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Facebook is developing new tools that use aggregated, anonymized information about users' location to help public health officials figure out who's adhering to the social distancing guidelines.

The WHO's director-general said about 20 institutions and companies "are racing to develop a vaccine."

Some children have been hospitalized or worse after becoming infected with the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. At least three children have died.

Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO's executive director for emergencies program, said more people may be "infected unknowingly."

In his annual shareholders letter, Dimon also warned that the bank may have to consider suspending its dividend if the economy reaches "extremely adverse" conditions.

Janet Yellen thinks the central bank is not in a position where it needs to buy equities but believes lawmakers should give the Fed more leeway for the future.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in hospital with "persistent" coronavirus symptoms, the government said Monday, but continues to lead the government.

Oil prices dipped on Monday, after a meeting between OPEC and its allies was delayed.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club will transfer purchased tickets and hospitality packages for 2020 to The Open in 2021. Purchasers who no longer wish to or are no longer able to attend in 2021 will receive a full refund.

Three steps can be taken by policymakers to ensure the world is better prepared for the next global health crisis, a health expert told CNBC Monday.

The pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the renewable energy sector.

Austria's government plans to start reopening shops from next week in an initial loosening of its coronavirus lockdown.

"I've always said it's a medical solution that forms a bottom for this market," economist Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC.

The Social Distance Project documents people's experiences of life with their partners, children, parents — and themselves.

There are tentative hopes in Europe that the coronavirus outbreak could be slowing, as the number of new infections and fatalities starts to slow down, according to data over the weekend.

Researchers at King's College London conducted a study to gather information that could help experts understand the spread of the virus.

The deal will bring "so much important stability to the market" and the two sides are "very close," said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF.

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting U.K. commercial property hard, as retailers close for an indefinite period and shoppers remain locked down at home.

Spain reported 637 deaths Monday, down from 674 the previous day, and continuing a downwards trend after a peak of 950 recorded on Thursday

Around four miles southwest of the center of Nairobi, residents in Africa's largest 'slum' — the sprawling, densely-populated informal settlement of Kibera — are bracing for the coronavirus pandemic.