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India halts its crucial train network to try to stop virus 
NEW DELHI — As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its train network, the country’s lifeblood, the federal government warned Monday of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. The wholesale shutdown of India’s massive train system is unprecedented. “Please save yourself, save your family,” Prime Minister...
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson recovering from coronavirus, say ‘this too shall pass’
Two weeks ago, the world was shocked to learn actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, tested positive for the coronavirus. His announcement said that while in Australia, the couple experienced symptoms. They became the first high-profile faces of the pandemic. On Monday, Hanks posted an update on...
Pa. Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Wolf shutdown order 
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a gun shop that challenged Gov. Tom Wolf’s authority to shutter businesses determined to be “non-life-sustaining,” paving the way for enforcement to begin Monday. Without comment, a majority of the state’s high court late Sunday denied the petition by...
Coronavirus business fallout: Air Canada lays off 5,000, France tries to save food supply
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy. Following are business developments Monday related to the outbreak as governments attempt to stabilize their economies, companies struggle to cope and millions of people face job losses and...
Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities 
WASHINGTON — In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs. The announcement Monday is part of the Fed’s ongoing efforts to support the flow of credit through an economy ravaged...
World update on coronavirus: 2 who tested positive on ship die 
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected nearly 350,000 people and killed over 14,700. The covid-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 98,800 people have recovered so...
Pa. toilet paper factory gets Gov. Wolf's OK to stay open
You can wipe another factory off the list of Pennsylvania businesses forced to close amid the coronavirus outbreak. And we can all be thankful for it. According to a report in USA Today, Gov. Tom Wolf has granted an exemption for Procter & Gamble’s largest factory, in Wyoming County, to...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank hands out meals in Kennywood parking lot
Up to 1,200 area families impacted by the coronavirus could receive food during a share event in Kennywood’s parking lot. The event, hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, began at 9 a.m. Monday and ran until 11 a.m. After a break, it will resume from 4 to 6 p.m....
Syrians brace for lockdown after first virus case 
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the country, where the healthcare system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war. The arrival of the...
Japan PM Shinzo Abe: Delay an option if Olympics can't be held fully 
TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was commenting on the International Olympic Committee’s plan to examine the situation over the next few...
Burgatory closing all locations after executive comes down with covid-19 symptoms
Already restricted to takeout-only service, the local gourmet burger chain Burgatory is temporary closing all nine of its locations after a member of the company’s executive team reported symptoms consistent with covid-19. “While our team member and friend has not been tested at this time, we have decided out of...
S.E. Cupp: It’s time for Bernie Sanders to do what’s right for America
The headlines Wednesday were blunt and scathing. In The New York Times: “Biden Gets Out the Broom.” New York Magazine: “Why Is Bernie Sanders Still Running for President?” New York Post: “Biden Just Made Bernie Nothing More Than a Two-Time Loser.” And after the third Super Tuesday trouncing by Joe...
Gov. Wolf doesn't rule out stay-at-home order; reaffirms plan to enforce business closure order
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf stopped short of issuing a statewide stay-at-home order Sunday evening, but he also left it on the table. “That’s something that has to be under consideration,” he said during a livestreamed news conference. “We can’t overload our health care system. We need to buy time.” Earlier...
Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases spread
Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350. DeWine said the stay-at-home order will start to be enforced Tuesday by local health departments and local law enforcement. “This is a health order, it’s not a...
Report: Jailed Harvey Weinstein put in isolation after contracting covid-19
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein tested positive for covid-19 on Sunday while in a New York prison for rape and sexual assault, the Niagara Gazette reported. Weinstein is one of two inmates who have tested positive, officials at the Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York told the newspaper. The...
University of Pittsburgh student tests positive for covid-19
A University of Pittsburgh student living in a campus residence hall has tested positive for covid-19, university officials said Sunday. “Late last night, we learned of a confirmed case of coronavirus disease, covid-19, in one of our Pittsburgh campus residence halls,” the university said in a message sent to the...
Nearly 10K Pennsylvania businesses apply for closure waivers 
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has been inundated with waiver requests from businesses looking to remain open despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s order for all non-life-sustaining businesses to close their physical locations. As of midday Sunday, the state had received nearly 10,000 waiver requests, according to the DCED....
IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics, but not canceling 
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes a call for delay from the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games. The IOC is...
About 200 attend Hempfield's Word of Life Church amid coronavirus shutdown 
About 200 people gathered to worship Sunday at Word of Life Church in Hempfield at a time when most other churches either canceled or livestreamed services and when government officials are urging gatherings of 10 or more people to be halted. Senior Pastor Tom Walters said he understands other churches’...
UPMC closing ambulatory care centers
UPMC announced Sunday it is closing all of its ambulatory surgery centers and consolidating surgeries and procedures into its hospitals. The decision reflects UPMC’s goal to only go forward with procedures that doctors have determined to be medically necessary, said UPMC spokesman Paul Wood. “These efforts will help us to...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after her doctor tests positive for virus 
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel, 65, was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference Sunday announcing new measures to curb the...
Sen. Rand Paul says he has tested positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON— Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first case of covid-19 in the Senate and raising fears about the further transmission of the virus among Republicans at the Capitol. Paul, an eye surgeon, went into quarantine Sunday after learning his results. He...
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
MADRID — Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo said Sunday that he’s infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that “I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive.” The tenor says he and...
2nd participant in Valley High School NYC trip tests positive for coronavirus
A second person who went on a trip to New York City with the Valley High School marching band has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes covid-19, the New Kensington-Arnold School District said Sunday. The second person is a district employee, the district said. The first is an employee’s...
State, Pittsburgh police to start enforcing Pa. business closures
Pennsylvania State Police will begin enforcing the closure of “non-life-sustaining” businesses starting 8 a.m. Monday, said Col. Robert Evanchick, state police commissioner. Pittsburgh police also announced Sunday that officers will be responding to 911 calls and other complaints about nonexempt businesses that ignore orders to shut down. Officers will investigate...


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