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Nearly 6% of the children's cases were severe or critical, compared with 18.5% for adults, according to the new study.

A new internal email at Tesla tells employees, "We have had conflicting guidance from different levels of government," about how to operate during the covid-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders. Production employees told to work if they can.

The government hopes to send out its first round on April 6 and the second on May 18. It will base payment amounts on income level and family size.

The daily briefing came shortly after Trump announced that the U.S. would temporarily close its border with Canada to "non-essential traffic."

Joe Biden is getting a fundraising boost from corporate restructuring attorneys who are forming a committee to help him defeat President Trump in November.

Sellers are worried their businesses will be hit hard by Amazon's decision to restrict warehouse shipments.

European markets sank Wednesday, despite Western governments promising to unleash billions of dollars to help businesses and citizens get through the coronavirus pandemic.

Bernie Sanders will focus on the government response to the coronavirus pandemic after another three big 2020 Democratic primary losses.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said President Trump is sending a floating hospital to help New York state manage an onslaught of coronavirus cases.

"It's not a plea for me. It's a plea for the 2 million workers who are in the supply chain," CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

Boeing shares are tumbling, and one strategist sees more turmoil ahead for the beaten-down name.

Researchers found the virus was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper and up to 24 hours on carboard.

With volatility near all-time highs, it's best to steer clear of options and sit tight with some cash on hand, says Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative strategy at OptionMetrics.

The United States border with Canada will temporarily close to "non-essential traffic" due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The new coronavirus will infect half of the global population and have a fatality rate of up to 3%, analysts said Wednesday.

A day earlier, multiple outlets reported that Mnuchin told GOP lawmakers that the country's unemployment rate could hit 20% if they failed to act on a proposed coronavirus rescue package.

Tesla's Fremont factory is reportedly open on Wednesday morning, despite a Tuesday night statement from Alameda County that it does not meet the definition of an "essential business" and therefore should be subject to the county's shelter-in-place order, issued to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

Cuomo said that such drastic policies would create more fear amid the COVID-19 outbreak, which has now infected more than 6,500 people across the U.S. and killed at least 115, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Pandemics such as the 1918 influenza offer one key takeaway: Clear communication from the federal government is key.

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