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World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 737,000 people across the globe.

U.S. airlines and the Department of Transportation may soon have to consider consolidating service to dozens of cities around the country in a bid to help carriers cut losses, several airline industry executives told CNBC.

There were at least 723,740 reported cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 34,018 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The coronavirus outbreak could affect food security as the global pandemic disrupts labor availability and the supply chain.

President Trump reversed himself after saying he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter.

U.S. stock futures point to a gain for the Dow at Monday's open after President Trump extended social-distancing guidelines.

The coronavirus outbreak isn't showing any major signs of easing in Italy, where the death toll surpassed 10,000 over the weekend.

Restrictive measures on every day life in the U.K. could last for months, government officials warned Sunday, as the country enters only its second week of national lockdown.

The oil market is facing a "double crisis" with a collapse in the OPEC+ alliance affecting supply and the slowdown in the world economy crushing demand, oil guru Dan Yergin said this week.

An intensifying health crisis has meant countries around the globe have effectively had to shut down.

Asia is key for garment manufacturing and many jobs in the region will be at risk in countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia and China that are dependent on the export economy.

NYU Langone officials said that social workers, like doctors and nurses and other medical, are "essential" staffers, unlike some other employees who are being allowed, as a rule, to work remotely during the outbreak.

As of Sunday, more than 691,867 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, resulting in at least 32,988 deaths.

The insurers said the waiver applies to all medical costs related to the treatment of coronavirus, including FDA-approved medications and vaccines when they become available.

Drive-through centers have been opening around the country in an attempt to provide quicker and safer testing to people as state and local officials grapple with a shortage of coronavirus tests in the U.S.

U.S. mall owner Taubman is telling its tenants that they must pay rent amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus is rapidly surging throughout the United States, with some small rural counties leading the country in per capita rates of confirmed cases, according to a CNBC data analysis.

The U.S. remained the country with the highest number of cases at 124,686, data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University showed.

The governors of Michigan and Louisiana, two emerging hot spots of the coronavirus outbreak, warned Sunday of looming shortages of essential medical supplies as the health crisis worsens.

Some drive-in movie theaters are seeing a boom amid the coronavirus. Whether it evolves into a big summer season for the nostalgic venues remains uncertain.