Novel coronavirus

WATCH: Mississippi governor holds coronavirus briefing amid deadly tornado recovery

By Justin Stabley

Along with the pandemic, the state's death toll from a series of tornadoes rose to 12.

States confront practical dilemmas on reopening economies

By Eric Tucker, Lori Hinnant, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

As governments grapple with when and how to reopen their countries for business, the IMF projected that the world economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression.

How panic buying strains food banks as need for them explodes

By Beena Raghavendran, Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica

Panic shopping and hoarding have led to supply shortages, volunteers frightened of the virus have stopped showing up and a newly jobless population has sent demand soaring.

Virus becomes latest battle between Iran, U.S. amid tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the coronavirus pandemic, Iran and the United States remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that now view the outbreak as just the latest battleground.

Cities, counties fear losing out on U.S. virus rescue funding

By Brian Slodysko, Richard Lardner, Associated Press

The $2.2 trillion federal rescue package could fail to deliver badly needed financial aid to thousands of smaller cities and counties where a majority of Americans live, according to documents and interviews with local officials.

IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression

By Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.

WATCH: Cuomo pushes back against Trump's authority to re-open the economy

By Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to morning TV shows Tuesday to push back against President Donald Trump's claim of "total" authority to reopen the nation's virus-stalled economy, noting that a president is not an absolute monarch.

WATCH: Trudeau says it will be weeks before Canada restarts economy

By Courtney Vinopal

Ontario extended its state of emergency for another 28 days.

WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

By Courtney Vinopal

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a news conference to give an update on the city’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

China moves to block new virus flare-up on Russian border

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

China is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic.