The Rikers Island jail complex in New York City is among the most-infected workplaces in the U.S.
When Quinsey Simpson relieved a colleague at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex in early March, he had no idea his fellow correction officer was infected with the coronavirus.
Before long, Officer Simpson had an unrelenting cough. When his chest began feeling tight, he went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. “We had the hope of him getting better, until he got on the respirator,” said Britton Alston, his friend and one-time co-worker.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Billionaire Richard Branson Tries to Mortgage Private Necker Island to Save His Airlines Amid Coronavirus CollapseRichard Branson Tries to Mortgage Private Necker Island to Save Airlines Amid Coronavirus Collapse
Read more »
Love Island star Greg O'Shea's 'secret lover' unveiled after their Dubai holidayGreg O'Shea and his blogger girlfriend may not be ready to go public with reports of their romantic entanglement but eagle-eyed fans are piecing together their love story
Read more »
Is This Torso From Love Island or Too Hot to Handle?Put your knowledge of reality shows about hot people on a beach to the ultimate test.
Read more »
Love Island 2020 tipped to film in London villa in massive location shake-upEXCLUSIVE : There is a 'likely chance' that the Love Island 2020 summer series will be filmed on a location in the UK due to the outbreak of the coronavirus
Read more »
Richard Branson offers up private island to save Virgin airlines - Business InsiderBranson's Virgin Australia airline announced bankruptcy on Tuesday. Another Virgin-backed UK airline, Flybe, went bankrupt last month.
Read more »
Hiker shelters from virus on deserted Scottish islandHomeless and unable to continue his 8,700-mile trek along Britain's coast, Christian Lewis has found himself in arguably the safest place to sit out the coronavirus crisis -- a deserted island in the middle of the North Atlantic.
Read more »