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
Mar 14 Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread By Gillian Flaccus, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe… Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump tests negative for virus; White House begins screening By Jill Colvin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press After days of resisting screening for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump tested negative for the virus, officials said Saturday night. Meanwhile, the White House began checking the temperature of anyone coming into close contact with the president and other officials. Continue reading
Mar 14 Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar By Joseph Wilson, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Spain is set to follow Italy on Saturday in declaring a far-reaching nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Spain's decision Saturday came as European countries took ever more severe, though widely varying, measures to reduce… Continue reading
Mar 13 NYC keeping schools open, defying novel coronavirus trend By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Sisak, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision leaves the Big Apple as an outlier amid a growing list of cities and states that have elected to close schools for a week or more as part of a nationwide attempt to limit the… Continue reading
Mar 13 Visits halted in federal prisons, immigration centers over virus By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Officials tell The Associated Press that effective Friday, the Bureau of Prisons is suspending all visits. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump says top cruise ship companies stopping trips from U.S. By Associated Press President Donald Trump is tweeting that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trip from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. Continue reading
Mar 13 One simple chart explains how social distancing saves lives By Fedor Kossakovski The key message is to act, and act fast. Continue reading