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Coronavirus infections, deaths in nursing homes surge despite safety measures

A member of the Kirkland Fire Department is pictured at Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Washington on March 5, 2020. (JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Healthy passengers will be allowed off Zaandam, Rotterdam cruise ships docking in Florida

Some Americans could wait 20 weeks to receive their stimulus checks, IRS tells House Democrats

Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center May 8, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One hundred and thirty million households are eligible to receive a tax rebate check under the $168 billion economic stimulus plan. (Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Democrats delay nominating convention until week of Aug. 17 due to coronavirus pandemic

Balloons come down on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine at the end of the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Penn. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Over 40 spring breakers from Texas who ignored public health advice test positive for COVID-19

People walk on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on March 23, 2020. (Shutterstock)

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Shenzhen becomes 1st Chinese city to ban consumption of cats and dogs

Coronavirus can spread through talking and possibly even breathing, experts tell White House

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask and protective gloves walks across an empty Dekalb Avenue, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Brooklyn borough of New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

New England Patriots team plane flying over 1 million N95 masks from China to U.S.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted a photo of the plane being loaded with the personal protective equipment that he said would go to the state's healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.

FDA authorizes 1st coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in blood to identify past infections

A medical volunteer in a protective suit holds vials of blood samples taken from patients being tested for the coronavirus on March 27, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

2,000 ventilators in federal stockpile don’t work because of a maintenance lapse: NYT

Governor Newsom, Mayor Liccardo and Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar visit a ventilator refurbishing site in Sunnyvale on March 28, 2020. Newsom said the state had received 170 broken ventilators from the federal government that are being refurbished by Bloom Energy.(The Office of the Governor)

Leonardo DiCaprio, others launch $12M food fund amid coronavirus job disruptions

Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Feb. 9, 2020. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment last week — another record high

A pedestrian walks by a closed sign on the door of a restaurant in San Francisco on March 17, 2020. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson set for charity rematch involving NFL stars, social distancing guidelines

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to be joined by NFL legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in a possible televised charity match. (Harry How/Getty Images for The Match)

K-pop singer Kim Jae-joong apologizes after telling fans he had coronavirus in April Fools’ Day prank

South Korean singer Kim Jae-joong has apologized for his post, where he told fans he had caught coronavirus after ignoring government warnings. (Visual China Group/Getty Images)

Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dies after fight with coronavirus

Musician Ellis Marsalis performs at the 57th NBA All-Star Game, part of 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend at the New Orleans Arena on February 17, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)