A military officer next to the USNS Comfort Navy hospital ship located at Pier 90 to care for patients not related to Covic-19 on March 31, 2020 in New York City. Pablo Monsalve | Getty Images Multiple coronavirus patients spent Friday night aboard the USNS Comfort after federal officials said the Navy hospital ship was

A worker walks through a baggage claim area at a nearly-empty O’Hare International Airport on April 2, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Department of Transportation said Friday that airlines must give customers refunds when flights are canceled or significantly delayed amid coronavirus. The agency said it has received an increasing

The Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at the Tienanmen Square to mourn victims of COVID-19 on April 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. China will hold a national mourning on Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus and compatriots died of COVID-19, according to the State Council. Fred Lee |

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will “get our energy business back,” as he met with oil executives from at least seven companies amid the ongoing collapse in oil prices. “We’ll work this out and we’ll get our energy business back. I’m with you 1,000%. It’s a great business, it’s a very vital business,”

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The data

Volunteers dressed in protective suits, masks, gloves and goggles carrying blood and throat mucous samples to test for COVID-19 on March 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: More than 1,011,000.  Global deaths: At least 52,800.  Top 5 countries: United States (242,182),

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a coronavirus outbreak in Long Island is “troubling” as the infection has now spread to every county across the state, surging to 92,381 with 2,373 deaths. “I’m doing everything I can, but people are still dying and that is hurtful and humbling and painful. Just painful,” Cuomo said. “And this

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 951,901 Global deaths: At least 48,284 US cases: At least 216,722 US deaths: At least 5,137 The data

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:23 am: Apple donates almost 2 million N95 masks to New York Apple has donated 1.9 million N95 masks to the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. “We are so grateful to Apple for

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued statewide orders Wednesday mandating all residents to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak. They join New York, New Jersey, California and Washington — all among the hardest hit by the spread of COVID-19 — in implementing restrictions on people’s movements as an attempt to keep the

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 29, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters President Donald Trump prepared Americans for a coming surge in coronavirus cases, calling COVID-19 a plague and saying the U.S. is facing a “very, very painful two weeks.”  “This is

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: More than 856,900 Global deaths: At least 42,081 Top 5 countries: United States (187,919), Italy (105,792), Spain (95,923), China (82,278), and Germany (71,808) The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 7:58 a.m. Beijing time. All times below are in

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 800,000 Global deaths: At least 38,714 US cases: At least 164,610 US deaths: At least 3,170 The data above was compiled by

Countries under lockdown should do what Singapore has done to blunt the spread of the coronavirus, according to an infectious disease expert working with the World Health Organization. While the Southeast Asian nation continues to report new cases of infections daily and has seen recent spikes, it has managed to steer clear of the kind of catastrophic outbreaks

China on Tuesday said the official Purchasing Manager’s Index for March was 52.0, beating expectations for an economy hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the official PMI to come in at 45 for the month of March. In February, the official PMI hit a record low of 35.7. PMI readings above 50 indicate

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he refuses to get in a political fight with President Donald Trump amid their efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m not going to engage in politics,” Cuomo said at a press conference from the Jacob K. Javits Center, which was converted into temporary hospital space by the

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. Global cases: More than 720,100 Global deaths: At least 33,925 Top 5 countries: United States (139,675), Italy (97,689), China (82,122), Spain (80,031) and Germany (62,095) The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 7:50 a.m.

This is CNBC’s 24-hour blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This live blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 679,000 Global deaths: At least 31,000 United States cases: At least 124,600 United States deaths: At least

The coronavirus is rapidly surging throughout the United States, with some small rural counties leading the country in per capita rates of confirmed cases, according to a CNBC data analysis.  Rural counties like Gunnison County, Colorado; Blaine County, Idaho; and Summit County, Utah have all been struggling with a recent surge in infections. The counties, located

This is CNBC’s 24-hour blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This live blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  All times below are in Eastern time. Global cases: At least 614,884 Global deaths: At least 28,687 U.S. cases: At least