By Motoko Rich from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bHNMVQ
via IFTTT After a surge in cases tied to international travelers, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places that seemed to have the epidemic under control have imposed stricter measures.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Uv0HVE
via IFTTT The White House is expected to release models showing the future course of the disease, and the C.D.C. is reviewing its guidance on wearing masks as new data suggests many people with no symptoms are infecting others.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dJSrbJ
via IFTTT The White House is expected to release models showing the future course of the disease. A change in how Britain counts its coronavirus deaths suggests that the toll may be much higher than previously thought.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/39wuj9a
via IFTTT A 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship docked in Manhattan, while new questions were raised about China’s case tally. Oil prices plummeted and Macy’s said it would furlough the majority of its workers.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WV8b5F
via IFTTT Americans were told to avoid nonessential travel and gatherings of more than 10 people until at least April 30. Spain asked residents to go into “hibernation.” Prince Charles came out of isolation, while an adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into quarantine.

By Maria Abi-Habib and Sameer Yasir from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JmL2Bl
via IFTTT The sudden shutdown of businesses has upended the lives of millions of migrant laborers in Indian cities. More than a dozen migrants have died, and anger is rising.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/39wr5Cx
via IFTTT The global count has passed 670,000, an official warns Britain that some kind of lockdown may last for months and Biden urges mail-in elections.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/33T59jR
via IFTTT The U.S. health department’s civil rights office is opening investigations to ensure that states don’t allow discrimination on the basis of disabilities, race or age when deciding who receives lifesaving care.

By Vivian Wang and Javier C. Hernández from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JohAL8
via IFTTT How the ruling Communist Party manages the coming months will help shape how hundreds of millions of young people see its authoritarian political bargain for decades to come.

By Christina Anderson and Henrik Pryser Libell from NYT World https://ift.tt/33OYYNW
via IFTTT The country has drawn global attention with an unorthodox approach while its neighbors have imposed extensive restrictions.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3buvojk
via IFTTT Caseloads are growing in states across the U.S., with 17 now reporting more than 1,000 cases. Spain and Italy’s death tolls surged. The largest economic stimulus package in modern U.S. history is in effect.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3avvLu4
via IFTTT President Trump, who had questioned the need for additional ventilators, pushes industry to make more. A new survey of mayors finds dire shortages of urgently needed medical supplies. And in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WKab0I
via IFTTT The United States now has the most detected cases in the world. States are pleading for supplies as cases spike outside New York City. And health workers, short on protective gear, face growing dangers the world over.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/39q3qnC
via IFTTT The Senate approved a bill that promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans. Hospitals in New York and New Orleans struggle to cope. London is seeing a surge in patients, and deaths in Spain passed 4,000.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/33JMNBU
via IFTTT Four Republican senators said they believed the bill could incentivize employees to leave their jobs and go on unemployment. Senate leaders still hoped to vote on the measure later Wednesday.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WGkTFk
via IFTTT 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.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UhsXuI
via IFTTT The legislation, which will send direct payments and jobless benefits to individuals, is the biggest economic stimulus package in modern American history.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Us4GAQ
via IFTTT The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. New York, now the center of the outbreak in America, braces for a flood of patients. The playwright Terrence McNally dies of complications from the coronavirus.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2xgtwfo
via IFTTT A debate is growing over the costs of lockdowns. Officials warned that New York was experiencing a virus “attack rate” five times that elsewhere in the United States. Washington edged closer to a $2 trillion relief package.

By Max Fisher and Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QEJHK1
via IFTTT The country showed that it is possible to contain the coronavirus without shutting down the economy, but experts are unsure whether its lessons can work abroad.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QEHy17
via IFTTT 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.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2xkZ97f
via IFTTT Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. U.S. governors pleaded for protective gear. New York City’s mayor said hospitals were “10 days away from running out of really basic supplies.”

By Tara Parker-Pope from NYT World https://ift.tt/3a1bkVz
via IFTTT It takes only a few minutes, but cleaning high-traffic surfaces once a day can make a difference in preventing the spread of infection.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WwloC1
via IFTTT New York State has 15,000 cases, roughly 5 percent of the pandemic’s growing global total. As testing capacity grows, so are case numbers around the country.

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/33AkXIe
via IFTTT The North, which says it is waging an all-out campaign against the coronavirus, expressed “sincere gratitude” for the president’s letter.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QBwguF
via IFTTT Italy’s numbers are soaring, Spanish hospitals are overflowing, and a W.H.O. expert says lockdowns are not enough.

By Jason Horowitz, Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bgK1GR
via IFTTT The country’s experience shows that steps to isolate the coronavirus and limit people’s movement need to be put in place early, with absolute clarity, then strictly enforced.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WAuAFd
via IFTTT President Trump applauds voluntary help from companies as medical officials in a number of states warn of dwindling supplies of crucial gear and equipment. One in four Americans is being asked to stay indoors.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Wv9NTG
via IFTTT One in five Americans will soon be required to stay indoors as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois join California in severely restricting residents’ movement.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WwinRX
via IFTTT New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois were preparing to follow the lead set by California and New York in telling people to stay mostly inside. The Federal Reserve moved to backstop municipal money market funds, and the U.S. was set to close borders with Mexico and Canada.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2wnb18S
via IFTTT The governor of California banned gatherings and nonessential businesses closed. In Texas, the authorities closed schools and banned dining at restaurants. Overseas, the virus has killed more people in Italy than in China.

By Javier C. Hernández from NYT World https://ift.tt/3b67kDe
via IFTTT All of the new cases reported on Thursday involved people who had come to China from elsewhere, the government said.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3a4NpED
via IFTTT As U.S. cases soared past 10,000 and doctors pleaded for protective gear, the president said the government had “slashed red tape” to try to expand trials for possible treatments. Last year, the U.S. tested its pandemic response and found substantial shortcomings that have been further exposed by the current crisis.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Wm17it
via IFTTT The White House is seeking $500 billion in direct payments to taxpayers and President Trump invoked a wartime law to press companies to make medical supplies. Britain, bracing for a surge, puts 20,000 troops on standby.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2IVxgW1
via IFTTT The death toll in the U.S. passed 100 as the White House issued stimulus plans that included sending $1,000 to every American. New York City’s mayor says a “shelter in place” order is being considered.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3a0cXmn
via IFTTT As the coronavirus halted much of everyday life, the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve took measures to shore up the wounded economy — including proposing direct payments to Americans — and the stock market partially rebounded.

By Jeffrey Gettleman, Suhasini Raj, Karan Deep Singh and Kai Schultz from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vvdTA8
via IFTTT Fears are growing about what happens if community transmission takes off in the crowded areas of the world’s second-most-populous nation.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/38SnApP
via IFTTT Countries across the globe are closing their borders, restricting travel, locking down cities and banning gatherings. In the United States, President Trump recommended limiting groups to fewer than 10 people.

By Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WkcyY2
via IFTTT As morgues are inundated, coffins pile up and mourners grieve in isolation: ‘‘This is the bitterest part.’’

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QhtpGU
via IFTTT President Trump announced new guidelines and European nations sealed their borders. Bay Area counties were expected to direct millions of residents to stay at home.

By Katrin Bennhold and David E. Sanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/39UEVzI
via IFTTT The United States says it will share any vaccine breakthroughs with the world, but German officials appeared rattled by its reported overture to a biotech firm.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vnfrfl
via IFTTT The Centers for Disease Control recommended that all gatherings of more than 50 people be banned. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York called for the military to help. And public life is severely curtailed.

By Reuters from NYT World https://ift.tt/2TOKpX4
via IFTTT France's health minister on Saturday said people should not use anti-inflammatory drugs if they have coronavirus-like symptoms because it could worsen their condition.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WfyCTy
via IFTTT A top U.S. health official urges personal sacrifices to avert a ‘worst-case scenario.’ Italy’s cases and deaths jump.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cXWQrf
via IFTTT Passengers on U.S. flights from Europe are waiting hours to go through enhanced health screening.

By Javier C. Hernández from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vmeUu9
via IFTTT Ren Zhiqiang appears to be the latest government critic silenced by the Communist Party as it cracks down on dissent over the epidemic.

By Benjamin Mueller from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Wc5qNh
via IFTTT Prime Minister Boris Johnson has largely kept Britain open, opting for more targeted measures, a strategy that has startled some epidemiologists.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QgjRfw
via IFTTT President Trump says he’s been tested, New York reports its first virus-related death, and a cruise ship exposed to the virus is heading to France.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QaHSEw
via IFTTT The House passed a sweeping relief package that includes free virus testing for those who lack insurance. Apple said it would close its stores worldwide, except in China.

By Raphael Minder from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WfdZXt
via IFTTT The government declared a state of emergency Friday, days after it allowed mass gatherings in the capital and cases jumped to 4,200.