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USA coronavirus update: New York's test positivity rate tops 9%, says Mayor

New York City's Covid-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average topped 9 per cent, reaching 9.41 per cent, compared with 8.87 per cent one day earlier

New York City's first responders to get Covid-19 vaccine in December

The first vaccines available to some of New York City's first responders could be distributed in a matter of weeks, according to an internal memo of the New York City Fire Department

New York City schools to close again as city fights coronavirus

New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop spread of coronavirus, Mayor said in a painful about-face for one of the first big US school systems to bring students back to classrooms this fall

'Very confident': New York hospitals prepare for Covid-19 resurgence

New York City hospitals and nursing homes are bracing for a potential resurgence of the pandemic, drawing on lessons learned in the spring when the outbreak brought the city to its knees

Businesses shut in New York City as officials rush to quash Covid-19 surge

Public and private schools were closed within both the red zones and in surrounding areas designated orange zones by the Democratic governor

New York: Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief

The 14 wounded by gunfire were not believed to have life-threatening injuries and were all between the ages of 17 and 23

New York schools won't reopen unless Covid-19 rate remains below 3%

The city's infection rate has remained steady at around 2 per cent for several weeks, and was at 1% on Friday

George Floyd death: NY passes bill to unveil police discipline records

The measure to make officers' records and misconduct complaints public is among several police accountability bills racing through the state legislature.

Covid-19: New York governor Cuomo outlines 'phased reopening' of businesses

Cuomo says construction, manufacturing and select retail shops could open in a first phase of reopening

March, April, May: City's Mood Darkens as Crisis Feels Endless

With no clues about when the pandemic might subside, short-term discomfort is becoming long-term despair: "I feel like I have accepted this, and given up."

'Asthma is absent among top Covid-19 risk factors'

There's been a run on inhalers, and coronavirus patients like the actor Idris Elba have openly worried about their asthma.

NYC may lose 475,000 jobs, $9.7 bn in tax revenue due to Covid-19: Report

Given the staggering job losses, IBO said it assumes that the US economy has entered a recession even though official statistics have not yet captured the scenario

Covid-19: What made New York a breeding ground for coronavirus infections

Even as the New York governor on March 22 ordered all non-essential businesses to close and residents to stay at home, the city accounts for the bulk of infections and deaths in the US

New York sees glimmer of progress against coronavirus, New Orleans worsens

The rate of hospitalizations in New York has slowed in recent days, Cuomo said, with numbers he called "almost too good to be true." But he said much more work needed to be done

Coronavirus: New York considering stay-at-home order for 8.6 mn inhabitants

New York's mayor said that a decision had not been made but that New Yorkers could soon be confined to their residences, barring any essential travel

What's the price of getting your data? More data

A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details

12-year-old boy pulls gun on classmate, demands Chicken McNugget: Police

Police say the girl smacked the gun away and told the boy to leave her alone