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Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on Monday pushed back on calls to ease some of the restrictions imposed during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic after President Trump hinted that he’s considering scaling back some restrictions. “Doctors are saying that we should be doing more to contain now, not less,” Graham told CNN. “There is no way for …

Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks during campaign event in New Hampshire, February 9, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Senator Amy Klobuchar announced Monday that her husband has tested positive for coronavirus and is hospitalized and isolated in Virginia. Klobuchar wrote in a Medium post that he has pneumonia and is on oxygen, but not …

50 Cent is truly worried about the health and wellness of others during the quarantine. The “In Da Club” rapper, 44, gave an interview for WSJ. Magazine’s series, “My Monday Morning,” and spoke of his isolation experience amid the coronavirus outbreak. “This is day five, right here. I feel there are no safer options out …

President Trump announced Sunday that the federal government would activate the National Guard to help California, New York, and Washington — three of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic — deal with the outbreak. “The federal government will be funding 100 percent of the cost of deploying national guard units to carry out …

It’s going to be a tough spring for people who used to work at restaurants. After abruptly losing their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis, former waitstaff and kitchen workers at thousands of closed eateries citywide face a dismal job market, spotty health coverage and uncertain hopes for government handouts. “My biggest concern is for …

The coronavirus pandemic doesn’t just hit the elderly — it also hits the “younger.” Debi Mazar, 55, took to Instagram to describe her symptoms and tell fans she’s OK after testing positive for COVID-19. The actress, who co-stars with Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff on TV Land’s hit show “Younger,” wrote that her husband and …

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon and Robert De Niro are among the New York celebs who pack a short video sending words of thanks and encouragement to the city’s health care workers on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus. “Hello, this is a message to all the health care workers out there,” “Hamilton” creator …

Taiwanese health officials have accused the World Health Organization of failing to communicate the country’s warning in December regarding possible human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus, the Financial Times reported Friday. The officials said doctors in Taiwan had learned from their colleagues in mainland China that medical staff were falling ill from the as-yet unnamed coronavirus, …

New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ordered 75 percent of workers in “nonessential” businesses to work from home amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Essential businesses include grocery stores, delivery services, pharmacies, and health care positions. The governor has also waived mortgage payments for 90 days for people economically affected by the coronavirus, including those …

Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler are in talks with Italy’s biggest ventilator manufacturer to help to boost production of the life-saving machines that are urgently needed in the coronavirus crisis, company officials said on Thursday. Italy is at the epicenter of the pandemic and its government has embarked on a big expansion of the number of …