Coronavirus

Coronavirus updates in Louisiana: 35,316 COVID-19 cases, 2,485 deaths reported Here's a look at some of the latest information and headlines on coronavirus in Louisiana.35,316 cases across the state.2,485 deaths reported.More than 26,249 recovered.Phase 1 now in effect.Restaurants can reopen at 25% capacity.Casinos not allowed to reopen in New Orleans.Large events, groups still restricted.Masks required…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.For those of you still wiping down groceries and other packages amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, breathe a sigh of relief: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now say that the novel virus “does not spread easily” from touching…

11.04am EDT 11:04 Pompeo says claims of IG retaliation are 'patently false' Julian Borger The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has been answering questions at a State Department press briefing about the firing of the state department inspector general, Steve Linick. Pompeo was defiant, admitting he had recommended Linick’s be fired from his watchdog role…

As of today, all 50 states will have begun to reopen. Hundreds of migrant children have been deported during the pandemic. Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan for expanding mail-in voting.Right NowA prototype vaccine has protected monkeys from the coronavirus, researchers said, offering new hope for effective human vaccines.ImageA recently reopened restaurant in…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Countries across the world, including the U.S., are in various phases of reopening, but concerns of a so-called "second wave" of the coronavirus pandemic have cropped up. A new study suggests that intermittent lockdowns followed by periods of easing could be an "effective strategy…