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New Orleans to convert convention center into coronavirus hospital

With hospitals in the city set to soon reach capacity, plans are being made to find new options for COVID-19 patients. WDSU's Sherman Desselle reports.
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDSU/NBC News) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Thursday tentative plans to use the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center as a site for COVID-19 patients who have been treated and are in need of isolation. Cantrell anticipates the need for the building in the coming weeks as the number of positive coronavirus cases continues to rise…

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Coronavirus, National News

Lights Out: Coronavirus closes casinos

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Caesars Palace and other Las Vegas resorts to do something they've never done before: close their doors. KSNV's Jeff Gillan reports.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KSNV/NBC News) — Most of the Las Vegas strip has shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. Caesars Palace closed, along with other hotels and casinos, after Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak ordered all non-essential businesses to halt operation last week. It’s something Caesars Palace has never done before. “It’s surreal. It was very sad. Casinos are places…

Coronavirus: U.s. Death Toll Tops 1,000
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Coronavirus: U.S. Death Toll Tops 1,000

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(NBC News) The coronavirus pandemic has hit another grim milestone. More than 1,000 people have now died in the United States, and the number of infections are growing at a much faster rate than previously seen. At least 76,000 people have tested positive. In New York City, soldiers are piecing together a massive temporary morgue, evidence conditions at the epicenter…
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Unemployment skyrockets amid coronavirus pandemic

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(NBC News) The coronavirus has now claimed more than a thousand American lives, and as hospitals struggle to keep up with the rising tide of patients, a very different statistic is highlighting the economic devastation. More than 3 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, a record number twice as bad as expected. Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal…

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103 & Counting: Coronavirus Can’t Stop The Party

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(WTHR) Members of the Brake family gathered outside an Indianapolis nursing home Wednesday morning to wish Agnes Brake or “Nanny,” a happy birthday. The great-great grandmother turned 103. “It’s just a birthday like no other one we’ve ever had,” her son Dennis said. Because of the coronavirus, guests are not allowed inside in the building. But that didn’t stop Nanny’s…

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Native healing dance offers comfort during crisis

A 7-year-old girl's Native American dance inspired by the coronavirus pandemic has been viewed millions of times online. WYFF's Paige Hopkins reports.
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(NBC News) A 7-year-old from South Carolina is using her dance moves to spread a message of peace and healing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Skye Yannabah Poola says she just wants to help. She’s watched native jingle dress dancers her whole life, learning the traditional healing dance by watching others, and now that the world is facing a pandemic she…

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Kids & Coronavirus: Don’t go stir crazy!

Experts offer tech and scheduling tips to keep kids on a healthy routine during social distancing. NBC's Liz McLaughlin reports.
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(NBC News) — The work and school-from-home lifestyle suddenly thrust onto many families due to the coronavirus outbreak has tensions running high for some. For households going stir-crazy, experts say the best thing to do is get moving. You can relieve cabin fever with a trip to the park or even the backyard. For more high-tech options, kids can “game-ify”…

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Louisiana church hosts 1,800 amid Coronavirus outbreak (Corrected)

Pastor hold services in defiance of social distancing orders, saying he'll heal the sick through the laying on of hands and power of prayer. WVLA's Abbi Rocah reports.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/NBC News) — More than 1,800 people attended services Sunday at Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana…in defiance of social distancing orders aimed at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. More than two dozen buses picked people up from five parishes to attend the service. Pastor Tony Spell says the church is a staple in the…

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Coronavirus, National News

Jobless claims hit record high

Initial jobless claims hit nearly 3.3 million last week - twice as bad as expected and smashing the previous record as the COVID-19 outbreak takes its toll on businesses. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
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(NBC News) Nearly 3.3. million Americans filed jobless claims last week, a dire snapshot of just how quickly the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the nation’s businesses and workers. Still, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is reassuring the country that the economy will bounce back. “we will get the spread of the virus under control, at that time confidence will return,…

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