CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said that while young people face a lower risk of severe disease and death due to Covid-19, a high rate of infection among young Americans increases the chances that they go on to infect older, at-risk people.
Apple stores tend to be in important shopping centers and malls, and can be seen as an indicator of how smoothly and where retail operations can re-open in the United States.
New York City is scheduled to begin its phase three reopening as early as July 6, which would reopen restaurants for indoor service and additional personal care businesses with reduced capacity.
Salesforce Ventures, one of the most active corporate venture groups in tech, is investing in Tanium as part of a strategic tie-up between the two companies.
Darden Restaurants CEO Gene Lee said that the company has not seen any changes to consumer behavior even as Covid-19 cases begin to spike in some states.
The Supreme Court sided 7-2 with President Donald Trump on Thursday in an immigration case concerning speedy deportations known as "expedited removal."
Eager to streamline the process of drug development during the pandemic, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and a handful of tech start-ups have started virtual clinical trials, also known as remote or decentralized trials.
"The president of the United States is not a civilian," said a White House spokesman when asked about Trump's compliance with the New Jersey Covid-19 quarantine order.
Jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly high. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting 1.35 million claims.
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