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Air France-KLM will receive up to 11 billion euros ($12 billion) in financial aid from the French and Dutch government as the coronavirus pandemic pushes many airlines closer to bankruptcy.

European markets traded higher Monday as investors around the world await central bank meetings this week.

All countries need to be on guard in the fight against Covid-19 before the fall flu season, according to Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

From bonus points to status extensions, see what major airlines are doing to protect their frequent fliers' miles and elite statuses in 2020.

"Social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another as we move through these phases," Birx said.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator told "Meet the Press" there are encouraging signs but reopenings will be slow and a breakthrough on antigen testing is still needed.

Fabian Videla was one of the small-business owners to get approved for his $60,000 loan from the government, which should keep his employees paid for the next two months. Here's his advice to others trying to get one.

Sports owners have already inquired about adjusting stadium layouts for social distancing, firm DLR Group told CNBC.

Government officials are not the only ones turning to masks amid the coronavirus spread. Some small companies are adding new business lines to help fulfill the growing need. These New York City firms discuss how they are doing it.

China reported 11 new confirmed cases in the country and no additional deaths as of April 25, according to its National Health Commission.

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 2.8 million people globally and killed at least 201,502 as of Saturday.

Boeing has abandoned deal talks with Brazilian plane-maker Embraer.

Stuck at home during the pandemic, stir-crazy children are gleefully scaling furniture and bouncing off trampolines — to the horror of parents everywhere, NBC News reports.

Cuomo will also sign an executive order to allow independent pharmacists to conduct diagnostic testing for the coronavirus.

As bars and restaurants remain shuttered in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Beer is turning millions of dollars of expired beer into ethanol to recoup some of its lost sales.

Many people are thinking that trip from the kitchen to the living room may not be such a bad commute.

Dr. David Ho's lab pioneered treatment approaches to HIV. Now, his focus is Covid-19, or, more specifically, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

"It's reckless and careless," said the granddaughter of a 96-year-old man whose family withdrew him from a Long Island nursing home.

Though Congress approved more funding for PPP loans, it's unclear whether that's enough to cover every small business hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

State governments face mass layoffs and some publicly traded companies refuse to return small business loan money. Here are our best reads this week.