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The Pentagon is seeking to obtain100,000 body bags for federal emergency officials in preparation of expected increasing numbers of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. health officials have been fast-tracking work with biotech company Moderna to develop a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and an expert serving on President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force, has been assigned a security detail after receiving multiple threats, according to news reports.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized for security lapses but revealed a huge spike in users: Up to 200 million people were using the service daily in March.

The drawdown is another example of how Royal, along with peers Carnival Corp. and Norwegian Cruise, have sought cash infusions to remain solvent after the industry announced a suspension of operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Durbin says airline shareholders have not reaped benefits from a $50 billion bailout Congress passed as part of its coronavirus relief bill.

Ford's sales decline is larger than GM's and Fiat Chrysler's but lower than the 15% slide expected for the overall industry amid the coronavirus outbreak.

J.D. Power reports that the combined share of General Motors, Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler was 51% to end last week – the highest level for a week since 2006.

To date, more than 938,000 people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus, with 47,273 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance had been expected to total 3.1 million, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

This exclusive @Work interactive livestream tackles unprecedented challenges companies are facing during the coronavirus crisis: protecting workers' well-being, managing a remote workforce and more.

State officials are trying to flatten or "bend the curve" — meaning the curve of a line graph that shows when cases will peak — using partial lockdowns and social distancing measures to keep cases from surging all at once.

While New York may still be the city that never sleeps, it is also a city that has been subdued, muted and left immobile.

Treasury yields fell on Thursday after data showed unemployment claims in the U.S. surged for a second week amid the coronavirus crisis.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include CarMax, Walgreens, Disney, Zoom, and more.

Restaurants are turning to bundling in-demand consumer products with food and drinks to reach out to their communities even as the future of their businesses is unclear.

More and more people have witnessed inappropriate content in their video calls on the popular Zoom service in the past two weeks. Zoom has been taking action.

Amid a COVID-19 pandemic and ventilator shortage, Tesla purchased 1,000 "non-invasive ventilators" made by ResMed to donate to hospitals, explained CEO Mick Farrell. Typically, higher-end ventilators are recommended to treat patients.

The Treasury Department issued guidelines Tuesday about the $349 billion paycheck protection program, part of the $2 trillion economic bailout package signed into law last week.

The coronavirus, led by stay-at-home regulations, brought U.S. vehicle sales to a grinding halt in many areas of the country and the worst is still yet to come, according to industry officials.