President Donald Trump has extended stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, telling Americans: “The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end.”

Doina Chiacu and Dan Whitcomb · Reuters 30 Mar 2020

COVID-19

Stories from the medical staff on the frontline in the United States

Healthcare workers in the US are locking in-demand equipment away and buying extra supplies on the black market to protect themselves and patients.

Maria Caspani · Reuters 29 Mar 2020

COVID-19

A U.S. recession? Probably. Depression? Only if the virus is untamed

A US recession might already be underway - but could it turn into an event like the Great Depression of the early 1930s?

Howard Schneider · Reuters 28 Mar 2020

COVID-19

9 things to know about the historic US coronavirus bail-out package

US President Donald Trump has signed into law the historic stimulus package, which includes direct payments to Americans, support for business and tax cuts.

Reuters 28 Mar 2020

COVID-19

New York is the epicentre of America's coronavirus outbreak. How is the city coping?

A look at life in lockdown as one of the world’s greatest cities is brought to a standstill.

Sean Fleming 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19

Study: U.S. COVID-19 death toll could be 81,000

Data analysis by the University of Washington School of Medicine suggests more than 81,0000 people may die as a result of coronavirus in the U.S.

Carl O'Donnell · Reuters 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19

The US now has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. now exceeds the total number of cases in China and Italy, making it the worst affected country in the world.

Maria Caspani and Daniel Trotta · Reuters 27 Mar 2020

Infrastructure

Why infrastructure is the only way to fight a COVID-19 recession in the US

The US needs to reform the way it builds bridges and roads to boost the economy as it confronts a coronavirus slump.

Shai Kivity 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19

US unemployment claims rise 3 million in 1 week

Initial, seasonally-adjusted claims have hit their highest level ever, smashing the previous record.

Joe Myers 26 Mar 2020

COVID-19

Coronavirus: Everything you need to know about the $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package

The U.S. Senate unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic.

Richard Cowan, David Morgan, Patricia Zengerle , Richard Cowan, David Morgan, and Patricia Zengerle · Reuters 26 Mar 2020

United States

This is how many jobs are at risk in the U.S. due to the coronavirus outbreak

Research predicts more than 37 million jobs in the United States may be vulnerable to short-term layoffs due to the COVID-19 crisis and the response to it.

Felix Richter · Statista 26 Mar 2020

COVID-19

How the US should react to the pandemic, according to Bill Gates

In a TED Connects interview, philanthropist Bill Gates spoke about testing and lockdowns - as well as what might happen when the coronavirus pandemic reaches low-income countries.

Jordi Sales 25 Mar 2020

COVID-19

A Mexican border camp is struggling to prepare for coronavirus

Migrants are tightly packed in this encampment near the U.S. border in Matamoros, raising concerns around hygiene and transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

Julia Love and Mica Rosenberg · Reuters 25 Mar 2020

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