coronavirus

The coronavirus is bringing even more pain to the nation’s hobbled airlines as American Airlines informed its New York-based flight crews they will be grounded for at least another month as the carrier slashes its June schedule. “We’re announcing the difficult decision to extend temporary pause done by LGA-based [LaGuardia Airport] flight attendants. While we …

Gov. Cuomo has quietly begun recruiting grocery stores in a bid to widen the state’s coronavirus testing program, The Post has learned. Tests for the deadly bug — a key tool for pinpointing infection hotspots as officials look to ease lockdowns — are now being administered at an undisclosed number of supermarkets statewide as officials …

EXCLUSIVE: Despite recent, scattered press reports suggesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was snubbing Broadway by shutting the industry out of his New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board, the state and the theater industry are working closely on how to re-start, Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, tells Deadline. “We are completely aligned …

Axed staff at legendary Hollywood haunt Chateau Marmont are furious because they haven’t got any of the $300,000 in funds that was raised to set up to care for them amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly all the hotel’s 242 employees were let go in March without insurance or severance after the Los Angeles lockdown began …

Nearly 5,000 workers at the country’s meat processing plants have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control. The US agency tested workers at more than 100 meat processing plants in 19 states and found that nearly 3 percent of them had the virus that has killed more …

Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande are in a charitable mood. The pop singers announced Friday they are teaming up on a joint single, “Stuck with U,” to raise money for the First Responders Children’s Foundation. The song, available on preorder, will be released on Friday, May 8. Bieber, 26, shared the news on Twitter with …

EXCLUSIVE: The challenges of restarting production on high-end TV and film drama in the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic have been laid bare in two separate documents circulating among industry creatives. A discussion document, drawn up by the assistant directors’ branch at union Bectu, as well as a risk assessment briefing from health and safety …

Papa don’t preach — but Madonna does. In another bizarre Instagram video, Madonna revealed she tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies and is ready to “breathe the COVID-19 air.” In “Quarantine Diaries No. 14,” the 61-year-old singer devliers a monologue about the trials and tribulations of keeping close quarters with those she’s quarantined and her desire …

B&H Photo & Electronics furloughed hundreds of employees this week — a move the iconic retailer had resisted for more than a month after its megastore in Manhattan was forced to shutter because of the coronavirus lockdown, The Post has learned. The 47-year-old electronics seller  — whose Manhattan flagship is known for its Orthodox Jewish …

Veteran art director Matteo De Cosmo, who worked on several ABC Studios-produced shows including “Emergence,” “The Punisher” and “Luke Cage,” has died of complications from the coronavirus, the studio revealed Friday. De Cosmo, who was based in New York, died April 21. He was 52. Most recently, De Cosmo had worked on the ABC Studios-produced …