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Inslee Extends ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ Order Until May 4
Gov. Jay Inslee said his stay-at-home order will be in place for another month as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb.
Source: Inslee Extends ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ Order Until May 4
Navy expected to relieve captain who raised alarm about COVID-19 on ship
The United States Navy is expected to relieve the captain who sounded the alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Source: Navy expected to relieve captain who raised alarm about COVID-19 on ship
The companies that are pledging not to lay off workers amid the coronavirus unemployment crisis
A record 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. But some companies pledged to hold off on job cuts, and are offering workers a financial cushion.
Source: The companies that are pledging not to lay off workers amid the coronavirus unemployment crisis
Coronavirus Vaccine Race Gets Unlikely Partner: Cigarette Makers
Cigarette makers may seem like an unlikely source of life-saving vaccines, yet Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc are trying to devise a defense against the coronavirus from the humble tobacco leaf.
BAT said Wednesday that it’s in pre-clinical testing of a plant-based vaccine via a U.S. biotech subsidiary Kentucky BioProcessing. Philip Morris has said its partially owned Canadian unit Medicago expects to start human trials for a potential vaccine this summer.
Bloomberg
Source: Coronavirus Vaccine Race Gets Unlikely Partner: Big Tobacco – Bloomberg
McConnell Urges Pelosi to Abandon Effort to Use Coronavirus Relief Bill to Achieve Unrelated Policy Goals
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed attempts by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to spearhead talks about a fourth coronavirus relief bill, saying that she should “stand down” on the proposal.“She needs to stand down on the notion that we’re going to go along with taking advantage of