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When will America reopen? Conflicting news

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As just about every jurisdiction today officially declared a state of emergency over the Coronovirus, more businesses are closing. But for how long? We got a lot of new guidance today, but some of it is conflicting.…

Coronavirus forces schools to postpone prom

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- It's peak prom season. It's also peak Coronavirus season. Social distancing is causing many traditional high school highlights to be postponed or canceled. That includes prom. One school decided to cancel just three days before.…

Other retailers closing during pandemic — not Hobby Lobby

As major U.S. retailers temporarily shut their doors to help contain the coronavirus, Hobby Lobby is assuring consumers that it's safe to keep shopping. The arts-and-crafts chain is keeping stores open in states that have yet to order non-essential businesses to close. On…

Student Food Delivery

It's enough food to feed a child for at least two days and a way to fill the void when school is out of session.

Gilead suspends access to experimental coronavirus drug

Biotechnology company Gilead Sciences is halting emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug, citing "overwhelming demand." The coronavirus outbreak has caused such a surge in requests for the drug, called remdesivir, that they have "flooded an emergency treatment access system…

Justice Dept. asks Congress for expansion of judicial powers

Washington — The Justice Department has submitted to Congress legislative recommendations addressing how court cases should proceed as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic that has brought daily life in the United States to a halt. The proposals were…

Astronaut who spent 665 days in space has advice on isolation

Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who spent 665 days on the International Space Station, advised people feeling isolated while staying home during the coronavirus pandemic to remember the "bigger purpose" everyone shares. By social distancing and quarantining, people are "saving…

NYC convention center becoming coronavirus hospital

Conversion of the main showroom floor of the Javits Center in Manhattan is expected to begin this week, turning the 1.8 million square feet of convention space into New York City's first field hospital to respond to the coronavirus crisis, CBS New…

Loss of taste or smell could mean you have coronavirus

NBA star Rudy Gobert says he's lost his sense his smell and taste over the last few days after testing positive for coronavirus less than two weeks ago. Gobert wondered publicly about his symptoms, which a British medical group says have also…

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's husband has coronavirus

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar disclosed that her husband, John Bessler, tested positive for coronavirus, according to results received early Monday morning. "He is exhausted and sick but a very strong and resilient person," she wrote in a post on Medium,…

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