Testing saliva for coronavirus infections gives results that are at least as accurate as nasal swabs, the current gold standard for Covid-19 screenings, a Yale study found.
The Boston Red Sox lost their second-round pick in the 2020 draft Wednesday after Major League Baseball determined that a team replay official violated league regulations on sign-decoding.
Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday as some states prepare to slowly reopen their economies. Georgia is set to allow small businesses including gyms and hair salons to open Friday, despite health concerns.
Health officials have said that radically increasing the current level of testing, along with tracing contacts of infected people, is necessary to reopen the economy.
"Even in sectors where we're not used to seeing it, we're going to have to see personal protective equipment on all employees," said Disaster Recovery Institute International CEO Chloe Demrovsky.
Sales this month are still expected to be down about 50% compared with April 2019. However, the decline is far less than previously expected, with the coronavirus pandemic wiping out the majority of sales for the month, the firm said Wednesday.
Famines of "biblical proportions" are becoming a serious risk as the coronavirus crisis threatens to double the number of people nearing starvation, a U.N. body has warned.
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is looking to back out of its deal to take over Victoria's Secret from L Brands, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The coronavirus pandemic led to spikes in demand for items such as diapers and peanut butter, but sales for many products have begun to level out as consumers adapt to life under lockdown.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 92,300 people in the state as of Wednesday.
Notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli asked to be released from prison for the remainder of his seven-year criminal sentence for fraud so that he can work on a coronavirus treatment.
Over half of CEOs around the world say the coronavirus is a significant threat to their business; 11% say it could bring their demise, according to a survey from YPO.
One of the top sports agents in the world said baseball could help America get back on its feet after coronavirus. Scott Boras is proposing a return to baseball without fans done as quickly as possible in a safe and responsible manner