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Covid-19 has infected more than 3.1 million people around the world, killing at least 216,808 people.

Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House's coronavirus task force, visited the Mayo Clinic without a mask. The facility requires everyone to wear a mask to avoid potentially spreading the virus that causes Covid-19.

Alphabet's revenue growth slowed as coronavirus impacted business in the first quarter.

Wall Street is watching to see how much cash Ford burned in the quarter as well as any guidance for the second-quarter and beyond.

"The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as 'unidentified'," the Pentagon wrote in a statement Monday.

The coronavirus has touched every state in the U.S., disrupting daily life for millions as leaders have closed businesses to try to curb the outbreak.

British Airways plans to cut as many as 12,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus crisis that means that passenger numbers will take years to recover, its owner International Consolidated Airlines Group said on Tuesday.

A third of respondents in the CNBC Fed survey believe the economy won't be fully restored until the second quarter of 2022.

Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling said it's too early to say definitively whether it works, but "our scientists have a reasonable confidence in this trial that it may make a difference."

Stocks gave back earlier gains as a decline in tech shares offset the enthusiasm around the prospect of states reopening the U.S. economy.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday in a volatile trading session.

Health officials in the U.K. have warned that Covid-19 could be causing a new and rare inflammatory condition in children.

Argentina has proposed to ban all internal and international flights through to Sept. 1 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Checkout.com is the first payments firm to join Libra since Visa, Mastercard and Stripe pulled out over regulatory concerns.

The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asian countries and supports the livelihood of nearly 200 million people there who depend largely on farming and fishing.

A combination of factors, including Britain's lockdown, have played a role in the record.

Germany's coronavirus infection rate has reportedly edged up while Spain's daily death rate has eased.

The Trump "blueprint" is designed to help governors deploy coronavirus testing programs. But states say they can't bear the burden of testing without a lot more federal help.

Germany is experiencing an "unprecedented" drop in employment levels, the German economic institute Ifo said on Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic hits Europe's growth engine.

Germany's coronavirus infection rate has edged up, prompting the head of the country's infectious diseases institute to urge people to stay at home as much as possible.