Tag: Coronavirus

US cases continue to rise faster than other countries

US cases continue to rise faster than other countries

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: At least 1,139,207 Global deaths: At least 60,874 US cases: At least 278,458 US deaths: At least 7,159 The data […]

Dr. Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’

Dr. Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in E astern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The […]

Coronavirus is forcing House candidates off the trail, onto Facebook

Coronavirus is forcing House candidates off the trail, onto Facebook

Hiral Tipirneni, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona, hosting a virtual town hall on April 1, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has forced candidates to rethink traditional campaign events. Source: Hiral Tipirneni Alyse Galvin used to host her town halls in coffee shops. Sometimes she hosted them in her garage. Other times, she says, […]

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

[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.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On […]

Nancy Pelosi unveils new committee to oversee White House

Nancy Pelosi unveils new committee to oversee White House

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks with reporters during her weekly press conference at the US Capitol March 26, 2020, in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced a new House select committee to oversee the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.  On a conference […]

Eric Rosengren says Fed ‘has acted quickly’ as markets froze

Eric Rosengren says Fed ‘has acted quickly’ as markets froze

Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said Wednesday the central bank moved rapidly to address deterioration across multiple parts of the financial market that were crippled due to the coronavirus crisis. “At the central bank we’re focused on addressing, and blunting, the economic effects of the pandemic,” Rosengren said in remarks prepared for an online […]

Over 1,000 NYC police contract COVID-19

Over 1,000 NYC police contract COVID-19

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 885,000 Global deaths: At least 44,000 US cases: At least 190,000 US deaths: At least 4,100 The data above was compiled […]

Supplies sent to NYC, global growth heads to zero

Supplies sent to NYC, global growth heads to zero

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 800,000 Global deaths: At least 38,714 US cases: At least 164,610 US deaths: At least 3,170 The data above was compiled by […]

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that America needs to move toward a “vote by mail” […]

Maryland cracking down on stay-at-home order violators

Maryland cracking down on stay-at-home order violators

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 732,153 Global deaths: At least 34,686 US cases: At least 143,055 US deaths: At least 2,513 The data […]