coronavirus

To help enforce social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Walt Disney World has enlisted Stormtroopers from “Star Wars.” On May 20, parts of its Disney World reopened, including outdoor restaurants, entertainment venues and its shopping district, Disney Springs. Visitors must now follow rules that require all guests to wear face coverings, pass fever …

A streaming Broadway-themed fundraising special scheduled to air on Sunday, June 7 – the night that originally had been set for the annual Tony Awards – has been postponed in the wake of national unrest over the police killing of George Floyd. “We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter,” said an executive producer of …

Turkish mogul Baran Süzer has been forced to pull out of buying Miami’s Delano Hotel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Page Six is told. Süzer, who is the owner of The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul, had to forfeit the deposit he had put down in March ahead of a deal where he would have won majority ownership of …

US stocks rebounded Monday as Wall Street cautiously bet on an economic recovery despite mounting unrest over police brutality and continued tensions with China. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 93.12 points, or 0.3 percent, to 25,476.23, after shedding 0.5 percent at the open. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq similarly clawed …

I think the players have a responsibility to help find a financial solution that allows major league baseball to be played this year. For the long-term damage to reputation and revenue without games will make the 2020 salary dispute feel like fighting for a drop of water and ending up with an ocean of problems. …

Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir showed signs of helping certain coronavirus patients in a study showing better results from a shorter course of treatment, the company said Monday. People with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia who took a five-day treatment of remdesivir were 65 percent more likely to show “clinical improvement” at day 11 than people who …

Pearl Jam, Ciara, Dave Matthews and Macklemore, among others, are set to perform at a virtual benefit for “All In WA,” a fund to help citizens of Washington state affected by the pandemic. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos will match up to $20 million in donations, and the concert will be held June 10. Read More: …

Five new drugs are to be trialled in 30 hospitals across the country in the race to find a treatment for Covid-19, it has emerged. Just days after global trials of hydroxychloroquine, the drug promoted by Donald Trump as a cure, were halted, British scientists are looking to sign up hundreds of patients for trials …

The coronavirus and efforts to mitigate its impact are having a transformative impact on many aspects of economic life, intensifying trends like shopping online rather than visiting brick-and-mortar stores and increasing the incidence of working from home. Indeed, many tech giants have already made working from home a permanent option for employees. Working from home, …

A cash-strapped airport spa chain snagged $5.6 million in federal coronavirus aid weeks after warning investors that its independent auditor had raised “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating amid hefty losses, The Post has learned. New York-based XpresSpa told investors it had obtained the Payroll Protection Program loan in a May 7 regulatory …