With the U.S. reporting more cases than any other nation, American hospitals are facing a daunting challenge, and “there is still a long battle ahead.” Source

The NYPD on Thursday announced its first coronavirus death, a custodian who was “on the front lines” disinfecting police headquarters. Source

200 military medical students and graduate nursing students will also graduate early to join the fight. Source

The president has been criticized for his hesitancy in exercising the law. Source

Where will all that money for massive amounts of health and economic aid come from? Can America afford the added debt? Source

She said federal agencies gave the city “no red flags” before the famous celebration. Source

The bill was approved by a voice vote in the House, despite the efforts of a Republican senator to hold a recorded vote. Source

Some distillery owners say they are doing their part to fight coronavirus by making hand sanitizer for hospitals in need. Source

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has directed the Bureau of Prisons to increase the use of home confinement for inmates in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in federal prisons. Source

Morley Safer reports on Forrest Bird, who invented the modern medical respirator. A pilot, Bird got the idea from how air moves over a wing. Source