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People will only be allowed to leave their homes to buy food and medicine, commute to work, go to medical centers and banks, or take trips related to the care for the young and the elderly.

Trump extends European travel restrictions to the UK and Ireland and discouraged the American public from traveling as coronavirus spreads.

The press secretary of Brazil's president, both of whom were recently in Mar-a-Lago with Trump, tested positive for the virus.

The bill passed the House after Trump gave his blessing to a coronavirus relief plan negotiated by Pelosi and Mnuchin.

All the risk assessment and economic modeling in the world is futile if it can't anticipate the one variable that matters most - particularly if it's a pandemic.

The president claims he was "given a set of circumstances" that wasn't meant for the high numbers of potential coronavirus infections and casts blame on his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Apple said it had learnt lessons from the China outbreak and "the most effective way" to minimize transmission is to maximize social distance.

Fiat Chrysler's minivan plant in Canada has halted production following workers refusing to work amid concerns of an employee being affected with the coronavirus.

The social media videos, from various cities and towns, show people singing from balconies and windows.

Hospitals like Tufts Medical Center and UC San Francisco are reaching out to patients to cancel knee and hip replacement surgeries, as well as annual physicals.

Apple will be closing its stores outside Greater China until Mar. 27 but its online stores will still be open, Tim Cook said in a tweet.

White House physician, Sean Conley, said there was no need for U.S President Donald Trump to be quarantined.

All three major publicly-traded cruise companies have now suspended at least some operations as the COVID-19 pandemic sends waves through the travel industry.

Pichai said employees asked about whether Verily could help in COVID-19 efforts.

"The next eight weeks are critical," Trump said as he declared a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, freeing up as much as $50 billion for states' use.

Bitcoin dropped below $4,000 Friday, knocking off half of its value over two days.

President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials appeared to disregard recommended health guidelines on preventing the spread of respiratory illnesses Friday.

Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Gates is also leaving the board of Berkshire Hathaway.

As of Friday, more than 137,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 5,000 deaths.

The addition of the U.K. to the travel restrictions could cause further pain for airlines reeling from the coronavirus's spread.