Sarah Silverman wields a pan and a wooden spoon as she cheers on essential workers in New York 

Sarah Silverman wields a pan and a wooden spoon as she cheers on essential workers in New York from her fire escape By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:13 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 03:24 BST, 10 April 2020 The quarantined citizens of New York have established a unique way of showing their appreciation … Read more

Coronavirus primarily spread to New York from Europe and was sweeping through city by mid-February

The first cases of coronavirus that arrived in New York spread mostly from Europe, according to two scientific studies. Researchers believe the virus was being spread around the city by mid-February – weeks before New York’s first confirmed case. The scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai N.Y.U. and Grossman School of Medicine studied DNA … Read more

Coronavirus primarily spread to New York from Europe and was sweeping through city by mid-February

The coronavirus outbreak that has gripped New York originated in Europe and not China, according to two scientific studies. Researchers believe the virus was being spread around the city by mid-February – weeks before New York’s first confirmed case. Scientists say the two separate teams found travelers brought the virus mainly from Europe, rather than … Read more

Hugh Jackman steps out for his daily exercise in a facemask with his daughter in New York City

Safety first: Hugh Jackman steps out for his daily exercise with a face mask on as he takes his dogs for a walk with daughter Ava in New York City By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:57 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 07:57 BST, 9 April 2020 Hollywood megastar Hugh Jackman is … Read more

National Guard in New York City are picking dead bodies up with Enterprise rental vans

The National Guard is renting vans to transport hundreds of dead bodies from their New York City homes as a startling number of people are dying there without ever being treated for coronavirus.  City officials announced Wednesday that they will begin counting people who died at home and who had not been tested or treated … Read more

National Guard in New York City are picking dead bodies up with Enterprise rental vans

The National Guard is renting vans to transport hundreds of dead bodies from their New York City homes as a startling number of people are dying there without ever being treated for coronavirus.  City officials announced Wednesday that they will begin counting people who died at home and who had not been tested or treated … Read more

Rates of flu-like illnesses in Santa Clara are twice as low as in New York

A new infographic shows how Santa Clara County lowered its rate of flu-like illnesses faster than New York County by enacting shelter-in-place orders sooner during the coronavirus outbreak. It was created by Kinsa Health, a San Francisco-based medical technology company that has been tracking daily fever readings using data from ‘smart thermometers’ connected to the … Read more

New York City’s coronavirus dead could be temporarily buried on old Cold War missile island

Coronavirus dead across New York could be temporarily buried on the city’s famous Hart Island, where unclaimed and unidentified bodies are buried by prison inmates in mass graves, as morgues across the city continue to overflow and the death toll ticks up.   Hart Island is ordinarily used to bury unidentified or unclaimed bodies. It was … Read more

Inside the 2,500-bed field hospital at the Javits Center in New York City

The Department of Defense has shared photographs of inside the Javits Center in New York City, which has become the largest hospital in the United States, after it started accepting COVID-19 patients ahead of the pandemic ‘peak’ that will hit the city this week.  The center was an exposition center but was transformed in just … Read more

‘We need your help!’ Bill de Blasio says New York City will run out of ventilators by Wednesday

New York City hospitals will run out of ventilators by Wednesday at the latest, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned on Sunday during his coronavirus briefing. ‘We have bought a few more days here,’ the mayor told reporters at City Hall on Sunday. ‘We believe now we can get to Tuesday or Wednesday with the supplies … Read more