Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain ‘invisible enemy’
Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak.
San Francisco orders residents to stay home but says it’s ‘not a time to panic’
Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties on Monday ordered residents to stay at home for all but the most crucial outings until April 7 because of the spread of the coronavirus, but said that despite the draconian measures it was “not a time to…
Coronavirus prompts Ohio to seek delay of Tuesday’s Democratic primary vote
Ohio will seek to postpone its Tuesday presidential nominating contest, the governor said on Monday, making it the first of four states due to hold Democratic primaries to call off voting amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
U.S. CDC reports first coronavirus case among its staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday an employee has been tested positive for the coronavirus.
White House: No national curfew being discussed
A possible national curfew that would close non-essential businesses in the United States by a certain time each night is not being actively discussed by the coronavirus task force, the White House said on Monday.
There will be ‘dramatic’ change in coronavirus spread if Americans follow guidelines – official
There will be a “dramatic” change in the spread of coronavirus if Americans follow guidelines issued by the White House on Monday to fight virus, a member of the White House coronavirus task force said.
Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warns of recession
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.
At least two suspected coronavirus cases among SEC’s Washington staff – filing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has had two suspected coronavirus cases among staff at its Washington headquarters, an official said in a court document requesting leniency on delivering physical copies of filings to a judge.
Cyberattack hits U.S. health department amid coronavirus crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by an unspecified “cyber incident” on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
Fearing coronavirus spread, lawyers for immigrant detainees urge their release
A Cuban asylum seeker with breast cancer who has been detained since November is among dozens of people seeking to be released by U.S. immigration authorities amid fears that the coronavirus could spread quickly in densely populated detention facilitie…
