Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Rise Sharply, Led by New York
China is sending doctors and medical supplies to Italy and other countries that have been hit hard by the coronavirus. WSJ’s Eric Sylvers in Milan explains how China is using Continue Reading
Russian official questions Vladimir Putin’s coronavirus data
Russia’s official data showing a low rate of infections caused by the novel coronavirus underestimate the real scale of the disease outbreak in the country, a senior Russian official has Continue Reading
Moscow’s coronavirus outbreak much worse than it looks, Putin ally says
The mayor of Moscow told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases in the Russian capital far exceeded the official figures, as Putin donned a protective Continue Reading
Coronavirus Outbreaks Could Become Seasonal Woe, Some Researchers Find
As Covid-19 circles the globe, the most severe outbreaks so far clustered in areas of cool, dry seasonal weather, according to four independent research groups in the U.S., Australia and Continue Reading
Ohio, Louisiana become latest U.S. states to declare coronavirus lockdowns
As U.S. cases of coronavirus spiked on Sunday, Ohio and Louisiana became the latest states to announce broad lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus with nearly one in Continue Reading
Coronavirus forces states to order nearly one in three Americans to stay home
Nearly one in three Americans was under orders on Sunday to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as Ohio, Louisiana and Delaware became the latest states Continue Reading
U.S. Recession Risks and Depression Fears: Coronavirus News
The U.S. is entering a recession. The ultimate fear is that could turn into a protracted malaise that has some flavor of a depression. That’s far from the base case, with Continue Reading
China’s imported coronavirus cases jump as students, expats flock home
China reported a record rise in imported coronavirus cases on Friday as expatriates returned home from the United States and Europe, sparking fears of a second wave of infections just Continue Reading
Oil-Sands Workers Brace for ‘Hellish’ Outbreak in Remote Camps
As if the market crash threating their jobs wasn’t stressful enough, workers in Canada’s oil-sands are bracing for the coronavirus to upend life in the remote camps where they’re lodged. One Continue Reading
New York Joins California as Millions More Americans Are Ordered to Stay Home
America plunged into a deeper state of disruption and paralysis on Friday as New York and Illinois announced a broad series of measures aimed at keeping tens of millions of Continue Reading