The sudden closure of college and university campuses around the country over the coronavirus pandemic has sent millions of students home early. Aside from missing precious moments from their senior year, including a traditional graduation, many students in their last semester worry about their job prospects come summertime. Jericka Duncan speaks to some of these college seniors who say they feel cheated out of their senior year.
Many would get no public support if they lose their jobs, and some could even be forced to go back to a country where nothing is waiting for them.
At least ten Amazon warehouse employees across the country have contracted the coronavirus, according to employee and media reports. However, they are part of a select group of professions whose workers continue to serve their communities, often risking their own health to assist people self-isolating. Adriana Diaz speaks to some of the people working essential professions about their daily struggle in the face of the pandemic.
The increased demand for hydroxychloroquine is making it harder for people who need it to control their chronic diseases to get it.
At least 10 Amazon warehouse employees across the country have contracted the coronavirus, according to employee and media reports.
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Pharmacists across the country are raising the alarm about the over-prescription of drugs that may help treat the coronavirus. Recent data show chloroquine orders spiked 3,000% in March, and hydroxychloroquine orders rose 260%. The FDA has not approved these drugs for treatment of the virus, but doctors are allowed to prescribe them. Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the effects of over-prescribing these drugs.
In 2017, he told CBS that he planned on a medical career until a love of food put him on a different path.
Louisiana has seen coronavirus cases skyrocket, particularly in New Orleans, the city at the center of the state's outbreak. Officials estimate the city could run out of ventilators by the first week of April. Doctors and elected officials believe that New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras celebrations helped accelerate the virus' spread. Omar Villafranca speaks to a woman who believes her husband was infected during the event.
Wednesday night, the Senate unanimously approved a historic $2 trillion relief bill meant to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus. The stimulus package offers hundreds of billions of dollars to big companies and small businesses, along with cash payments to many Americans. Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill, where the House will soon vote on the package.
The Senate passed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. approached 70,000.
The two ISIS militants, El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, are accused of participating in the beheadings of Western hostages.
In New York, where nearly half of the U.S.'s reported coronavirus cases are, one hospital saw 13 deaths in just one day. An ER doctor at the hospital told The New York Times that they had to get a "refrigerated truck" to store the bodies of dying patients as they scramble to keep up with the wave of cases. David Begnaud reports on the doctor's grim account and the hospital's struggle to get more life-saving ventilators.
"On a good day, about 40% of restaurant workers live in poverty. That number is about to go way higher."
A $2 trillion relief package may be coming out of Washington as unemployment numbers begin to reflect the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, President Trump is pushing for an early end to the coronavirus precautions that medical experts insist cannot be on a solid timeline. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
2 snowmobile riders set out from the Denver area March 17 to search for Forrest Fenn's treasure.
Michael White was released on a medical furlough last week. He was detained in July 2018 while visiting a girlfriend in Iran.
"Anna" was almost out of critical medicine. But hundreds of other U.S. citizens are still stranded there after Peru closed its borders due to the pandemic.
The sweeping measure provides help for workers and businesses and for a health care system pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran must provide a complete accounting of what occurred with Bob Levinson before the United States can fully accept what happened in this case," National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien said.
As the deadly pandemic sweeps the nation, some courts have even reopened after the Department of Justice confirmed people who where there tested positive for coronavirus.
A coalition of activists called for the federal government to order clinics nationwide to "cease operations."
The number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbed to more than 454,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
During a coronavirus task force update Wednesday night, President Trump outlined the emergency declarations he has approved for New York, California, Washington state, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. Watch his remarks here.
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. now total at least 63,000 and nearly 900 people have died. Meanwhile, we're getting our first look at the $2 trillion relief package and the specifics on what help may be coming to workers and families. Meg Oliver has the latest.
