcy Frey wrote a book called “The Last Shot” about Stephon
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Boeing is offering employees buyouts as its CEO said it will take years for the airlines and aerospace industry to recover from the coronavirus crisis. In a memo to employees, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said the company is offering voluntary layoff packages that will provide exiting employees with pay and benefits. Calhoun said the company
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We’re washing our hands, staying at home and standing 6 feet apart when we do need to go out. What else can we do to limit the spread of Covid-19? Public health experts say not enough is being done to tackle face touching — something that could make a very large difference to the transmission
Continue Reading Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in the country as a result of the virus. The Health Ministry said it recorded 950 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase the country has seen so
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Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in the country as a result of the virus. The Health Ministry said it recorded 950 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase the country has seen so
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A local father/son duo have gone viral on TIKTOK after building a ‘Social Distancing’ circle and documenting the entire process. I’m sure you are wondering what that is? “It’s a 6 foot social distance circle. 12 foot diameter, comprised of a lot of pipes
Continue Reading Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government can typically find a safe space in the digital and print editions of many of the most popular British newspapers. But some of the UK government’s biggest cheerleaders are now tearing into it over its response to the coronavirus pandemic, slamming confusing and conflicting messaging from senior members of Johnson’s
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For years, the University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies program sat neglected and poorly funded. The university’s low salaries prevented it from attracting national scholars and a lack of classes hurt student interest despite it being one of the first of its kind 50 years ago. But in less
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(CNN Español) — Jorge Wated, quien lidera la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta ante la crisis por coronavirus en Ecuador, dijo este miércoles que los expertos médicos informaron al Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia que “solo por coronavirus” se estima que en los próximos meses se registren entre 2.500 y 3.500 fallecidos en la provincia de
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“Slay the Dragon” does an extraordinarily good job of taking a complex issue and connecting the dots, which seems particularly appropriate for a documentary about gerrymandering. Well timed to the current election season — especially after voting issues that beset recent primaries — it’s an overtly partisan film that admirably illustrates how an arcane term
Continue Reading K-pop star Kim Jae-joong has apologized after telling fans on April Fools’ Day that he had caught coronavirus. Kim, who is a singer with boy band JYJ, told his Instagram followers on Wednesday that he was hospitalized after catching the virus, writing: “I’m infected with Covid-19 virus.” In a now-deleted post, the pop star said
Continue Reading On Sunday, a woman walked into a pharmacy in the French city of Nancy, one of the few public places still open after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of a dangerous virus. But the woman wasn’t there for medicine; she was there to tell the pharmacist that her partner had
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Millones de estadounidenses más solicitaron beneficios de desempleo la semana pasada, mientras las empresas continúan despidiendo y dando licencias no pagadas a trabajadores en medio de la emergencia por coronavirus. Unos 6,6 millones de trabajadores solicitaron beneficios de desempleo por primera vez en la semana que terminó el 28 de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR/KWGN) — A spokesperson for Colorado’s top health department tells the Problem Solvers “Hobby Lobby has not been deemed essential, so they should not be open.” Despite that, a majority of the craft chain’s stores remain open up and down the Front Range as of Tuesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR/KWGN) — A spokesperson for Colorado’s top health department tells the Problem Solvers “Hobby Lobby has not been deemed essential, so they should not be open.” Despite that, a majority of the craft chain’s stores remain open up and down the Front Range as of Tuesday
Continue Reading Vacations and holidays during the time of the Covid-19 virus are on indefinite hold. While your rollaboard suitcase may sit motionless for a few months, rest assured that travel will again be a part of your life. In this quiet period, why not use the time to look back on some of your most memorable
Continue Reading As the sport of professional CrossFit sits in limbo, unsure as to whether their annual world championships, the CrossFit Games scheduled for late July, will even take place, many of the sport’s biggest stars are coming together, albeit digitally, for a greater cause. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the vast majority of CrossFit gyms to
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More than 2,000 ventilators, a key piece of equipment to treat coronavirus patients, in the federal stockpile are unavailable to be deployed because the Trump administration failed to maintain the devices as they were in storage, according to The New York Times. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government is withholding 10,000 ventilators
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CREVE COUER, Mo. (KMOV) — Dr. Tiffany Osborn said she’s taking an extreme precaution to keep her family protected from COVID-19. “We decided the best course of action was for me to isolate myself from them once I started working in the emergency department,” said Dr. Osborn. She,
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Click here for updates on this story CREVE COUER, Mo. (KMOV) — Dr. Tiffany Osborn said she’s taking an extreme precaution to keep her family protected from COVID-19. “We decided the best course of action was for me to isolate myself from them once I started working in the emergency department,” said Dr. Osborn. She,
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Shenzhen, in southeastern China, has become the first city in the country to ban the consumption of cats and dogs, the government announced Thursday. Under new rules which will come into effect May 1, the government said it will be illegal to eat animals raised as pets. In February, following the coronavirus outbreak, China passed
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un prestigioso panel científico dijo a la Casa Blanca el miércoles por la noche que investigaciones muestran que el coronavirus puede transmitirse no solo por estornudos o tos, sino también por hablar o incluso simplemente por respirar. “Si bien la investigación específica actual [sobre el coronavirus] es limitada, los resultados de los estudios
Continue Reading A global stocks sell-off spurred by coronavirus fears eased on Thursday even as new data showed that more than 6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. European markets held onto small gains in afternoon trading. Germany’s DAX was little changed while France’s CAC 40 increased 0.4%. The FTSE 100 gained 0.5% in London.
Continue Reading Mass layoffs tied to the coronavirus pandemic sparked a surge in the number of Americans who filed for their first week of unemployment benefits — the latest sign that the US economy is in for a deep recession as shutdowns aimed at containing the virus continue. The data: Over 6.6 million people filed claims for
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Patricio Sepúlveda es economista por la Universidad de Chile con una especialización en Evaluación Social y Privada de Proyectos de Inversión. Fue presidente ejecutivo de LAN Airlines durante 10 años y vicepresidente de IATA para América Latina y el Caribe, cargo que ocupó por 20 años. Actualmente es presidente ejecutivo de Aeronex,
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