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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday predicted the health-care business will quickly rebound after the industry fell into a significant downturn for the first time in his lifetime. “[A]s the country gradually reopens, there are some industries that should do much, much better,” the “Mad Money” host said. “As states start to lift their lockdowns, I […]
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox News Channel virtual town hall called “America Together: Returning to Work” about response to the coronavirus pandemic being broadcast from inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S. May 3, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was confident that there […]
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 3.4 million Global deaths: More than 243,600 Most cases reported: United States (more than 1.1 million), Spain (over 216,500), Italy (over 209,300), United Kingdom (over 183,000), France […]
Madonna said Thursday that she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and would go for a long drive and “breathe in the COVID-19 air.” In the latest installment of her “Quarantine Diary” series of Instagram videos, Madge announced the antibody test results and offered another perplexing comment from her lockdown. “So tomorrow,” Madonna said, “I’m just […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. would hopefully have the capacity to test anyone thought to have the coronavirus “toward the end of May” or the beginning of June, more than two months after President Donald Trump first assured the public “anybody” could get tested. “Everyone who needs […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will “very soon” run 5 million coronavirus tests per day, even as the lack of testing remains an obstacle for many states anxious to reopen for business. “We’ll increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,” Trump said when a […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday he’s considering kicking off the coming school year as early as July to account for in-person learning that students are missing right now. “As a parent myself and having talked to many other parents and educators, even the kids, I think we might want to consider getting that […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) speaking at a press Conference at the State Capitol reporting on the latest development of the Covid-19 Coronavirus situation. Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday outlined a 12-step plan to reopen parts of the state while trying to keep the […]
Deborah Birx, coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Michael Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that while the coronavirus trends give her “great hope” for […]
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 2.8 million Global deaths: At least 202,668 Most cases reported: United States (936,616), Spain (223,759), Italy (195,351), France (161,644), and Germany (156,418). The data above was compiled […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press briefing about the coronavirus crisis at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health in Manhasset, NY. Ron Adar | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the U.S. was too slow to respond to the coronavirus outbreak as it was proliferating […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about measures of the German government to avoid further spread of the coronavirus on April 9, 2020 at the chancellery in Berlin. Markus Schreiber | Pool | AFP | Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is not yet in sight and […]
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Coronavirus has changed everything. Make sense of it all with the Waugh Zone, our evening politics briefing. Sign up now. UK trials of a coronavirus vaccine on people will begin on Thursday, health secretary Matt Hancock has said. The health secretary says government-funded research at the University of Oxford had been accelerated due to the global […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend immigration is distracting from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and part of “inconsistent messages” that spread fear and put the public in “greater danger.” Trump’s pronouncements about freezing immigration are “scary” for immigrants, family members hoping to […]