Medical personnel transport the first patient affected by COVID-19 to an ICU tent a Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital on March 20, 2020 in Cremona, near Milan, Italy. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:40 am: Luxury group Kering […]
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US, Mexico restrict non-essential cross-border travel
The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to restrict all non-essential travel across their border, the Trump administration announced Friday. Members of the White House coronavirus task force also said that people who enter the country from Mexico and Canada without proper documentation will be immediately turned away from the United States’ borders. The announcement came two […]
IRS delays tax filing deadline, JC Penney yanks earnings outlook
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 245,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 10,031, according to Hopkins data. US […]
US coronavirus cases surpass 10,000, doubling in two days
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, doubling over two days as states ramp up testing and the new coronavirus sweeps across the country. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday morning that the state confirmed 1,769 new cases in the last day, bringing the number of confirmed […]
President Trump’s coronavirus task force holds briefing
[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Members of the task force created to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak are expected to hold a press briefing Tuesday at the White House as state and local authorities take […]
NY tri-state area imposes new restrictions, Workday to give workers cash
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 169,387, according to Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 6,513, according to Johns Hopkins University. US cases: At least […]
Senate has yet to receive final draft of coronavirus relief bill passed by the House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has yet to receive a final draft of the coronavirus relief […]
Multilevel marketing sellers use coronavirus to sell oils
Sellers of supplements and essential oils are using coronavirus claims to try to sell on Facebook. CNBC has found dozens of examples where sellers for multilevel marketing, or MLM, companies, such as doTerra and Young Living, claim on Facebook that their products can prevent consumers from getting coronavirus. Some suggest the products can give consumers […]
Trump blames Obama, says ‘I don’t take responsibility at all’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump refused to accept any responsibility for the slow rate of coronavirus testing in the United States, saying on Friday that he was “given a set of circumstances” that wasn’t meant for the high numbers of potential COVID-19 infections. “What we’ve done, and one of the reasons people are respecting what we’ve done, is […]
The Masters is postponed, Buffett moves shareholder meeting online
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 135,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 4,977, according to data compiled by Johns […]