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President Donald Trump, left, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, center, announced at a news conference on Sunday that the FDA issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment.

FDA Authorizes Convalescent Plasma As Emergency Treatment For COVID-19

President Trump announced on Sunday that the FDA granted emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have recovered from the virus, based on "promising" results.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 29. Pompeo criticized the World Health Organization on Monday for not inviting Taiwan to its assembly.

Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week's Health Assembly

By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said.

St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway added new language to department's General Orders Monday to strengthen rules on reporting wrongdoing by officers

Pinellas Law Enforcement Agencies Strengthen Rules On Reporting Officer Misconduct

A number of Pinellas County law enforcement agencies announced Monday policies that clarify officers’ responsibilities on potential misconduct by...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announces her decision on Facebook Live

Tampa To Enact Stay-At-Home Policy; At Odds With Hillsborough County

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said she plans to enact a stay-at-home policy for the city. It would be enacted Wednesday morning and be enforced beginning at...

A Texas oil company wants to expand oil production in the Big Cypress National Preserve beyond Racoon Point, shown here, which begain in the 1970s.

Army Corps Reverses Decision Finding Oil Exploration Damaged Big Cypress

A month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a Texas company searching for oil damaged wetlands in the Big Cypress National Preserve, the agency...

Orlando area hospitals have started treating COVID-19 patients with the blood of those who have recovered.

First Patients In Orlando Treated For COVID-19 With Blood Of Those Who Recovered

Orlando area patients are starting to get treated for COVID-19 with the blood of patients who have recovered.

The newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center will serve as a field hospital that will accept coronavirus patients. It's expected to be completed April 20.

Miami Beach Convention Center To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital

The Miami Beach Convention Center will soon become a temporary 450-bed field hospital for a potential surge of coronavirus patients.

The deaths of 72 Floridians were verified Tuesday, the largest daily increase since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

Florida Sees Deadliest Day Yet From COVID-19

State health officials say Florida saw the largest one-day increase in the number of deaths since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The deaths of 72...

The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida passed 31,000 Sunday, an increase of almost 700 since Saturday.

Florida Cases Pass 31,000; Bay Area Posts No Deaths For Second Straight Day

The number of COVID-19 infections in Florida passed 31,000 Sunday. However, the number of deaths in the Tampa Bay area remained unchanged for the second...

Over 27,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and deaths from the disease have reached 823, including nine in the Tampa Bay area since Sunday evening.

Florida COVID-19 Cases Pass 27,000; Deaths Over 800

Over 27,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida, according to the 6 p.m. Monday report from the Department of Health.

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