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Fred Maxik, a former NASA scientist and the founder and chief scientific officer of Healthe, has developed what he claims is the first-ever human-safe Far-UVC technology to combat coronavirus.

State officials have previously lamented shortages of supplies necessary to ramp up testing, including the test kits themselves, swabs and reagents, which are chemicals needed to analyze tests.

With the death count from Covid-19 at near-260,000 globally, scientists are scrambling to develop a vaccine. CNBC's Senior Health and Science Reporter Meg Tirrell weighs in on the most promising treatments right now and how the pandemic may affect future drug development.

Pompeo left the door open for more trade talks between the U.S. and China even as he tripled down on accusations that the country's leadership sought to conceal information about the origins of the spreading coronavirus.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance were expected to increase 3.05 million last week, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

A team of international experts said that while there was no "magic bullet" for treating Covid-19, successfully identifying a drug that could treat the virus was likely to take less time than rolling out a vaccine.

If you have been financially impacted by Covid-19 and are worried about paying your mortgage, you could consider applying for forbearance. Under the Cares Act, struggling homeowners can either reduce or pause payments on a federally backed mortgage loan. Many private lenders are also offering relief.

A document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging outbreak has been shelved by the Trump administration.

Nintendo said "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" sold over 13 million copies in the first six weeks, making it the fast-selling Switch game.

The NHS's digital innovation arm is paying Zuhlke Engineering £3.8 million to investigate the "decentralized" framework developed by Apple and Google.

Hospitals are looking for ways to re-open their doors to patients in a way that limits their risk of exposure.

UnitedHealth to provide $1.5 billion in premium rebates and new co-pay waivers amid lower medical costs during the coronavirus pandemic

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said adding Keybase technology will allow users to make sure that intruders don't enter meetings.

On Wednesday, Uber announced it would lay off 3,700 employees, or 14% of its workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the business.

The U.S. government is sending millions of $1,200 checks out to Americans, some of whom have passed away. Now, the IRS has released instructions for how families of the deceased can return that money.

Dow futures rise as Wall Street seems to be more focused on the benefits of states starting to reopen their economies than surging jobless claims.

A growing number of schools are freezing tuition in hopes of attracting more students and families now struggling with the weight of a college tab.

The "Shark Tank" investor also tried to look at the bright side: "So 80% are going to make it, in my view. That means it was a great investment."

The new Macbook Pro has the power to hook up to a bunch of screens and run everything I need when I'm at my desk, and it's not much heavier than a MacBook Air when I carry it in a backpack (not that I'm going anywhere anytime soon).

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin challenged hard rock musician and Guns N' Roses member Axl Rose on Twitter Wednesday evening.