Cathay Pacific is used to carrying about 100,000 daily passengers. At one point this week, it flew just 582 customers in a day. The is the grim reality Hong Kong’s flagship airline is facing as the novel coronavirus pandemic worsens, darkening the outlook for the global travel industry and “intensifying” financial ramifications for businesses like…… MORE
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EMTs in New York instructed not to bring cardiac arrest patients to hospital if no pulse is found after administering CPR
New York City Emergency Medical Service (EMS) teams who cannot find or restart a pulse while administering CPR on adult cardiac arrest patients have been instructed not to bring those patients to hospitals to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 exposure to EMS workers, according to a memo obtained by CNN and the chair of the…… MORE
A shipwreck uncovered by waves every 20 or so years has been dated to pre-Revolutionary War times
Ever since it first emerged in 1958 on a beach in York, Maine, the 50-foot skeleton of a shipwreck has intrigued both locals and experts alike. It reappeared in 1978, 2007, 2013 and 2018 after powerful storms swept away the sand burying it. But then the wreck disappeared again, frustrating those who desired to know…… MORE
Cyber criminals are trying to wreak havoc during global pandemic
First responders hit with malicious software. Ransomware deployed against medical facilities. Average citizens duped by stimulus check scams. Children facing electronic eavesdropping. As government leaders and first responders battle the Covid-19 virus causing sickness and death across much of the globe, US federal law enforcement officers are also working to fend off malicious cyber actors…… MORE
This Iowa community is rallying together to find medical supplies for local hospitals facing a dire shortage
Dave Will’s classroom storage is the butt of many jokes at Columbus High School in Waterloo, Iowa. The longtime math teacher says he has 50 years’ worth of equipment and supplies tucked away. Buried in the detritus: long-outdated technology that could possibly save lives in the fight against the coronavirus in Northeast Iowa. “I’m kind…… MORE
Washington nursing home where dozens died faces federal fine of $600,000
The Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, which was an epicenter of Covid-19 cases in the early days of the pandemic, faces a fine of more than $611,000 if it does not correct problems found by federal inspectors. Inspectors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found three “immediate jeopardy” deficiencies as well…… MORE
A waitress couldn’t pay her rent, and then a stranger came forward
Thanks to a total stranger, a now-jobless Los Angeles waitress will be able to pay her rent. Shujana Anthony loved being a waitress, she told CNN. But restaurants across the nation have been hard hit by the shutdowns mandated because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Anthony was among the vast numbers who are now without…… MORE
Chris Cuomo shares covid-19 experience: ‘The beast comes at night’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. CNN’s Chris Cuomo has become the most visible face of the coronavirus in the United States by giving daily updates about his condition on TV, social media and, on Thursday, at his brother’s New York…… MORE
Fact-checking coronavirus briefing: Trump says scarves ‘better’ than masks, exaggerates Europe travel restriction
President Donald Trump made fewer false claims than usual at Thursday’s coronavirus briefing, ceding the floor to administration officials for extended periods and trading his usual inaccuracy for some vague musings and boasts. Trump did, however, offer some more medical advice that is not endorsed by experts, this time claiming that thick scarves make for…… MORE
Trump passes the buck as deadly ventilator shortage looms
President Donald Trump is pinning the blame on states for a shortage of ventilators that governors warn could effectively condemn coronavirus patients to death when the pandemic peaks. Trump on Thursday made the belated decision to invoke wartime powers to speed production of the lifesaving breathing machines by streamlining supply chains — but the bulk…… MORE
