How the Virus Got Out  —  The most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven't been enough.  We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why.  —  It seems simple: Stop travel, stop the virus from spreading around the world.Here's why that didn't work.

Coronavirus is killing us in Florida, Gov. DeSantis.  Act like you give a damn  —  With Florida's economy crashing under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis is working overtime to preserve our status as the world's leading exporter of political comedy.

White House Pushes U.S. Officials to Criticize China For Coronavirus ‘Cover-Up’  —  A State Department cable obtained by The Daily Beast says the U.S. and the American people are the “greatest humanitarians the world has ever known.”  —  As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow …

David Lat Put on Ventilator, in Critical Condition With COVID-19 Infection  —  The founder of the Above the Law blog was put on a ventilator after “his oxygen levels dropped,” according to his husband. … David Lat is in critical condition and has been has been put on a ventilator …

Trump Writes to Kim Jong-un Offering Help in Virus Fight, North Korea Says  —  The North, which says it is waging an all-out campaign against the coronavirus, expressed “sincere gratitude” for the president's letter.  —  SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump has sent a letter to North Korea's leader …

Italy's coronavirus death toll feeds fear of what lies ahead in Europe and the U.S.  —  Global anxiety over the coronavirus centered on Europe on Saturday, where Italy is bearing the brunt of the pandemic's unceasing spread.  Italian officials announced that 793 people had succumbed to the virus in a single day.

DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency  —  The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying”

Okeechobee county commissioner suggests ways to combat COVID-19 virus  —  · by Special to the Lake Okeechobee News  —  OKEECHOBEE - While most of the Okeechobee County Commissioners urge the public to refer to the health information from the Centers for Disease Control …

NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, ‘people will die who could have lived otherwise’  —  Mayor de Blasio says the president should activate Defense Production Act for supplies and mobilize the military to help fight coronavirus pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …

Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight  —  President Trump resists using emergency powers to compel production, saying companies will voluntarily provide much-needed protective gear.  —  President Trump on Saturday sought to assure an anxious American public …

FEMA administrator says more masks are being shipped from stockpile amid shortage  —  He could not provide details on a concrete timeline to meet the country's demand  —  Critical medical gear is still in short supply as the nation grapples with new coronavirus, but Federal Emergency …

Ohio abortion clinics ordered to stop procedures due to coronavirus  —  All of Ohio's abortion clinics have been ordered to stop providing the procedure as the state clamps down on medical services to preserve protective gear amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus shut down Sin City, creating a potentially devastating situation for Las Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS — Don Gummerson and Josh “Pepper” Clarke left The Flamingo and sauntered alone down the sidewalk of the Strip, past locked casino doors and outdoor daiquiri machines shrouded in black trash bags …

This wouldn't have happened if Hillary Clinton had won  —  The coronavirus is the most foreseeable disaster in history — and so is President Trump's inability to rise to the occasion.  —  There were scattered warnings before Pearl Harbor and 9/11 of what was to come.  But nothing like this.

Marriott to Furlough Thousands of Corporate Jobs  —  Coronavirus impact worse than post-9/11 attacks, financial crisis combined, CEO says  —  Marriott International Inc. plans to furlough thousands of corporate employees at its headquarters and other cities around the world …

Short-term thinking plagues Trump's coronavirus response  —  After months of minimizing the threat to the United States, President Donald Trump jumped feet-first into the coronavirus fight this week with vows of quick fixes to the testing problem, claims about potential cures …

Construction of US-Mexico border wall proceeds despite coronavirus pandemic  —  The Trump administration announced plans to erect 150 miles of barrier on the border, involving large numbers of contractors  —  The Trump administration is ramping up construction of its multibillion-dollar …

The Coronavirus's Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing Home  —  Two-thirds of Life Care Center's residents and 47 of its workers fell ill. Thirty-five people died.  We investigated what went wrong.  —  KIRKLAND, Wash. — Loretta Rapp, 79, was easy to spot as she zipped through …

Where Are the Tests?  —  Donald Trump lied about the danger from COVID-19.  Now he's lying about the availability of tests for the coronavirus.  Watch him lie, again, in real time.  —  Today is Sunday, March 22, 2020 and America is a different country than it was a month ago.  —  Business have closed.

BURGLARY - 839 W. CONGRESS ST - El Rio Health Center  —  (COVID-19 Test Kits Stolen)  —  The Tucson Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with attempting to identify the pictured burglary suspect.  —  On March 20, 2020, just before 8:00 p.m., the suspect entered the El Rio Health Center disguised as a delivery driver.

This 39-year-old New Orleans woman tested for coronavirus.  She died before getting her results.  —  She tested for coronavirus, and her results were delayed.  Five days later, she was dead in her kitchen.  —  On March 10, Natasha Ott, 39, felt the beginnings of a cold coming on.

Coronavirus: All voters to receive mail ballots in runoff election to succeed Rep. Katie Hill  —  To help contain the spread of coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that all voters in Congressional District 25 should receive ballots in the mail ahead of May 12 special election triggered …

Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy?  —  The country's high death toll is due to an ageing population, overstretched health system and the way fatalities are reported  —  The coronavirus pandemic is exacting a heavy toll on Italy, with hospitals overwhelmed and a nationwide lockdown imposed.

Thank God the Doctor Is In  —  Peeking out our windows, we see America shriveling.  —  WASHINGTON — It's not easy being a national treasure.  —  “I'm exhausted,” confessed Tony Fauci when I reached him Thursday evening in the middle of another 18-hour workday.

Becoming White House chief of staff during coronavirus  —  Mark Meadows is immersed in one of the most extraordinary job training sessions an incoming White House chief of staff can get: how to manage thousands of staffers — and President Trump — in the middle of a pandemic.

NJ gov. urges people to take coronavirus seriously, ‘no time for business as usual’  —  “We won World War II not because we panicked, but because we were smart.”  —  As the spread of the novel coronavirus ripples across the country, the nation's governors are on the front lines of the battle to curb the evolving crisis.

NYC Health Department gets graphic in coronavirus sex memo  —  It's not always better to love the one you're self-isolating with.  —  The Department of Health issued guidance Saturday on ways to stay COVID-19-free when the birds and bees beckon amid the coronavirus pandemic.