President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he will "immediately" seek more funding from Congress if the employee retention programs included in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill run out of money.
The virus has spread rapidly throughout New York City which has more than 57,159 confirmed cases, accounting for more than 20% of all cases in the U.S.
The Chinese government has facilitated a donation of 1,000 ventilators to New York set to arrive at JFK Airport today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday.
Healthcare systems in countries around the world have been overwhelmed fighting the pandemic forcing governments to build temporary field hospitals to help deal with the growing numbers of their infected population.
Last month, the coronavirus pandemic forced U.S. sports leagues to pause operations but experts suggest innovation continues, especially with consumers habits sure to change during a recession.
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, describes the coronavirus pandemic as the greatest public health crisis in a century.
Essentially, whether you're entitled to severance or not will depend on how you've been laid off. Those who are temporarily furloughed will not receive any severance, but may retain employee benefits.
A growing number of U.S. employers, including Walmart and Amazon, are using temperature checks to screen employees for the coronavirus, but medical experts warn that some who are sick don't have a fever and others can spread the virus when they're asymptomatic.
The Trump administration has strongly urged doctors and patients to avoid in-person visits and instead use telehealth visits to help prevent the spread of the virus.
U.S. airline executives face a test to see which sacrifices they are willing to make in exchange for federal aid that would allow them to continue paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.