Health

WATCH: Trump extends virus guidelines, braces U.S. for big death toll

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Trump is bracing the United States for a grim death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday he extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month.

Coronavirus makes it harder for campaigns to ask for money

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

As the coronavirus upends everyday life, inundating hospitals, tanking financial markets and putting 3.3 million Americans out of work, President Donald Trump and his likely Democratic rival, Joe Biden, suddenly find themselves navigating perilous terrain.

Germany's Merkel shines in virus crisis even as power wanes

By David Rising, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

With the coronavirus outbreak, Merkel is reasserting her traditional strengths and putting her stamp firmly on domestic policy after two years in which her star seemed to be fading, with attention focused on constant bickering in her governing coalition and…

Iran defends its virus response, citing economic concerns

By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of the country's lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the…

In Somalia, coronavirus goes from fairy tale to nightmare

By Abdi Guled, Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Associated Press

Nearly three decades of conflict, extremist attacks, drought, disease and a devastating outbreak of locusts have taken a vast toll. Already vulnerable, millions of Somalis now contemplate a new way to die.

Relief package billions can't buy hospitals out of shortages

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Experts say the problem isn’t a lack of money. It's that there aren't enough supplies to buy.

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable.

Pelosi warns against reopening country too soon

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump shouldn’t be rushing to reopen schools and businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help

By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S.

North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea said, calling it “very inappropriate” at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic.