The coronavirus pandemic triggered a wave of historic measures and another steep drop for U.S. stocks. Here’s a recap of the latest news.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Coronavirus live updates: WHO declares pandemic, US death toll rises to 31; ‘it’s going to get worse’
Washington is expected to take sweeping action Wednesday to slow the spread of coronavirus in and around Seattle. Here’s the latest on COVID-19.
Coronavirus updates: Global death toll passes 4,000; Boston, Dublin cancel St. Patrick’s Day parades
The coronavirus showed no signs of slowing its spread across the United States as the number of confirmed cases surged Monday.
Coronavirus live updates: US death toll hits 21; Grand Princess to dock Monday; Sen. Ted Cruz to self-quarantine
The U.S. death toll climbed to 19 this weekend, but there was some good news for passengers and crew of a cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus updates: Cruise ship kept off West Coast amid fears 3,500 may have been exposed
As the US coronavirus death toll reaches 11, more than 160 cases have been confirmed across the nation. Here’s the latest news on COVID-19.
Coronavirus live updates: US death toll hits 11, including first in California, which declares state of emergency
California reports its first death because of the coronavirus, and in Washington state, schools and sports teams are taking precautions.
Coronavirus live updates: 4 more die in Seattle area, bringing US death toll to 6
The coronavirus continued its march across the US with six people dying after contracting the illness, all of them so far in Washington state.
A dire phase of the coronavirus outbreak? ‘Boom’ of US cases ‘should be expected’ as global death toll tops 3,000
A Seattle scientist estimates that a “few hundred” residents of Washington state alone may already have been infected with the deadly new coronavirus.
‘Seriously people – STOP BUYING MASKS!’: Surgeon general says they won’t protect from coronavirus
The surgeon general has a message for people who want to run out and stockpile masks to combat coronavirus – don’t.
First coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in US. What does that mean?
Discovery of a California coronavirus patient believed to be the first U.S. case from an unknown, community-spread source is an alarming twist.