Mar 15 WATCH: Coronavirus task force holds press conference By News Desk Members of the coronavirus task force are holding a press briefing at 5 p.m. EST in the James S. Brady Briefing Room. Continue reading
Mar 15 Several African nations roll out measures to fight virus By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Several African countries have announced sweeping restrictions to try to contain the steady spread of the coronavirus, which has reached at least 25 of Africa's 54 countries. Continue reading
Mar 15 NYC mayor: City lockdown possible in virus fight By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, reacting to announcement of a curfew in neighboring Hoboken, New Jersey, says that a lockdown in the nation's largest city couldn't be ruled out. Continue reading
Mar 15 Iran reports 113 new virus deaths as concerns mount By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press An Iranian official has acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions. Continue reading
Mar 15 Americans return to long waits for screenings at US airports By Mallika Sen, Associated Press Weary travelers returning to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions were greeted by long lines and hourslong waits for required medical screenings at airports. Posts on social media indicated passengers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport waited upward of four hours… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:29 New York launches drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Laura Fong New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard and created a one-mile containment zone around the town of New Rochelle, just north of New York City, where at least 158 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. And on… Continue watching
Mar 14 Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Fauci's political bosses — from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump — have let him do the explaining because he's frank and understandable, translating complex medical information into everyday language while neither exaggerating nor downplaying. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:59 The economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak By PBS NewsHour With businesses shuttering, professional sports leagues suspending their seasons and widespread travel restrictions initiated around the world, the economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak may continue for months. Vijay Vaitheeswaran, U.S.business editor for The Economist, joins Hari Sreenivasan for… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:42 Outbreak tests Italy's limits a week after lockdown began By PBS NewsHour A week after Italy’s government began locking down the country due to the coronavirus outbreak, new cases are emerging as the death toll climbs. The scenario is overwhelming a medical system already reeling from an influx of patients. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:56 Coronavirus in the U.S.: things are 'changing hour by hour' The response to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is changing on an almost hourly basis. But as health care workers face a volley of new challenges amid an American populace wary of the global pandemic, there has been an… Continue watching