Mar 18 Ravaged by war, Middle Eastern countries face a new scourge By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Long-running wars and conflicts across the Middle East have wrecked potential defenses against coronavirus outbreaks, leaving millions vulnerable in Yemen, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and elsewhere. Continue reading
Mar 18 Global markets sink despite promises of economic aid By Joe McDonald, Associated Press European markets were down about 5% after broad losses across Asia, while trading in Wall Street futures was suspended once again as losses hit the maximum 5% limit. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump’s proposed coronavirus economic package could approach $1 trillion By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump's proposed economic package alone could approach $1 trillion, a rescue initiative not seen since the Great Recession. Continue reading
Mar 18 Iran reports single biggest jump in coronavirus as 147 more die By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press It marks the biggest 24-hour rise in deaths since officials first acknowledged cases of the virus in Iran in mid-February. Continue reading
Mar 18 Durant among 4 Nets players to test positive for COVID-19 By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press The Nets announced that one player is exhibiting symptoms, while the other three are asymptomatic. All four players have been isolated and are under the care of team physicians. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:05 In the U.S. and across the globe, normal life shuts down amid pandemic The Trump administration is pushing for a huge new economic relief package to fight financial damage done by the novel coronavirus. One hundred people have died nationwide out of 5,200 confirmed cases so far. Most Americans seem to be heeding… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 7:18 San Francisco mayor says ‘drastic steps’ by federal government needed to address crisis On Monday, nearly 7 million people in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area were ordered by city and county officials to stay home to try to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The city’s Democratic mayor, London Breed,… Continue watching
Mar 17 Why don’t viruses make their original hosts sick? 5 questions answered By Marcos E. García-Ojeda, The Conversation Many new diseases evolve to jump from wild animals to people. Continue reading
Mar 17 ‘Virus at Iran’s gates’: How Tehran failed to stop outbreak By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran is one of the hardest-hit countries in the world in the coronavirus pandemic. Although Iran has one of the Mideast's best medical services, its hospitals appear to be overwhelmed. Now, officials worry the Iranian New Year, which starts Friday,… Continue reading
Mar 17 Nearly half of Americans think Trump is mishandling coronavirus, poll says By Laura Santhanam The percent of Americans who are concerned about the spread of novel coronavirus in their cities, towns and neighborhoods has nearly doubled since early February as cases rise nationwide, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading