Washington, D.C., mayor announces business closures, restrictions
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday ordered businesses including nightclubs, theaters and health clubs in the city to close for at least two weeks and placed severe new limits on restaurants and bars due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump and U.S. states escalate campaign to slow coronavirus spread
The White House issued new U.S. coronavirus guidelines on Monday warning Americans to limit social gatherings to 10 or fewer people and urging restaurants, bars and other public venues to close in states where community transmission of the virus exists…
Trump press secretary Grisham works from home after brush with coronavirus
Stephanie Grisham, communications adviser to both U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, said on Monday she is working from home after a close brush with a Brazilian official who tested positive for the coronavirus.
White House urges researchers to use AI to analyze 29,000 coronavirus papers
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Monday challenged researchers to use artificial intelligence technology to analyze about 29,000 scholarly articles to answer key questions about the coronavirus.
Venezuelans say they need to go out to work despite coronavirus quarantine
Venezuela entered the first day of a quarantine on Monday, imposed by President Nicolas Maduro to prevent the spread of the coronavirus – but many across the country went out anyway, saying they could not afford to stay indoors and not work.
‘Clean enclave’: U.S. general in isolation as military grapples with coronavirus
U.S. Lieutenant General Christopher Cavoli, the Army’s top general in Europe, said his Italian and Polish counterparts showed no signs of the coronavirus when they met at a conference in Germany just over a week ago.
U.S. Senate awaits House coronavirus bill, Schumer proposes $750 billion more in emergency spending
Even as the U.S. Senate grappled over what to do with a wide-ranging coronavirus economic stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday urged an additional $750 billion to address the crisis.
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.
