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April 2, 2020

Gov. DeSantis on Holland America cruise ships with over 200 sick passengers: 'There is no easy solution'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday that “there is no easy solution” to solving the issue surrounding the stranded passengers aboard two Holland America cruise ships with more than 200 sick people.

April 2, 2020

AdvaMed member companies ramp up ventilator production amid shortages at hospitals

Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, said the health technology company is ramping up the production of ventilators to fight the coronavirus outbreak

April 2, 2020

Company flooded with orders for helmet ventilators calls for government assistance to 'scale up' production

The owner of Sea Long Medical Systems said on Thursday that the flood of ventilator mask orders at his company requires a “scaling up” of production to meet the demand from hospitals fighting the coronavirus outbreak.

April 2, 2020

Maria Bartiromo predicts 'sharp economic snap-back' after businesses reopen

While the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits broke a record high for the second week in a row during the coronavirus crisis, Maria Bartiromo said on Thursday that the economy will have a “sharp snap-back” in the fourth quarter of this year.

April 2, 2020

9/11 first responder working as EMT: Coronavirus deaths are staggering, it's like 'combat triage'

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are forced to implement triage protocol in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in New York, EMT and 9/11 first responder Stephen Reid said Thursday.

April 1, 2020

Man speaks out as parents, ill passengers remain stranded on cruise ship: They're struggling and they need help

The son of a couple stuck on the Zaandam cruise ship, which is currently at sea with at least 189 passengers and crew experiencing flu-like symptoms, said on “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that it’s “really heartbreaking that we can't get the people that need dire help the help they need.”

April 1, 2020

Cleveland biotech company making headway on possible COVID-19 treatment

Athersys, a Cleveland biotech company, says it is making headway on a possible stem cell treatment for the COVID-19 virus. 

April 1, 2020

Former head of Strategic National Stockpile on coronavirus shortages: Many links in supply chain were not prepared

The former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile Greg Burel said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the protective equipment supply shortage amid the coronavirus outbreak.

April 1, 2020

NYC doctor who survived Ebola: People are dying from coronavirus 'because we weren't prepared'

American citizens are dying from coronavirus because the United States was not prepared to handle the pandemic, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Dr. Craig Spencer said Wednesday.

April 1, 2020

FDA commissioner on fast-tracking potential treatments for coronavirus

Dr. Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), discussed on “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday what’s being done to accelerate potential therapies and treatments for the novel coronavirus.