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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Janna Knight, a dental technician, is seen aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort. The ship is due to leave New York this week after deploying to help with the pandemic.

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Scheduled To Sail From New York City

The iconic vessel was intended to provide overflow capacity to the New York metropolitan area but ultimately wasn't needed as badly as first feared.

A pint of beer is poured at the 2015 Great British Beer Festival in London. A brewery in the northeast of England is giving away beer to help raise money for the National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

An English Brewery Offers Free Beer In Exchange For Donating To Health Workers

The company in Alnwick, northeastern England, gives away beer on Fridays, so far raising close to $600 for the National Health Service.

Elmhurst Hospital is one of four hospitals in New York City where Gov. Andrew Cuomo said workers are being tested for antibodies associated with the coronavirus.

New York To Expand Testing Criteria For Coronavirus, Increase Antibody Testing

First responders, medical workers and essential employees will now be eligible for coronavirus testing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during his daily briefing Saturday.

A technician sets up a livestream in Rome's empty Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo church on Sunday. Italy's prime minister has announced a gradual ending of restrictions in the hard-hit country.

Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown

In a nationwide television address, Giuseppe Conte said that a phased lifting of restrictions would begin May 4, and if all goes well, most would end by June 1.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any letup in efforts to halt it risked "a new wave of death and disease."

Britain's Johnson Back At Work After COVID-19, Counseling Patience During Lockdown

The prime minister, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any letup in efforts to halt it risked "a new wave of death and disease."

Banks reported struggling to get through to the Small Business Administration on Monday to enter loan application information to the newly replenished small business relief program.

Small Business Loans Site Crashes On First Day Of Reopening

Bankers tell NPR that the SBA's portal wouldn't allow them to enter the loan application information that is needed to access the PPP program.

Beyoncé Joins Megan Thee Stallion On The Delightfully Braggadocious 'Savage (Remix)'

The remix comes two months after Megan fought her label for the right to release new music, which culminated in the surprise release of her third mixtape, Suga.

"I have to observe self-isolation and follow orders of doctors," Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. "This is necessary to protect my colleagues."

Russia's Prime Minister Says He Has Coronavirus, As Country Tops 100,000 Cases

Speaking during a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin that was broadcast on state-run TV, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the virus.

Federal Judge Orders ICE To Release Detainees At 3 Florida Facilities

The judge ruled that crowded conditions exposing detainees to COVID-19 violate their constitutional rights. She ordered ICE to reduce populations at the centers to 75% of capacity within two weeks.

Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing a temporary pay bonus — up to $12 an hour — for front-line employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase would be paid, in part, by employers and offset via a payroll tax credit.

Mitt Romney Proposes Hazard Pay Plan For Essential Workers

Patriot Pay would offer employers a payroll tax credit to encourage temporary bonuses to essential workers — up to $12 an hour on top of their wages.

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