CDC warns residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut against non-essential travel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday warned residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut against non-essential domestic travel for 14 days.
Clothing rental service Rent the Runway lays off workers amid coronavirus outbreak
U.S. clothing rental firm Rent the Runway said on Saturday it had laid off retail employees following temporary store closures amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Pence says virus taskforce soon to deliver recommendation on whether to re-open economy
Vice President Mike Pence, heading the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, said on Saturday that he would deliver a recommendation to the president on whether to re-open the U.S. economy in the coming week.
Trump drops idea of New York lockdown as U.S. death count crosses 2,000
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus, backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely.
Tornado wrecks buildings, tosses cars in Jonesboro, Arkansas
(This March 28 story, corrects title of Tom Cotton in third paragraph to senator, not governor)
Trump floats New York lockdown to contain virus; governor says idea is ‘anti-American’
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he might prohibit travel in and out of the New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus from its U.S. epicenter, but the state’s governor dubbed the idea “anti-American” and said he would not cooperate.
Trump says he might lock down New York as health workers call for more supplies
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he might prohibit travel in and out of the New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus from its U.S. epicenter, as healthcare workers in the hard-hit region said they did not have enough masks and medica…
Trump struggles with tone in virus crisis, aides urge more empathy
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing President Donald Trump to show empathy to console Americans under siege, and it’s not easy for a brash leader more accustomed to bellicose politics.
Trump says he might lock down New York as health workers call for more equipment
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he might prohibit travel in and out of the New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus from its U.S. epicenter, as healthcare workers in the hard-hit region said they did not have enough masks and medica…
Trump mulls quarantine for New York, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a two-week quarantine on New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus from the country’s epicenter, but he added that such a move would not aff…
