A week after leaders of Walmart, Target, CVS Health and Walgreens pledged to set up coronavirus testing in their parking lots, the public is still waiting for their widespread availability. Only one of the companies — CVS — has opened a testing site so far. The company opened its first drive-through test site Thursday afternoon in Massachusetts, but
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Food delivery workers on bicycles travel along a street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Debetrius Freeman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants said it’s planning to offer delivery service to keep workers employed, but Olive Garden’s parent isn’t the only dinning company to consider doing so. As the coronavirus pandemic forces
As Wall Street players and companies remain uncertain about the coronavirus outbreak’s economic impact, Verizon Communications is reporting early results of society’s virtual shutdown affect on business. CEO Hans Vestberg on Thursday told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that data usage has surged double digits over four categories. “In less than a week, we have transformed this company
A pedestrian walks through the parking lot of a CVS Health Corp. store in Oakland, California, Aug. 2, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS has opened its first drive-up testing location for the coronavirus in Massachusetts. Starting around 3 pm on Thursday, the health-care company began offering tests in a pharmacy parking
A medical worker wearing a face mask talks on her mobile phone inside the new coronavirus intensive care unit of the Brescia Poliambulanza hospital, Lombardy, on March 17, 2020. PIERO CRUCIATTI Hospitals in Italy’s Lombardy, the epicenter of the country’s coronvirus outbreak, are reaching the point where they may not be able to treat any
GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra and LG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Hak-Cheol Shin at the automaker’s battery lab in Warren, Mich., where the companies announced a new $2.6-billion joint venture on Dec. 5, 2019. GM General Motors is studying whether it can use its auto factories to ”support production” of ventilators and other medical
This photo taken on January 11, 2018 shows a woman walking past Marriott signage in Hangzhou in China’s Zhejiang province. – | AFP | Getty Images Major hotel chains are temporarily closing properties and seeing occupancy rates tumble as travelers stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Global hospitality research company STR said Wednesday that
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The United Auto Workers union has asked the Big Three Detroit automakers to shut down production for two weeks to safeguard its members from the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to union members, UAW President Rory Gamble said Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler haven’t been willing to pause production. “They asked for 48 hours
Adam Carver, 38, wears a mask to protect against coronavirus while on a nearly empty Delta flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport o JFK on March 15, 2020 near New York City. John Moore | Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking to “very quickly” pass an aid package for industries hurt by coronavirus, including airlines, Treasury