SAN FRANCISCO — Passengers on a cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results Friday that could show whether the coronavirus is circulating among the more than 3,500 people aboard. A military helicopter crew lowered test kits onto...
Trump Signs $8.3B Bill to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in the U.S. and infected more than 200. The legislation provides federal public health agencies with money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments and...
Sweeping Senate Vote Sends Trump $8.3B Bill to Fight Virus
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed an $8.3 billion measure Thursday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in hopes of reassuring a fearful public and accelerating the government's response to the virus, whose rapid spread is threatening to upend everyday life in the U.S. and across the globe. The money would pay for...
Virus Ripples Through Travel, Energy, Financial Markets
Travel An industry group says the spreading coronavirus could cost airlines as much as $113 billion in lost revenue. That figure, released Thursday, is four times the number released just two weeks ago by the The International Air Transport Association, which is imploring governments for assistance. The group says the...
California Declares Emergency After 1st Coronavirus Death
LOS ANGELES — California's first coronavirus fatality — an elderly patient who apparently contracted the illness on a cruise — prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency on Wednesday as six new cases, including a medical screener at Los Angeles International Airport, were confirmed. The measure makes California...
Virus Hammers Business Travel as Wary Companies Nix Trips
Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they've dealt a gut punch to a travel industry already reeling from the virus outbreak. The Seattle-based online retail giant has told its nearly 800,000 workers to postpone any non-essential travel within the...
First California Coronavirus Death Raises US Toll to 11
SEATTLE — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a victim succumbing in California — the nation's first reported fatality outside Washington state — as officials, schools and businesses came under pressure to respond more aggressively to the outbreak. Officials in Placer County, northwest...
California Schools Brace for a Coronavirus Disruption
Early reports indicate children infected by the coronavirus experience a milder response than older adults. But as it arrives in Northern California, school and college officials are preparing for a growing likelihood that the highly contagious virus will disrupt learning and spark panic in young people and their naturally protective caretakers. As...
Dow Sinks 2.9% After Rate Cut Fails to Stem Market's Dread
NEW YORK — Fear and uncertainty continue to control Wall Street, and stocks fell sharply Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets wracked by worries that a fast-spreading virus will cause a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial average sank 785 points, or 2.9%....
Lawmakers Close in on $7.5B Measure to Battle Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, even as fear is growing that the rapid spread of the virus is a shock to the economy and will lead to significant disruption in people's everyday lives. Lawmakers across the spectrum said...