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NJ Hospital CEO Sees Signs of Peaking Coronavirus Cases
New Jersey is emerging as another hot spot of COVID-19 with nearly 40,000 confirmed cases and 917 deaths. However, the head of one of the state's health care systems said officials there hope they are beginning to see a peak.

NYC Councilmember: Park Burials a 'Contingency' if Coronavirus Deaths Don't Drop
New York City could start burying its dead in city parks if the mortality rate from coronavirus doesn’t decline soon, according to City Council Health Committee Chair Mark Levine.

Staying Connected and Being Kind Can Help You Stay Happy at Home
Experts maintain that despite social distancing and quarantining measures during the coronavirus pandemic, people should still attempt to socialize "serendipitously" and commit to acts of kindness to mitigate the stress.

As Firearm Sales Spike, Giffords Advocate Says Lock Those Guns Away
Gun sales spiked last month as fears around the coronavirus pandemic rose. A veteran ATF special agent told Cheddar that new gun owners need to make sure they know how to store and use those firearms safely.

Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Create a Garbage Crisis?
Like many of you out there, everyone at Cheddar is cooped up at home for maximum social distancing. And we’ve noticed something: in our respective self-quarantines, we’re taking out the trash a lot more than usual. So our Megan Pratz teamed up with HEATED’s Emily Atkin to figure out the impact this extra waste is having on our communities.

Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Top 1 Million; Economic Fallout Mounts
The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce, with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections worldwide has hit 1 million, with more than 50,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

NYC ER Doctor Fears for Mental Health of Frontline Coronavirus Medical Workers
Dr. Eric Wei, chief quality officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, told Cheddar that one of his biggest fears as a hospital administrator and ER doctor is the potential impact of the pandemic on the emotional and mental well being of the health care workers.

FDA Eases Controversial Blood Donor Restrictions on Gay Men
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released new guidelines for blood donors to bolster the supply of urgently needed blood and blood components. Most notable perhaps is a partial lifting of the controversial ban on men who have had sexual relations with another man within the last 12 months.

Samaritan's Purse Central Park Field Hospital Says It Won't Turn Away LGBTQ Patients
The director of the Samaritan's Purse emergency field hospital operating in New York City's Central Park told Cheddar that the group will "absolutely not" turn away queer COVID-19 patients, despite the parent organization's views on homosexuality.



