Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground
Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.
Mar 12, 2020 Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like.
American Families Deserve a Coronavirus Bailout, Not Industries
Mar 12, 2020 Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling
March Madness Will Go On Without the Crowds
Mar 11, 2020 NCAA restricts attendance at basketball tournament games to only essential staff and limited family members due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ruthless Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill
Mar 11, 2020 Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the bill would guarantee all U.S. workers 14 days of paid sick leave during a public health emergency.
WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic
Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops.
Congress Wary of Trump’s Tax Break Plan to Address Virus Crisis
Mar 10, 2020 The president, feeling pressure over outbreak and its financial fallout, meets with GOP allies who aren't inclined to spend more as of now.
Coachella Festival Postponed Amid Virus Concerns
Mar 10, 2020 The Southern California desert event will be rescheduled to October. Meanwhile, death toll from coronavirus rises to 24 in Washington state.
Italy Quarantines More Than a Quarter of Country to Slow Virus Spread
Mar 8, 2020 The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe.
‘This Is Not a Drill’: WHO Urges the World to Fight Virus
Mar 5, 2020 With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo.
Cruise Ship Is Held Off California Coast for Virus Testing
Mar 5, 2020 The action comes amid a statewide emergency to stave off the spread of the disease after a passenger on earlier Grand Princess voyage died.
