Novel coronavirus

Venezuela seeks emergency $5 billion IMF loan to fight virus

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Venezuela is believed to be the first country to try to tap the $50 billion in financing the IMF has available to help developing nations deal with the virus.

Panic buying leaves retailers scrambling to restock

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

Grocers big and small are hiring more workers, paying overtime and limiting purchases on certain high demand items as they scramble to restock shelves that have been wiped out by panic shopping in response to the global viral pandemic.

The show must go on! If you’re isolated at home, watch these performances

By Rebecca Newman

From Joe’s Pub in New York City to the Vienna State Opera, audiences can livestream a myriad of shows from across the globe without jeopardizing anyone’s health during this unusual moment of social isolation.

EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb pandemic

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the bloc for 30 days to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus.

St. Patrick’s Day subdued across the world amid virus crisis

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

St. Patrick's Day revelers across the world tried to salvage the holiday with makeshift celebrations after parades and parties were scrapped and residents were urged to hunker down at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

‘How are we going to eat?’ Novel coronavirus tests Europe’s social nets

By Aritz Parra, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Governments across Europe are deferring tax payments, approving short-term unemployment schemes and paid sick leave to try to cushion the economic blow to businesses and blue collar workers alike from virus-containment measures.

WATCH: Confronting Coronavirus — A PBS NewsHour Special

To offer context around these uncertain times, the PBS NewsHour will shed light on what health precautions everyone should take, as well as the pandemic’s economic impact. Watch live here on Thursday, March 19, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

Trump wants checks sent to public in virus response

By Associated Press

The proposal to send checks requires approval from Congress. Details were scant, except Mnuchin said the yet-to-be disclosed amount should be significant and millionaires won't get it.

WATCH: Pentagon to provide 5 million respirators to health authorities

By Associated Press

Secretary of Defense, Dr. Mark T. Esper, provided an update on how the Pentagon is responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

State and local officials take harder line on novel coronavirus

By Tim Sullivan, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press

Nearly 7 million people in the San Francisco area were all but confined to their homes Tuesday while Florida put a damper on spring break by ordering the closing of all bars, as state and local officials took an increasingly…