Novel coronavirus

WATCH: Trump warns governors to be ‘appreciative’

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

After days of pleading by the nation's governors, Trump on Friday signed an order aimed at compelling General Motors to prioritize the production of ventilators under the Defense Production Act.

Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns

By Associated Press

Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

South Africa has first death as lockdown begins

By Mogomotsi Magome, Nqobile Ntshangase, Jerome Delay, Associated Press

Security forces screamed at people on the streets after midnight in downtown Johannesburg, and homeless people scattered. But people later gathered in crowded townships, with some drinking and children playing.

Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Water advocates and elected officials argue that it’s impossible for families to follow the hygienic coronavirus standards outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization when they don’t have water in their homes.

WATCH: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update

By Justin Stabley

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

WATCH: Florida governor orders visitors from Louisiana to self-quarantine

By Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is expanding his quarantine order to include Louisiana after officials in the lightly hit Panhandle worried that people will flee New Orleans as the number of positive tests there climb.

WATCH: Pennsylvania governor gives coronavirus update

By Justin Stabley

Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus after swift congressional votes

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Laurie Kellman, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington moved urgently to stem an economic free fall caused by widespread restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus that have shuttered schools, closed businesses and brought American…

WATCH: Philadelphia mayor gives coronavirus update

By Joshua Barajas

Kenney is expected to speak at 1 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here.

Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.