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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On […]

Man charged with billing for fraudulent test claims

Man charged with billing for fraudulent test claims

Items from a COVID-19 test kit are displayed for a photograph. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal prosecutors have criminally charged a Georgia man for allegedly conspiring to defraud federal and private health-care benefit programs “by submitting fraudulent testing claims” for coronavirus and genetic cancer screenings, authorities announced Monday. The man, 49-year-old Erik […]

New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says

New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media at the Javits Convention Center which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 24, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images New York state and city officials plan to close some NYC streets may close parks […]

US coronavirus cases surpass 10,000, doubling in two days

US coronavirus cases surpass 10,000, doubling in two days

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, doubling over two days as states ramp up testing and the new coronavirus sweeps across the country. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday morning that the state confirmed 1,769 new cases in the last day, bringing the number of confirmed […]