Mar 14 Watch 3:59 The economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak By PBS NewsHour With businesses shuttering, professional sports leagues suspending their seasons and widespread travel restrictions initiated around the world, the economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak may continue for months. Vijay Vaitheeswaran, U.S.business editor for The Economist, joins Hari Sreenivasan for… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:42 Outbreak tests Italy’s limits a week after lockdown began By PBS NewsHour A week after Italy’s government began locking down the country due to the coronavirus outbreak, new cases are emerging as the death toll climbs. The scenario is overwhelming a medical system already reeling from an influx of patients. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:56 Coronavirus in the U.S.: things are ‘changing hour by hour’ The response to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is changing on an almost hourly basis. But as health care workers face a volley of new challenges amid an American populace wary of the global pandemic, there has been an… Continue watching
Mar 14 Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread By Gillian Flaccus, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe… Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump tests negative for virus; White House begins screening By Jill Colvin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press After days of resisting screening for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump tested negative for the virus, officials said Saturday night. Meanwhile, the White House began checking the temperature of anyone coming into close contact with the president and other officials. Continue reading
Mar 14 Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into ’20 campaign issue By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coronavirus is already coloring the 2020 campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald Trump’s response to the outbreak leaves him and down-ballot Republicans vulnerable over the burgeoning health crisis, his competency and — potentially most damaging — the staggering economy. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: US travel ban extends to UK, Ireland; Trump eyes US limits By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its list, and was considering imposing restrictions on travel within the U.S. to areas hit… Continue reading
Mar 14 Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar By Joseph Wilson, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Spain is set to follow Italy on Saturday in declaring a far-reaching nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Spain's decision Saturday came as European countries took ever more severe, though widely varying, measures to reduce… Continue reading
Mar 14 House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency By Associated Press The House has approved legislation to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 13 Tuesday primaries on despite virus fears officials say By Christina A. Cassidy, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press They have been scrambling to recruit replacements for poll workers who are dropping out over fears of contracting the virus, providing cotton swabs for voters to use on touchscreen machines and extending absentee voting deadlines. Continue reading