Landing at Dulles Airport, I encountered a case study in how to spread a pandemic  —  Cheryl Benard is a former senior analyst with the RAND Corporation and has written about health systems in post-conflict environments.  —  Like thousands of Americans and Europeans scrambling …

Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.

Sixty percent believe worst is yet to come for the U.S. in coronavirus pandemic  —  Public attitudes about the coronavirus response are split along partisan lines in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  WASHINGTON — A majority of American voters say they're worried that someone …

Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program  —  This is breaking news.  Check back here for updates.  —  The Federal Reserve, saying “the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries …

Andrew Cuomo to President Trump: Mobilize the Military to Help Fight Coronavirus  —  The time is growing short and fewer options are available.  Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.  —  Mr. Cuomo is the governor of New York.  —  Dear Mr. President,

Despite forecasting economic slowdown, Mnuchin says coronavirus won't cause recession  —  The treasury secretary appears on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Despite forecasting an economic slowdown, the president's top economic adviser said on ABC's “This Week” that he did not think the novel coronavirus pandemic would cause a recession.

Fauci: 'If it looks like you're overreacting you're probably doing the right thing'  —  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it was better to err on the side of caution in coronavirus mitigation, even if the steps taken appear to be an overreaction.

Trump says he's ‘strongly considering’ pardoning Michael Flynn  —  President Trump said Sunday that he is considering pardoning former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be  —  Analysis strongly suggests that the NYC metro area has 5-10 days to quarantine the city or face dramatically overwhelmed hospitals, extremely high death rates, and a ruined economy.  —  The outlook for NYC and COVID-19 is bleak.

Thousands leave Miami cruise ship without screenings after former passenger got COVID-19  —  Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers.  To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.

O'Hare Airport Was Total Chaos on Saturday.  But the White House Is More Upset About a Tweet.  —  On Saturday night, as images of huge crowds stuck at customs at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport went viral, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweeted his frustration—tagging President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

GOP, Fox News have waged war on science.  With coronavirus, will their aging fans pay the price?  —  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is in many ways a poster child for today's Republican Party.  A businessman whose company was accused of shady practices (sound familiar?), he ran for the top job …

Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”  —  After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly.  Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current.

LOCK HIM UP Coronavirus patient under 24/7 armed guard after REFUSING to self-isolate  —  A CORONAVIRUS patient in Kentucky has been placed under armed guard after refusing to self-isolate.  —  Gov. Andy Beshear said the state had to make the unusual move to protect others nearby.

'It's Totally Ad Hoc': Why America's Virus Response Looks Like a Patchwork  —  For centuries, the United States has resisted a centralized public health policy.  This week, as protective measures against the coronavirus varied county to county, Americans saw the cost.

The Coronavirus Called America's Bluff  —  On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay with two steamships and two sailing vessels under his command.  He landed a squadron of heavily armed sailors and marines; he moved one of the ships ostentatiously up the harbor, so that more people could see it.