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 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 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 Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most schools are completely unprepared for coronavirus and virtual learning By Tara Garcia Mathewson, The Hechinger Report Unequal internet access is just the tip of the iceberg of a massive equity crisis facing U.S. schools should coronavirus force education online. Continue reading
Mar 12 The reason U.S. COVID-19 numbers aren’t higher? Not enough tests By Laura Santhanam Public health experts say the only reason why the U.S. cases of COVID-19 have not exploded is that the nation has far too few diagnostic test kits. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most coronavirus patients recover. Anxiety and fear still loom By Carla K. Johnson, Victoria Milko, Associated Press Because the difference in impact can be so great, global health authorities have the difficult task of alerting the public to the virus' dangers without creating panic. Continue reading
Mar 12 EU condemns Trump travel ban from Europe as virus spreads By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press They rejected Trump's suggestion that Europe is not doing enough to combat COVID-19, saying that the 27-nation bloc “is taking strong action to limit the spread of the virus.”… Continue reading
Mar 12 European Central Bank deploys stimulus to ease virus damage By David McHugh, Associated Press ECB President Christine Lagarde said the economy was facing a “major shock” and that the central bank measures unveiled Thursday were “almost surgically” targeted at areas where monetary policy could help. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trading halted on Wall Street after stocks plunge 7 percent at open By Associated Press Worries are rising that the White House and other authorities around the world can’t or won’t do what’s needed to help soon. Continue reading