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"Not only is it a safety issue, it's a business issue," Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban told CNBC.

"This coronavirus pandemic is worse than working in West Africa during Ebola," said one doctor.

The American Chamber of Commerce in China's survey of members in March found that the consumer sector had one of the largest revenue disruptions, but had the highest proportion of businesses saying they would stick to their investment plans.

Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on "Top Chef," won "Top Chef Masters" and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday of complications from the coronavirus, his company said in a statement. He was 59.

Facebook and Snap are traders' top social media stock picks despite some of the group's heavy hitters reporting suppressed ad revenues.

Stock markets had another day in the green. Shares were on the rebound after a $2 trillion relief bill out of Congress moved closer to being signed, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 soaring.

The $2 trillion legislation "won't create demand in a time when so many consumers are fearful, and it will not defeat the coronavirus," he said.

BlackRock's Rick Rieder says bond market volatility appears to have peaked and he doesn't think the S&P 500 will fall below 2,300.

"We have over $1 billion of cash now. Certainly we're in a good position. But we want to take an abundance of caution as we manage through the challenges of this situation," said Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus singled out President Donald Trump for doing a "great job" in leveraging public and private sector resources to fight the pandemic.

Guidelines are still fuzzy about whether pregnant frontline medical workers should continue to be in contact with patients as the coronavirus spreads.

The coronavirus "pandemic continues to take a massive toll," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

The agency said some people and companies are trying to profit from the coronavirus pandemic by selling unproven and illegally marketed products that make false claims.

States urge staying home. Here's the latest on coronavirus restrictions.

Tyler and Rachel Torres were quarantined for 27 days on a cruise ship during their honeymoon. They were on the Diamond Princess, where one of the first major coronavirus outbreaks occurred.

There have been 1 million unemployment claims in California since March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Retail brokerages have suffered sporadic outages this month amid unprecedented volatility and volume in markets amid the coronavirus crisis.

Some start-ups have cut employees, contributing to unemployment claims. Marc Benioff doesn't want his company to do that, at least temporarily.

Members of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force hold a press briefing Wednesday as lawmakers try to finalize economic stimulus bill.

New York, Hawaii and North Carolina have requested emergency mortuary assistance from FEMA to handle the coming deaths expected from coronavirus.