Funeral Industry Faces Pressure, Crowding With Deaths From Pandemic
April 9, 2020By Emily Drooby The week of April 5 is on track to be the saddest week of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. […]
Topic: New York
Cuomo Extends Social Distancing Rule
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff While the total number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions is down and the number of deaths in the state […]
Brooklyn Diocese Remembers Second Priest Lost to Coronavirus
April 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope A man of service and a father to all is how Father Gioacchino Basile is described by those who […]
The Christian Charity Behind Central Park’s Field Hospital
April 3, 2020By Emily Drooby New York City hospitals are stretched to the breaking point amid the COVID-19 crisis, and a 68-bed emergency facility […]
Cuomo Signs Executive Order to Bring More Ventilators in NYC Hospitals
April 3, 2020Currents News Staff April 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order which will allow the state to take ventilators […]
Cuomo Calls on Local Businesses to Help Fill Medical Supply Need
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff More and more people are going online to apply for unemployment benefits. Just last week, 6.6 million filed new […]
Why a Nurse From Denver Came to NYC to Fight COVID-19
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff Dozens of doctors and nurses around the country are boarding planes and answering a cry for help in New […]
Rabbi Addresses Concerns Over Virus Spread in Orthodox Communities
April 1, 2020Currents News Staff There’s controversy in New York City over religion and the coronavirus pandemic. People want to be together for prayer […]
Cuomo: Take ‘Positive Lesson’ From Pandemic Precautions
April 1, 2020Currents News Staff “We’re never going to be the same again,” said Cuomo. “We’re not going to forget what happened here.” And […]
New York, Nation Brace for Growing Healthcare Needs
March 31, 2020Currents News Staff Some relief has arrived in New York City in the form of the U.S. naval hospital ship Comfort. Onboard, […]