WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic

JAMEY KEATEN, MARIA CHENG and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Italy Locks Down Entire Country; Israel Tightens Entry

COLLEEN BARRY and ADAM GELLER / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2020 Virus fears also cause biggest drop in Wall Street stocks since 2008, and global oil prices suffer their worst percentage losses since 1991. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Italy Quarantines More Than a Quarter of Country to Slow Virus Spread

FRANCES D'EMILIO and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2020 The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $8.3 Billion Bill to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in U.S.

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2020 The rapid spread of the virus has rocked financial markets, interrupted travel and threatens to affect everyday life in the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘This Is Not a Drill’: WHO Urges the World to Fight Virus

MATT SEDENSKY and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fed Cuts Interest Rates as Virus Crisis Drifts Westward

LORI HINNANT and KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2020 Mushrooming outbreaks in other parts of the world contrast with optimism in China, where the number of new infections is dropping. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CDC Missteps Have Left Us Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Mar 2, 2020 The agency designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to find a fix for state and local labs. The consequences could be deadly. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Virus Outbreak Has Earmarks of a Global Economic Crisis

ADAM GELLER, PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2020 The list of countries touched by the illness climbs to nearly 60 as more than 83,000 people worldwide fall ill. Over 2,800 have died so far. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Italian Towns on Lockdown as Virus Spreads Internationally

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2020 South Korea reports 433 cases of the new virus; 6 dead in Iran, 2 in Italy. Some outbreaks show no direct link to travel to China. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Virus Cases Balloon in S. Korea as Outbreak Shifts, Spreads

HYUNG-JIN KIM and MATT SEDENSKY / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2020 Globally, over 76,000 people have been infected in 27 countries, and more than 2,200 have died. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chinese Health Report Says 80% of Virus Cases Have Been Mild

MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2020 The coronavirus report also says that new cases seem to be falling, although it's too soon to tell whether the outbreak has peaked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )