Renewed job losses in California brought on by revived lockdown efforts might have a preliminary impact in the July U.S. jobs report due Friday—and an even bigger effect in August.
The weekly cost of testing employees could range from more than $19,000 to nearly $38,000, according to estimates. But the Trump administration said nursing homes can cover the cost of ongoing testing from a $5 billion pot provided by Congress, and allocated to the facilities by the White House.
Gains for tech stocks, particularly Microsoft and Apple, pushed the Nasdaq composite up 1.5%, to another record.
Postal Service officials, bracing for steep losses from the nationwide shutdown caused by the pandemic, have warned they will run out of money by the end of September without help from Congress.
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that the deficit for this year will soar to $3.7 trillion, far surpassing the previous record deficit of $1.4 trillion in 2009, the first time the shortfall for a single year topped $1 trillion.
Both the Trump administration negotiating team and top Capitol Hill Democrats remain far apart, and talks since Saturday—when the combatants announced modest progress—have yet to lend momentum.
The hospital has made more than $60 million in cuts, including the elimination of its 401(k) match through the rest of the year and the closing of a rehabilitation hospital in Kokomo.
Meanwhile, parents and caregivers of football players at an Indianapolis high school have been told to monitor their children after a player at Warren Central tested positive for the virus.
Marion County reported an increase of 153 cases, the 18th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100.
Tailored Brands, the owner of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank and K&G Fashion Superstore, has 11 total stores in the Indianapolis area.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said it will enroll about 2,400 residents and staff of nursing homes to test an antibody it is developing with a Canadian biotech. Nursing homes account for about 40% of U.S. deaths from COVID-19.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows made clear in separate interviews Sunday that they remain far apart on another pandemic relief package.
Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations. The threat isn’t just from foreign governments, but any fortune-seeking criminal.
The state on Sunday said Marion County saw an increase of 132 cases, the 17th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 989 new COVID-19 cases, the second-highest number of cases reported in the daily report since the beginning of the pandemic.
The stock market flipped up and down throughout the day amid worries about the economy and whether Congress can find agreement on more aid for it.
Both sides say the talks have not produced much progress but they could be nearing a critical phase over the weekend and into next week.
Indiana’s weakest and often smallest hospitals, usually with just a few dozen beds, might be only months from beginning the process of shutting their doors, industry leaders say.
Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, said a quarter-million people have expressed interest in taking part in studies of experimental vaccines for the coronavirus.
Statewide testing for COVID-19 has topped 8,000 in 16 of the last 18 days and exceeded 11,000 in six of the past nine days.
