The Latest on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

News and information about the COVID-19 disease, the impact it's having on events, economies, travel and more.

By The News Desk

CBS News
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Tokyo issues stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases surge
CBS News
Japan is turning to new containment measures after witnessing a surge of new infections. There are now more than 2,000 confirmed cases of the …
1 hour ago
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Trump orders US troops back to active duty for coronavirus response
thehill.com - Marty Johnson
President TrumpDonald John TrumpDefense industrial base workers belong at home during this public health crisis Maduro pushes back on DOJ charges, …
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Associated Press
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Virus infections top 600,000 globally with long fight ahead
Associated Press - By GEIR MOULSON and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight the
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CNN
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FDA authorizes 15-minute coronavirus test
CNN - By Arman Azad, CNN
(CNN) — Federal health officials on Friday approved a coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. Teased by Vice President
11 hours ago
BBC News
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Russia sees no epidemic but starts shutdown
BBC News - Sarah Rainsford
Russia is beginning what Vladimir Putin called a "non-working week", to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The government is urging people to stay at home, though mixed messaging has left many
13 hours ago
Associated Press
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Australia prepares to fly cruise passengers to Germany
Associated Press - AP
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian authorities pressed ahead Saturday with plans to fly 800 cruise ship passengers to Germany this weekend after a downward revision in the number of people on board who needed to
2 hours ago
NPR
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New Jersey Hospitals Brace For Coronavirus Surge: The Numbers 'Are Going To Kill Us'
NPR - Karen Yi
Hospitals in New Jersey hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic are bracing for a surge in patients needing critical care as the number of confirmed cases in the state reaches almost 9,000. Doctors and
1 day ago
The New York Times
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In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart
The New York Times - Christina Anderson and Henrik Pryser Libell
STOCKHOLM — When the coronavirus swept into the Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark scrambled to place extensive restrictions on their borders to stem the outbreak. Sweden, their neighbor, took
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Associated Press
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The Latest: Japan PM Abe says country at critical stage
Associated Press - By The Associated Press
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more
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CNN
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Trump says this drug has 'tremendous promise,' but Fauci's not spending money on it
CNN - By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield
(CNN) — Despite President Donald Trump's enthusiasm for the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus, the federal funding powerhouse led by Dr. Anthony Fauci isn't spending any money on it, and clinical
9 hours ago
CNN
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Two sisters died days apart from coronavirus in Illinois. Family members didn't see them in their last moments
CNN - By Amir Vera, CNN
(CNN) — Richard Frieson's sister, Patricia, was the first person in Illinois to die from the coronavirus outbreak. Before the family found out she had the infection, Frieson's family didn't think much
8 hours ago
Associated Press
U.S. Politics
Virus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whisperer
Associated Press - By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable president. She's the data whisperer who will help steer President
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Fox News
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Mexican doctors fear coronavirus pandemic leading to grim scenario
Fox News - Benjamin Brown
In his 32 years as a taxi driver in Mexico City, El Senor Juan never had trouble finding a rider – until this week. The global coronavirus pandemic that has turned most of the world upside down has left
10 hours ago
POLITICO
U.S. Politics
Lockdown rules baffle Europeans
POLITICO - By CRISTINA GALLARDO
From dinosaurs taking the rubbish out to people walking crabs, quarantine has certainly been weird. We’re in lockdown! But do people really know what that means and are the rules easy to understand (and
22 hours ago
CNN
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Rhode Island will knock on doors and stop cars to find New Yorkers to slow the spread of coronavirus
CNN - By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio and Ralph Ellis, CNN
(CNN) — Rhode Island's governor said Friday that law enforcement officers will stop cars and knock on doors in coastal communities to identify people who've been to New York state, joining other states
11 hours ago
Associated Press
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California has surge of virus cases that threatens hospitals
Associated Press - By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and ADAM BEAM, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The surge of coronavirus cases in California that health officials have warned was coming has arrived and will worsen, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, while the mayor of Los Angeles that
9 hours ago
Los Angeles Times
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Citing virus, judge orders release of two men from California immigrant detention center
Los Angeles Times - Brittny Mejia
A federal judge Friday ordered the immediate release of two men held in the Adelanto detention center after their attorneys cited their severe risk of contracting coronavirus. The two — Pedro Bravo Castillo
1 day ago
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Report: Trump phoned A-Rod to discuss government's response to COVID-19
thescore.com - Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
Find out the latest on COVID-19's impact on the sports world and when sports are returning by subscribing to Breaking News push notifications in the …
11 hours ago
CNN
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New York City spent two minutes clapping for coronavirus first responders
CNN - By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
(CNN) — New Yorkers leaned out their windows and flooded their balconies with two minutes of applause for essential workers on Friday. They applauded the first responders, nurses, doctors and other health
11 hours ago
Reuters
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U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as doctors cope with medical shortages
Reuters - By Maria Caspani
NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorted to extremes ranging
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CNN
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5 takeaways from Joe Biden's CNN town hall on the coronavirus response
CNN - By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica, Gregory Krieg
(CNN) — Joe Biden during a CNN town hall Friday night detailed how he'd respond to the coronavirus pandemic. From a remote feed in his home in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said he starts his mornings back-to-back
11 hours ago
FOX Business
World Economy
Trump weighs rolling coronavirus quarantines
FOX Business - Charlie Gasparino,
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. President Trump may release an updated timeline for when people will return to work, an indication that he backing
11 hours ago
CNN
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FDA authorizes 15-minute coronavirus test
CNN - By James Griffiths, Brett McKeehan, Veronica Rocha and Amy Woodyatt, CNN
1 hour ago
DW News
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Coronavirus latest: Wuhan reopens after two-month lockdown
DW News - DW English
The Chinese city — ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic — has partially reopened to outsiders. Concerns are growing over whether Beijing has truly …
2 hours ago
POLITICO
U.S. Politics
Trump chips away at Congress' role in coronavirus relief oversight
POLITICO - By KYLE CHENEY
The $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill establishes a "special inspector general" to review and investigate loan decisions made by the treasury secretary. President Donald Trump intends to ignore provisions
1 day ago
Fox News
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NYPD confirms second death due to coronavirus
Fox News - Michael Ruiz
The New York City Police Department lost its second worker to the coronavirus pandemic, the department announced Friday. Giacomina Barr-Brown, a civilian employee with seven years on the job, died Thursday
13 hours ago
Los Angeles Times
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Mississippi’s governor tries to shut abortion clinic, but won’t order residents to stay home
Los Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Traffic was heavy in this suburb of Jackson, Miss., on Friday as residents perused department stores and auto dealerships, joined friends dining on the patio of local restaurants and dropped children day-care
1 day ago
Associated Press
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Tourists stranded in Asia by canceled flights, shut borders
Associated Press - By PENNY YI WANG, Associated Press
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — From the sun-soaked beaches of Thailand to the foothills of Mount Everest, tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines
12 hours ago
Los Angeles Times
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Orange County releases list of all communities with coronavirus cases
Los Angeles Times - Luke Money
Orange County is continuing to see a dramatic uptick in coronavirus cases — with confirmed infections swelling more than threefold over the course of less than a week. — Orange County reported 321 cases
1 day ago