President Donald Trump says he's pushed the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate barriers to getting therapeutics for coronavirus to patients.
He said a drug currently used as an antimalarial -- hydroxychloroquine -- would be made available almost immediately to treat coronavirus.
It's been a crazy couple of weeks and that can cause some stress and anxiety, but experts say there are ways to ease tensions, one of which, is to remember that most of us have been through hard times before and we made it through.
The University of Utah is receiving their first grant to be used towards coronavirus testing. The nearly $200,000 being sent to them from The National Science Foundation will be used for testing coronavirus particles against temperature and humidity.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a coronavirus relief package that includes provisions for free testing for Covid-19 and paid emergency leave.
Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus. Entry fees have been eliminated, but many parks are closing visitor centers, shuttles and lodges to fight the spread of the virus.
The White House has sent Congress an emergency $46 billion spending request for coronavirus-related funding this year. That's separate from President Donald Trump's proposed economic package to rescue the economy from the effects of the virus, a package that could hit $1 trillion.
Utah businesses and non-profits who are facing either dramatically reduced income or the prospect of having to find childcare should their kids’ school close, the potential impact of the coronavirus is dire.
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Christina Cassidy and Bill Barrow in Atlanta, Katie Foody in Chicago, Kelli Kennedy and Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Don Babwin in Burbank, Ill., and Seth Borenstein and Alexandra Jaffe in Washington contributed to this report.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to easy victories in Florida and Illinois on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign. The former vice president’s third big night in as many weeks came amid tremendous uncertainty confronting the Democratic contest as it […]
The Utah Department of Health ordered all food establishments in the state of Utah to suspend dine-in operations due to COVID-19. The order takes effect Wednesday, March 18, at 11:59 p.m.
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, UT — Salt Lake restaurants have built a website to help their businesses stay afloat. Fred Boutwell, the Director of Operations for Market Street restaurants, says business is down 65% since Salt Lake County shut down dine-in options for restaurants and bars. Boutwell says they have refrigerators full of food they haven’t been […]
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak. That's according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Utah Senator Mitt Romney (R) proposed immediately sending $1,000 checks to everyone to help people and the economy during the coronavirus restrictions.
The US Senate passed a temporary extension to federal surveillance provisions with a guarantee that concerns of UT. Sen. Mike Lee will be addressed later.
