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Healthcare systems in countries around the world have been overwhelmed fighting the pandemic forcing governments to build temporary field hospitals to help deal with the growing numbers of their infected population.

Last month, the coronavirus pandemic forced U.S. sports leagues to pause operations but experts suggest innovation continues, especially with consumers habits sure to change during a recession.

With COVID-19 continuing to spread, shoppers may wonder how they can stay safe at the grocery store.

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, describes the coronavirus pandemic as the greatest public health crisis in a century.

Essentially, whether you're entitled to severance or not will depend on how you've been laid off. Those who are temporarily furloughed will not receive any severance, but may retain employee benefits.

A growing number of U.S. employers, including Walmart and Amazon, are using temperature checks to screen employees for the coronavirus, but medical experts warn that some who are sick don't have a fever and others can spread the virus when they're asymptomatic.

The Trump administration has strongly urged doctors and patients to avoid in-person visits and instead use telehealth visits to help prevent the spread of the virus.

The number of confirmed cases in France has reached 83,029, above China's official tally, but Spain has recorded another decline in daily deaths.

As of Friday, more than 1,088,878 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 58,773 deaths.

The DOT said airlines must provide refunds to travelers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. airline executives face a test to see which sacrifices they are willing to make in exchange for federal aid that would allow them to continue paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"This is gonna be a brutal period, but if we handle things right, it will be a short depression," the "Mad Money" host said.

"You see a lot of channel shift, and you see this in many recessionary environments," Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Alabama became the most recent state to enact a stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Gov. Kay Ivey announcing the new measure Friday.

With the coronavirus causing shutdowns of the NBA, MLB and other pro sports, athletes like NBA star Kevin Durant are turning to esport tournaments to stay active during the pandemic.

"We have gotten some ventilators in, but right now, we're struggling to have enough for next week," he said, adding that the city needs 15,000 additional ventilators to get through April and May.

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin told its workforce on Friday that it will not be laying off employees during the coronavirus crisis.

Members of the coronavirus task force hold a press briefing Friday hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for another bill expanding on the $2 trillion package Congress passed last week.

More than 1 million Americans have been tested for the novel coronavirus. More than 200,000 have tested positive.