Gilead says remdesivir helped moderately ill coronavirus patients
The company-led study involved nearly 600 patients who had moderate pneumonia but did not need oxygen support.
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State reports smaller increase in COVID-19 cases amid reduced testing
The Indiana State Department of Health said Monday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 1,976, up from 1,967 the previous day—an increase of nine.
Eli Lilly begins human testing on potential COVID-19 treatment
Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories, said Lilly has already started “large-scale manufacturing” of the potential treatment.
U.S. grocery prices experience historic jump, likely to stay high
Overall, the cost of food bought to eat at home skyrocketed by the most in 46 years, and analysts caution that meat prices in particular could remain high.
Infected workers, parts shortages slow auto factory restarts
For some automakers, full production has been delayed, or it’s been herky-herky, with production lines stopping and starting due to infected workers or parts shortages.
Indiana reports another nine virus deaths, 363 more cases
The Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday said 13.2% of those tested so far have been positive for COVID-19.
Trump: U.S. to cut World Health Organization ties, revoke Hong Kong status
The U.S. will no longer treat Hong Kong and China as separate entities for the purposes of extradition, customs, trade and visa issues, President Trump said Friday. He also attacked the World Health Organization, which he said was effectively controlled by Beijing.
Powell: Fed to soon begin ‘challenging’ Main Street lending program
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Friday that the Fed faces a major challenge with the launch in the coming days of a program that will lend to companies other than banks for the first time since the Great Depression.
2020 Innovation Issue: Brothers share a knack for creating life sciences companies
Philip and Martin Low’s latest venture, Eradivir, was incorporated in February to develop a treatment that would fight the influenza virus, but COVID-19 prompted a tweak to the business plan.
State reports another 490 COVID-19 cases, 39 more deaths
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday said 248,713 people have been tested so far, up from 242,287 in Thursday’s report—an increase of 6,426.
Debate over $600 in jobless aid to intensify as claims rise
Research found that, because of the extra $600, two-thirds of laid-off workers are receiving benefits that exceed the paychecks they previously earned from working.
U.S. consumer spending sinks by record 13.6% in face of virus
Last month’s spending decline was far worse than the revised 6.9% drop in March, which itself had set a previous record for the steepest one-month fall in records dating to 1959.
Holcomb’s plan for $61M in coronavirus relief involves technology
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s application to the U.S. Department of Education provides a look at how he will spend federal education money that was set aside for state leaders to distribute how they choose.
Six ways Indianapolis Public Schools will be different when buildings reopen
With the next school year rapidly approaching, the state’s largest district is planning for the challenges it must tackle for staff and students to return safely for in-person instruction.
As restaurants reopen, here’s what diners should know about air flow and the coronavirus
How the virus is transmitted might be more important in restaurants than in many other venues because people linger there far longer.
U.S. House approves changes to business virus aid subsidy program
The new measure gives business owners 24 weeks to spend the federal aid—instead of eight as originally designed—and extends the program through the end of the year while also lengthening the the maturity date and deferral period of the loans.
Democrats accuse OSHA of not protecting front-line workers
Democrats are accusing the Trump administration for failing to protect front-line workers, including those at meatpacking plants and health care facilities where outbreaks of the disease are spiking.
Target, Walmart outbox department stores in reshaped world
The pandemic is dividing the industry into potential winners and losers, with Wall Street looking more favorably at e-commerce retailers and companies with well-established online sales.
State reports rise in new COVID-19 cases, deaths, testing
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday said 242,287 people have been tested so far, up from 235,333 in Wednesday’s report—an increase of 6,954.
U.S. economy shrank at 5% annual rate in first quarter
It was the biggest quarterly decline in more than a decade, since an 8.4% fall in the fourth quarter of 2008 during the depths of the financial crisis.