Novel coronavirus

WATCH: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid virus

By Michelle R. Smith, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Parents were developing homeschooling plans for their children, while workers missing shifts amid widespread closures wondered how they would pay bills, and prepared for many weeks of financial difficulty.

WATCH: Canada’s Trudeau says he’ll work from home after wife tests positive for COVID-19

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country Friday while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Virus concerns disrupt work at U.S. state capitols

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Several chambers have canceled sessions for next week, including those in Delaware, Illinois and Missouri. Officials at other state capitols are urging the public to stay away while they work.