NEW YORK (AP) — US deaths surpass 50,000, according to JHU count.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus outside of hospitals or research settings. In an alert Friday, regulators warned of reports of serious side effects and death among patients taking hydroxychloroquine and the related […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — After the Israeli health ministry refused to allow yeshivos to open in any format, the leaders of the Lithuanian community published a letter for all yeshiva and kollel students announcing the opening of the summer zman from Sunday from home. The letter stresses that all Chareidi yeshiva students should continue to […]

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is reminding people to only use disinfectant on surfaces. The EPA issued the update after President Donald Trump suggested it might be helpful to inject disinfectant to combat the coronavirus. The EPA says, “Never apply the product to yourself or others. Do not ingest disinfectant products.” William Bryan of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has caught the Chareidi public in Israel unawares. Until this point a large proportion of the public shunned the internet and found other sources for their information. The Chareidi print media and telephone news services were suitable replacements for the internet. However as the epidemic continues […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: President Donald Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evening to discuss the coronavirus, producing a display of rhetorical contortions as the medical officials try to stay true to the science without crossing the president. The result can […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Party chairman Tom Perez said Thursday that he expects to hold an “in-person convention” in Milwaukee to nominate Joe Biden for president, though he didn’t rule out the potential that portions of the event would be conducted virtually. The convention is slated for the week of Aug. 17, but precise dates […]

DETROIT (AP) — Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of workers at Ford, General Motors, Toyota and other companies has gone back to work to make face shields, surgical masks and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs. The measure passed almost unanimously, but the lopsided tally belies a potentially bumpier path […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY (VINnews) — Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder wants additional COVID-19 data to be immediately released to facilitate a deeper understanding of the local impacts of the virus. “Without this information, we don’t fully know what we are dealing with and where intervention may be needed to help slow the spread of the virus […]