Mar 13 Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns By William J. Kole, Associated Press The Boston Marathon has never been canceled outright since its first running in 1897, though there was a de facto cancellation in 1918, when the end of World War I and a global influenza pandemic prompted organizers to switch to… Continue reading
Mar 13 Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 13 Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the U.S. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The ongoing fears surrounding the coronavirus have shuttered places where Americans — and foreign visitors — have long gathered to escape the world and also to engage with it. Continue reading
Mar 13 Asia scrambles to prevent virus from coming back By Ken Moritsugu, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press China, South Korea and Japan announced expanded border controls this week that mimic many of the bans and restrictions placed on China in the early days of the outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 13 Global stock markets recover after turbulent trading By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Shares rose in Paris and London but fell 6.1% in Japan following Wall Street's and Europe's biggest drop since the 1987 Black Monday crash. Continue reading
Mar 13 Premier League, Champions League call off matches By James Ellingworth, Associated Press Matches in England will be stopped until at least April 3 after five Premier League clubs said some players or staff were in self-isolation. 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 What you need to know about Trump’s novel coronavirus response By Yamiche Alcindor On the same day the World Health Organization declared novel coronavirus a pandemic, President Donald Trump laid out his plans to combat COVID-19 in an Oval Office address. Here's what we know. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 56:45 In address to nation, Trump announces travel restrictions, economic relief measures President Trump addressed the nation about novel coronavirus Wednesday evening, announcing the suspension of travel from Europe for a period of 30 days as well as a series of economic relief measures. Earlier in the day, the World Health Organization… Continue watching