Marina Villeneuve, Author at Athol Daily News

A firefighter puts on his full protective equipment before leaving to pick up a coronavirus patient at the firefighters headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

16.8M Americans thrown out of work as economic toll rises

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Marina Villeneuve Associated Press, and Geir Moulson Associated PressApril 9, 2020

NEW YORK — A staggering 16.8 million Americans have been thrown onto the unemployment rolls in just three weeks, underscoring the terrifying speed with which the coronavirus outbreak has brought world economies to their knees.Meanwhile, world leaders…