COVID-19 cases spiked in the United States in late June, after some states began reopening and loosening restrictions. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. now top 2.5 million
Women who have fallen on hard times may not be able to afford critical needs, such as feminine hygiene products or undergarments. Dana Marlowe, founder and CEO of I Support the Girls, provides these much-needed products and bras, and talks to VOA’s Lisa Vohra about how a trip to a lingerie store set her on a path to helping underprivileged women around the world
Locking down at home is one of the strategies that authorities in the United States have relied on to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But how does that work for the almost 600,000 people who are homeless in the U.S.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to reevaluate the way they operate, as well as see some of the specialists in a new light
Red Wing, a small rural town in Minnesota, is sweetening some of its pandemic blues with help from a local baker
California, the most populous U.S. state, will begin its first phase of reopening this week. Stay-at-home measures have kept COVID-19 cases relatively low in the state but testing for the disease has lagged. New initiatives by the governor and health care providers aim to rapidly change that. Matt Dibble reports~VOA NEWS
The main goal of the charity organization Playtime Project is to provide homeless children and those living in shelters with playrooms and fun activities. But with the COVID-19 lockdown, children don’t have access to museums and parks like they did before. Maxim Moskalkov looks at how the non-profit group is continuing to help children during this pandemic, years after it was founded
COVID-19 has forced many small business owners to put their American Dream on hold. While countless brick and mortar stores have closed their doors during the pandemic, some owners are finding new outlets for their entrepreneurial spirit
Even though many countries began advising citizens to wear face masks in public not long after the coronavirus outbreak started, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, only recently began recommending that people use cloth coverings for their faces in public places, like grocery stores. In Los Angeles, one fashion designer who is also a registered nurse started making face masks even before the U.S. issued the new recommendation
New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths, its biggest one-day jump yet, for a statewide toll of nearly 5,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said