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PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife is in critical condition after the couple took an additive used to clean fish tanks known as chloroquine phosphate, similar to the drug used to treat malaria. Banner Health said on Monday that the couple in their 60s got sick within half an hour. Last week, President Donald Trump touted that the malaria medication chloroquine was a known treatment for COVID-19. The chief of the Food and Drug Administration clarified that the drug still needs to be tested for that use. The woman told NBC that the president said the drug was essentially a cure. She said people should not taking anything and call their doctors. Banner Health is warning against self-medicating.
UNDATED (AP) — A woman who was infected with the new coronavirus on a cruise ship has become Australia’s eighth COVID-19 death. Health authorities say the woman, in her 70s, died in a Sydney hospital. She was one of the initial three cases confirmed aboard the Ruby Princess and was taken to a hospital on Thursday. So far, 133 passengers from the Ruby Princess have tested positive since the ship docked in Sydney following a 11-day New Zealand cruise.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is straining to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak. Tempers are flaring in Congress as lawmakers argue over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package. For his part, President Donald Trump is musing openly about letting a 15-day shutdown expire. At the Capitol, emotions are raw as senators wrangle over critically needed aid. Democrats blocked another vote to advance the package, arguing it is tilted toward corporations. They are trying to steer more of the assistance to public health and workers. There are no more votes set for Monday as talks continue, but negotiators still hope to strike a deal late Monday night.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation's governors are continuing to press the federal government for economic help and supplies to battle the coronavirus, but governors say they're still waiting. Governors held a conference call Monday with the White House to keep asking for more resources like ventilators and personal protective equipment. Congress hit another roadblock in talks to inject nearly $2 trillion into the economy. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governors Association, says federal assistance is critically needed. He says there's been a little bit of progress but not nearly enough and not fast enough.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review has found that a series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency created a critical shortage of reliable tests for the coronavirus. Those stumbles at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hobbled the federal response as the pandemic spread across the nation. President Donald Trump has assured Americans that “anyone who wants a test can get a test.” But more than two months after the first U.S. coronavirus case was confirmed, many people are still unable to get tested and it can take a week for test results to be returned.
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