Mar 19 Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people By Niniek Karmini, Eileen Ng, Associated Press The four-day gathering of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims at a boarding school in south Sulawesi province wasn't approved by authorities and drew fears it could spread the virus widely in the world's fourth most populous nation. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force speak from the White House By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has offered mixed messaging while taking a series of other extraordinary steps to steady the nation, its day-to-day life suddenly and fundamentally altered. Watch the latest news briefing here live. Continue reading
Mar 19 Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality By Associated Press The concerns over preferential treatment underscore a fundamental truth about inequalities baked into the American health care system. Continue reading
Mar 18 How social distancing works and what it means for you By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press In this time of coronavirus and "social distancing," simple questions have suddenly become complex. Continue reading
Mar 18 Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow from virus cases By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with the coronavirus as the nation's hospitals brace for a possible surge of cases. Continue reading
Mar 18 USDA fights to purge food stamps recipients despite pandemic By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Agriculture Department says it will appeal a judge's ruling that it would be "arbitrary and capricious" to move forward during a global health crisis with food stamp changes that could force hundreds of thousands from the program. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 13:31 Trump takes new executive action as health officials warn cases will surge In the face of a growing medical crisis, President Trump escalated both his rhetoric and his policy response Wednesday. He referred to the novel coronavirus as “the invisible enemy” and vowed to treat the fight against it as “a war.”… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 5:15 Could clarity around U.S. response to pandemic calm the economy? The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to cause economic shockwaves. On Wall Street, stocks plummeted again, with their accumulated decline now erasing nearly all the market gains since President Trump took office. Can the government take any action to reassure investors… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 8:57 Is U.S. health system ready for COVID-19 surge? These experts say no New analysis by Harvard University researchers indicates that hospital capacity in many parts of the U.S. will be overwhelmed as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Now, health care systems are working to increase their readiness. Jeremy Konyndyk of the… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:42 In Iran, pandemic response complicated by ongoing tensions with the U.S. By Reza Sayah So far, Iran is one of the countries hit hardest by the novel coronavirus. Thousands of people there are infected, and the death toll is skyrocketing. In addition, amid preparations for a subdued celebration of Iranian New Year, the ongoing… Continue watching