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Twitter closes San Francisco, New York offices as Covid cases surge

Pedestrians use mobile phones while walking past Twitter Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images Twitter has announced that it will close its San Francisco and New York offices immediately as Covid cases surge across the country. Wednesday’s announcement comes just two weeks after the social media company reopened their offices… Read More: Twitter closes San Francisco, New York offices as Covid cases… »

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

Health News Loading the player… School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. The crisis deepened at hospitals, with… Read More: Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat »

Outbreaks in the Midwest driving surge in COVID-19 cases

Record high infection rates in the Midwest are driving the latest surge in coronavirus cases that have exceeded some daily totals reported over the summer. Midwestern states have recently recorded their highest case increases and test positivity rates since the pandemic began. Many of the states fueling the latest surge had not experienced an outbreak… Read More: Outbreaks in the Midwest driving surge in COVID-19 cases »

Joe Biden sees surge in health-care industry fundraising as Trump slumps in polls over coronavirus response

Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health-care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash from those working in an industry under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. The apparent Democratic nominee for president is ahead of Trump not just in many national polls but also in financial support from individuals… Read More: Joe Biden sees surge in health-care industry fundraising as Trump… »