The U.S. has reported the world's highest number of coronavirus cases at more than 400,000, with over 14,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The U.S. unemployment claims report for the week ended April 4 is set to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Thursday, with more than five million expected to have filed for unemployment last week as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic..
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 400,000 on Wednesday, according to figures provided by NBC, with 12,864 fatalities nationwide.
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could cascade from a health catastrophe into a financial crisis in countries struggling to cope, Singapore's trade minister warned on Thursday.
According to Charnvirakul, intensive measures announced last month have helped control the spread of the coronavirus but social distancing efforts needed to be stepped up.
President Donald Trump criticized the international agency's response to the outbreak, saying the WHO "really called, I would say, every aspect of it wrong."
"There are several groups that are conducting investigations in animals to really understand how pets are infected," WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 44,400 people as of Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Cuomo announced that New York's death toll surged by 731, the biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 fatalities since the outbreak began a few months ago.
New York City has seen a slowing need for ventilators and a stabilized hospitalization rate for coronavirus cases, but the city should "double down" on efforts to suppress the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference Wednesday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 76,800 people in New York City.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared Tuesday a state of emergency to combat coronavirus infections in major population centers. Singapore also passed a set of laws that bans social gatherings of any size.
The Philippine government has set aside around $23 billion in funding for healthcare and economic efforts during the outbreak, said Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez.
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