Most follow social distancing; sometimes, it’s hard to tell
ST. LOUIS – The half-dozen people clustering around a bench at the Arch look like a family following health guidelines…
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Pandemic puts health care workers’ mental health on the line
Doctors and nurses are trained to deal with life-and-death situations, to be calm in the face of crisis. But whether…
Most coronavirus deaths in Missouri involving older people
(AP) — Older people have been far more likely to die worldwide from the coronavirus, and statistics from the Missouri…
Missouri lawmakers return to Capitol for virus funding bill
COLUMBIA (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are taking extraordinary steps to return to the usually crowded state Capitol on Tuesday to pass…
Aquarium is closed to public – but not to kittens
DOWNTOWN WEST – What’s happier than a wet cat? Three fluffy, dry adoptable kittens visiting the creatures at the St.…
Temporary homeless shelter opens in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – The city has opened a new, temporary shelter in north St. Louis for homeless people. Mayor Lyda…
Rough weeks ahead, pandemic task force leader warns
The next two to three weeks are likely to see the peak of the coronavirus’ attacks on the St. Louis…
CDC recommends cloth face masks, offers tutorials
The Centers for Disease Control is now recommending that people wear cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of…
Missouri budget chief cites virus as revenue plunges
(AP) — As Missouri lawmakers prepare to consider emergency funding in response to the coronavirus crisis, the state’s budget director…
Bronx Zoo tiger has coronavirus; first known U.S. animal infection
NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is…
Homeless in tent city want to ‘be seen’
DOWNTOWN WEST – A tent city has sprung up downtown in the Memorial Plaza park along Market Street between 14th…
Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans braced for what the nation’s top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest…
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to…
Missouri seeks retired medical staff, others to fight virus
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri is asking medical professionals who are not working to join a specialized state team that…
U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China…
Health care systems launch pandemic task force
ST. LOUIS – Major health care systems in the St. Louis region have set up a St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic…