Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Although Trump had said on Twitter earlier in the week that he was going to suspend all immigration during the pandemic, the order he signed was much less broad and carries several exemptions.Q: What does Trump’s executive order do?A: The president suspended the entry of several categories of immigrants for 60 days who are currently outside…

Citing a lack of a coordinated national effort on contact tracing, two congressional Democrats whose states have among the highest cases of COVID-19 are proposing to create a "coronavirus containment corps" to assist state and local health departments with tracing potential victims.The proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Another round of severe weather is possible for millions across the South on Thursday, a day after powerful storms and tornadoes were blamed for several deaths in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.Severe storms developing on Thursday will bring the threat for large hail, damaging wind, flash…

CBSN New York's first survey of coronavirus antibodies showed that 13.9% of those tested had coronavirus antibodies in their system, meaning they have contracted and recovered from the virus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. That suggests that 2.7 million people have been infected statewide. The survey was taken from a sample size of…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday hammered Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s suggestion for states to declare bankruptcy amid the fiscal fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “one of the really dumb ideas of all time.”The Democratic governor, during a…