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3/30/2020

Coronavirus: USNS Comfort arrives, Javits to open as temp hospital in NYC

ABC 13.com WEST SIDE, Manhattan -- The USNS Comfort sailed into New York Harbor on Monday as the Jacob Javits Center prepared to open as a medical facility to increase hospital capacity in New York City amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

Charting the Economy: Health Crisis Turns Global Recession

The deadly pandemic is steamrolling the economies of the U.S. and Europe as central banks and governments sweep into action to help lay the ground for a recovery from an almost-certain global recession. cont'd

3/27/2020

3/15/2020

Coronavirus: what we know and what we don't

Researchers want to know everything about the latest coronavirus, from its mortality rate to its origins, incubation period and much more, and they still have blanks to fill in. cont'd

France closes most stores on coronavirus fears, Spain imposes lockdown, US restricts UK travel..

Trump Tests Negative; Long Waits at U.S. Airports for Inbound Passengers link..

3/04/2020

The Finance 202: Stocks stage major comeback, but manufacturing report points to continued coronavirus pain

Washington Post - U.S. stocks charged out of their coronavirus-induced funk Monday, snapping a seven-day losing streak as the major indexes gained between 4 and 5 percent. But the news from the broader economy indicates we are only now beginning to see the leading edge of the damage the disease will cause to growth both at home and abroad.

Kenya floods leave 70 dead as truck is swept away in deluge

CNN - At least 70 people have died from countrywide flooding in Kenya, a government spokesperson said Friday as authorities ordered more ev...