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

Advertiser information firm MediaRadar said it estimates broadcasters for the three U.S. sports leagues could lose nearly $1.3 billion.

World Health Organization officials cautioned Friday that more young people are becoming critically ill and dying due to COVID-19.

Automotive retailers are cutting executive pay and laying off or furloughing thousands of workers as U.S. auto sales plummet amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Executives from at least seven energy companies met with President Trump on Friday at the White House amid the collapse in oil prices.

Disney is making drastic changes to its 2020 movie slate in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus pandemic pushed Chipotle into "tough business situations, but we thought the right thing to do was step in and provide assistance," CEO Brian Niccol said.

The coronavirus has infected more than 57,100 people in New York City.

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for March based on data from the Labor Department.

"New York is in crisis. Help New York," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

Germany seems to be taking the epidemic in its stride with a high number of cases but a low number of deaths, thanks to a number of factors.

"Never in the history of the IMF have we witnessed the world economy come to a standstill," said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, during a press conference on the pandemic.

The first SpaceX astronaut launch is moving forward despite coronavirus, as NASA leader Jim Bridenstine deemed it "mission essential."

The study concluded that people who spread the virus, despite feeling healthy, could pose a threat for disease control. Researchers said in some cases, they determined transmission exposure occurred one to three days before the source patient developed symptoms.

"We are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic," WHO's top official says.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak in the state, which has infected more than 25,500 people in the state as of Friday.

"We hear some people saying, 'Well this is a once-in-a-100-year event.' It is absolutely not," Richard Preston told CNBC on Friday.

"We're doing what we can to make these businesses make sense for the moment," Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti told CNBC.

Oil prices rose on Friday, one day after posting their best day in history, on the hope that a production cut deal will soon be reached.