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Woman asked Alexa for help before dying of coronavirus
"Alexa, help me. ... I am in pain. I have to find a way to relieve it," LouAnn Dagen said in recordings found by her sister,
Fed vows another $2.3 trillion in "Main Street" loans
Central bank cranks up lending to help U.S. households, businesses and local governments survive coronavirus crisis.
New York sees highest single-day death toll for third straight day
"9/11 was so devastating, so tragic, and then in many ways we lose so many more New Yorkers to this silent killer," he said.
Senate Democrats block $250 billion expansion of small business loans
Democrats have called for more money for hospitals and state and local governments.
Vogue's Anna Wintour on fund to rescue fashion industry
The initiative aims to give "micro loans" to small businesses and designers Wintour calls "the future generation of American fashion."
Italian cemeteries can't keep up with deaths from pandemic
In Bergamo, a city in Northern Italy, bodies are being kept in a makeshift morgue, unrefrigerated.
Fauci: U.S. must prepare for infections to "rear their heads again"
While social distancing is working, we can't loosen restrictions yet, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
Clinical trial begins for drug Trump called "game changer"
"We really need clinical trial data to determine whether hydroxychloroquine is effective and safe in treating COVID-19," NIH lung disease expert says.
Tyler Perry pays grocery bills for elderly shoppers
"You hear about these things, but you never expect for it to happen to you," one shopper said.
Utility worker sings to woman isolated at senior home
"She was so happy to see him. She knew his heart, even from the distance," the 94-year-old woman's daughter told CBS News.
Waffle House waffle mix sells out in four hours
With many of its 2,000 restaurants closed, the breakfast chain is ramping up its online sales with $20 bags of mix
Volunteers lend RVs to workers on the front lines of pandemic
"RVs for MDs" has over 22,000 online members and has made at least 345 matches so far, with hundreds more pending.
This is how coughing can spread coronavirus in a store, according to researchers
Data shows tiny airborne particles emitted with a cough, sneeze "or even talking" spread in an invisible cloud that lingers.
Trump says he doesn't want to give a date for reopening the economy
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have started crafting additional measures to provide relief for small businesses and Americans out of work because of the crisis.
Amid rush for ventilators, doctors warn of shortage of crucial drugs
"Without having these drugs, it's like having a bunch of cars with no gas," said Dan Kistner, group senior vice president of pharmacy solutions for Vizient.
U.S. stockpile almost out of medical workers' protection equipment
Federal officials say national reserve's cupboard almost bare of masks, gowns and other supplies desperately needed to protect medical workers treating coronavirus patients.
CDC eases some return-to-work guidelines for essential workers
In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the agency revised guidelines on when essential workers who've been exposed to COVID-19 can get back to work.
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Globally, almost 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 88,000 have died from it, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Women urged to delay fertility treatments during pandemic
"You never get used to the phone call that says you can't move further, you can't move on," one woman said.
Coronavirus cases surge in nursing homes across the country
More than half the nursing homes in New Jersey have at least one case.
CDC set to loosen some back-to-work guidelines, Pence says
Agency will suggest making it easier for those who've self-isolated after being near someone with COVID-19 to return to work if they're asymptomatic, vice president said.
Texas' coronavirus abortion ban can continue, appeals court rules
Abortion in Texas has been unavailable for more than two weeks, the first time the procedure has not been accessible in a state since Roe v. Wade.
Texas AG expects abortion ban will reach Supreme Court
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the temporary ban on abortion.
Democrats tack on demands to $250 billion boost for small businesses
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are calling for an additional $250 billion in funding for hospitals, state and local governments, and food assistance.
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