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…
U.S. Supreme Court postpones arguments amid coronavirus worries
The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments that had been scheduled to start later this month, including a high-profile dispute over President Donald Trump’s tax and financial records, in a bid to combat the spread of the coro…
Coronavirus fears shut bars, borders; WHO urges world to ‘test, test, test’
Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as financial markets tumbled despite emergency action by global central banks.
Russia bans entry to foreign nationals, closes schools
Russian authorities on Monday banned foreign nationals from entering the country, shut state schools and limited public gatherings in Moscow in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
USAID chief to step down, even as U.S. struggles with global pandemic
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Mark Green, is to step down from the main U.S. organization for humanitarian assistance, even as the Trump administration struggles to deal with the global coronavirus pandemic.
UK closes down social life as coronavirus outbreak accelerates
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday shut down social life in Britain and ordered the most vulnerable to isolate for 12 weeks, ramping up the battle against a coronavirus outbreak just as it accelerates towards it peak.
