Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator dismissed talk of shortages.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were early signs that New York’s restrictions on gatherings could be slowing the virus but that more needed to be done in New York City.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Senate Moves Toward Passing Sweeping $2 Trillion Aid Deal
Senator Mitch McConnell called the measure “a wartime level of investment into our nation,” but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said aid to his state, which is the center of the outbreak, was insufficient.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Soar in New York as Congress Prepares to Vote on $2 Trillion Aid Deal
People fleeing New York to other parts of the country were told to quarantine themselves for 14 days. Prince Charles has the virus. The number of deaths in Spain — more than 3,400 — surpassed the toll in China.
As Fleeing New Yorkers Are Told to Quarantine, Trump Says U.S. Should Reopen ‘by Easter’
Fleeing New Yorkers told to quarantine as Trump says the U.S. should reopen ‘by Easter.’
Coronavirus Live Updates: As India Imposes 21-Day Lockdown, Trump Calls for U.S. to Be Open ‘by Easter’
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. New York, now the center of the outbreak in America, braces for a flood of patients.
158 Million Americans Told to Stay Home, but Trump Pledges to Keep It Short
The White House warned of an alarming spread in New York City, but the president said “our country wasn’t built to be shut down.”
Coronavirus Patients in Limbo as Gilead Suspends Emergency Drug Access
The company says it will switch to a broader approach for its experimental drug, remdesivir. But it was overwhelmed by demand for a potential treatment promoted by President Trump.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Leaders Beg Public to Stay Home; Fed Vows to Buy as Much Debt as Needed
Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. A $1.8 trillion relief package is stalled in Congress. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” President Trump said.
Trump Writes to Kim Jong-un Offering Help in Virus Fight, North Korea Says
The North, which says it is waging an all-out campaign against the coronavirus, expressed “sincere gratitude” for the president’s letter.