Day: March 16, 2020

“You could have people on gurneys in (hospital) hallways,’ Cuomo warned.

The White House effort has been as haphazard as the chaotic early days of Trump’s presidency — turning into something of a family-and-friends pandemic response operation.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says a surge of coronavirus patients will overwhelm the health care system if the government doesn’t quickly step in to help b…

Health officials in six Bay Area counties ordered only essential services stay open, San Mateo’s mayor said. The order will last three weeks.

President Trump stood behind the decisions of many state governors, recommending that Americans refrain from large public gatherings at restaurants, schools …

The former vice president is narrowly ahead of President Donald Trump in general election matchups in both states, according to a pair of new polls.

Members of the task force created to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak are expected to hold a press briefing Monday at the White House as authorities take drastic measures to slow the spread of the disease.

The Supreme Court cited its actions during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and the yellow fever outbreaks of the 18th century as precedents.

“When we’re going to have a real problem is when cases hit their apex and descend on the health-care system and we will not have enough hospital beds,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

The Department of Health and Human Services experienced a cyberattack Sunday night related to its coronavirus response, administration sources confirm to ABC News.

A Missouri police officer has died after being shot late Sunday at a convenience store where a gunman killed three other people before killing himself, police said.

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will postpone oral arguments for the March session due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak — marking the first health crisis-related delay for such proceedings since the Spanish flu a century ago. 

A gunman opened fired inside a petrol station in Springfield, Missouri, killing four and injuring at least two others.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is arguing that the best way to tackle the coronavirus outbreak is for the federal government to take over critical private companies in the medical field and have them running 24 hours a day.

Matt Colvin, from Tennessee in the US, bought 17,700 bottles of hand gel to re-sell on Amazon.

Mitch McConnell said that “senators on both sides are carefully reviewing the details.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced broad closures limiting restaurants and bars to takeout and delivery orders, while also shuttering movie theaters and concert venues.

President Trump criticized the latest Democratic presidential debate, calling it “boring” in a tweet late Sunday night. “I must say, that was a VERY boring debate,” Trump tweeted. 

Ministers and MPs criticise display of ‘self-interest’ and accuse US president of electioneering

The first one-on-one debate between the two men was supposed to be in Arizona, one of four states voting in the Democratic presidential primaries Tuesday. But it took place in a TV studio instead.

President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the Federal Reserve’s move to slash interest rates to near zero in an bid to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, calling it a “big step.”

The Fed slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and as the CDC recommended canceling all gatherings of more than 50 people.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city faces “an unprecedented threat” and needs a “wartime mentality”.

Former Vice President Joe Biden brought olive branches to Sunday night’s debate. But Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders preferred what might be one final fight.