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Trump said early estimates indicated the U.S. would see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus and up to 2.2 million if the U.S. didn't take any action.

COVID-19 has infected more than 1,650,200 people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 100,376 people.

The U.S. is already in recession, but consumers are expected to continue to spend, despite job losses, according to a survey of economists.

New U.S. government figures show coronavirus infections will spike during the summer if stay-at-home orders are lifted after 30 days as planned, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Apple and Google are joining forces to track the spread of coronavirus.

Lifting stay-at-home orders too soon could lead to a "deadly resurgence" and there's been an "alarming acceleration" of cases in other countries, WHO officials said.

Black people make up about 14% of Michigan's population, but 40% of all COVID-19 deaths — most of which are in the Detroit metro area.

The U.K. government has urged everyone to stay at home over the Easter weekend.

New York state has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country outside of the United States, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Consumer prices fell 0.4% in March, the largest monthly drop since 2015, as Americans stopped traveling and airfares and hotel costs fell.

No decision has been reached yet but the final reduction would likely include voluntary layoffs, early retirements, natural attrition and potentially mandatory layoffs.

The historic deal was agreed on by all OPEC and non-OPEC producers participating in the conference, with the exception of Mexico.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in "very good spirits" after returning to a hospital ward from intensive care but his recovery is at an early stage, his spokesman said on Friday.

The number of new confirmed cases in Germany continued the upward trend from the past few days. Infections jumped by 5,323 in the past 24 hours to a total of 113,525, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.

Britain appears to be sticking to its plan to seek a free trade deal with the EU by the end of 2020.

U.K. officials are considering an exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown that would allow young people to be the first to resume their ordinary lives.

Euro zone finance ministers sealed a new coronavirus stimulus package on Thursday worth around half a trillion euros, but officials delayed a crucial decision on whether to issue joint debt instruments.

The Departments of Justice along with other federal agencies including the State Department, want the FCC to revoke China Telecom's license to carry out international telecommunications services to and from the U.S.

Markets in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India were closed for the Good Friday holiday.

Even though infection numbers have declined sharply from the peak in China, analysts warned that consumers are still cautious about going outside and so quick deliveries could be a way to reach them.