New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 318,900 people across the state as of Tuesday.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that the state's schools will stay closed for the remainder of the academic year to continue to curb further spread of the coronavirus.
More than 251,000 people around the world have died from Covid-19 and over 3.5 million people have been infected, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Hong Kong's government announced on Monday that the city's economy contracted 8.9% in the first quarter as compared to a year ago — its largest decline on record since 1974.
Among the latest disputes between the U.S. and China is the origin of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 3 million people and killed over 250,000 globally, data by Johns Hopkins University showed.
New Zealand's government claims the country could have seen thousands of coronavirus cases every day if strict lockdown measures hadn't been implemented.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said some of the state's retail businesses could begin reopening with modifications by the end of this week if certain criteria are met.
WHO welcomes the recent data from a U.S. government-run clinical trial showing the drug appeared to be effective in reducing recovery times for Covid-19 patients, one official says.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday tightened rules for antibody tests, ordering manufacturers to submit emergency use authorization forms and data proving the tests work within 10 days or face possible removal.
"Wherever you turn, you're going to be offered a face covering, and it's going to be on an ongoing basis for weeks to come to make sure everyone has what they need," de Blasio said.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the state is now "on the other side of the mountain" as the daily number of hospitalizations, rate of new infections and deaths related to Covid-19 continue to decline.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 316,400 people across the state as of Monday.
That timeline would be a "very reasonable" expectation because of the necessary Phase 2 and 3 trials of any vaccine to guarantee both safety and efficacy, according to Dale Fisher, chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
Tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic.
Among Asian economies, corporate debt builds up the fastest and the most in China, South Korea and Singapore, according to a report by Australian bank ANZ last week.
China was the first country to be affected by the coronavirus disease — and it appeared to be among the first to contain the outbreak, as far as official data showed.
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