coronavirus

Jennifer Stone has traded in Mickey Mouse ears for scrubs. The “Wizards of Waverly Place” star, 27, graduated from nursing school in December and has been fighting against coronavirus from the “front lines.” She shared her experiences on Instagram, captioning a photo of her different hospital IDs: “A very good friend of mine (@maiarawalsh ) …

The Federal Reserve on Thursday unveiled $2.3 trillion new loans to support the economy during the coronavirus crisis. The loan program aims to help businesses, households and state and local governments facing a cash crunch as large parts of the economy have been shut down. “Our country’s highest priority must be to address this public …

Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman surprised his staff by disclosing in an internal video that he has won his own battle with the coronavirus. According to sources close to the banking giant, employees were notified via email at 8 a.m. Thursday that their 61-year-old chief executive had posted a 10-minute video to Morgan Stanley’s intranet …

US stocks jumped again Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced its latest effort to shore up the nation’s coronavirus-battered economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 561.45 points, or about 2.4 percent, in early trading following the central bank’s announcement of a $2.3 trillion loan program to help households, employers and local …

Todd Chrisley tested positive for coronavirus and is opening up about the “life-altering” diagnosis that has taught him what “truly matters.” The “Chrisley Knows Best” star revealed on his Chrisley Confessions podcast on Wednesday that he was recently hospitalized with COVID-19. “It has been the sickest that I have ever been in the 52 years …

U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care but is “improving,” Chancellor Rishi Sunak said Thursday, adding that he is sitting up in bed and “engaging positively” with health care workers at St Thomas’ Hospital in London as he battles coronavirus. “The prime minister is not only my colleague and my boss but also …

Coronavirus claimed 1,973 lives in the U.S. on Wednesday, the largest one-day death toll in the country since the start of the pandemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With over 432,000 Americans infected, almost 15,000 Americans have died in total as of Thursday morning. Earlier on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the …

A worker manages a shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Bari, Italy, April 7, 2020. (Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters) The Department of Health and Human Services revealed Wednesday that the nation’s federal stockpile was deploying nearly all of its remaining personal protective equipment (PPE), confirming a Congressional report showing that approximately 90 percent of the PPE …

More than six million Americans filed jobless claims last week, the second highest number of initial unemployment claims filed in one week since the Department of Labor began tracking the data in 1967. Over 16 million Americans have lost their jobs over the past three weeks as states have closed businesses and implemented social-distancing measures …

Jennifer Aydin says she tested positive for coronavirus this week via a test her doctor husband brought home for her. The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star — who has been “quarantining in her room” and “staying away” from her five children — said her symptoms started last week, when she felt “extreme fatigue,” but …