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"Remuzzi said that if evidence of COVID-19 cases in Italy as far back as November was confirmed, this may signal that the virus can go undetected for months."Italian scientists investigate possible earlier emergence of coronavirus

New Law Gives Sweeping Powers To Hungary's Orban, Alarming Rights Advocates

A food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies

Wuhan doctor who was among the first to alert other medics to the spread of coronavirus 'goes missing' amid fears she has been detained for speaking out

General Electric Workers Walk Off the Job, Demand to Make Ventilators

Italy Risks Losing Grip in South With Fear of Looting, Riots

'People are panic-buying cocaine': the drug dealer, spaceman, therapist and others on life after coronavirus

Just in: Pentagon now reports the DoD community has 1,087 cases of Coronavirus this AM, up from 600 on Friday

Tokyo’s infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions

Denuncian a Sánchez ante el juez por prevaricación por permitir las marchas del 8-M en plena epidemia

Dutch museum says Vincent van Gogh painting stolen in overnight raid

Corona Virus and the Future of Festivals - Emanuel Sferios

Economists forecast a record 3.5 million more people filed for unemployment last week amid the coronavirus shutdown

1. New York hospitals received some damaged ventilators
2. Vint Cerf, who helped create the internet, has the coronavirus

3. Coronavirus live updates: Death toll soars past 38,700 with more than 801,000 people infected around the world

   Open coffins are left on roads to remind people to stay inside while soldiers shoot disinfectant from water cannons. Here's what lockdown for 57 million people in the Philippines looks like.

4. Google's revenue is on track to shrink for the first time ever because of the coronavirus, according to one of the internet industry's top analysts

   
   

   Facebook and Twitter blocked videos from Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for coronavirus misinformation

   RESTAURANT APOCALYPSE: More than 110,000 restaurants expect to close up forever in the coming weeks, with millions out of work and the industry's future uncertain

   New Zealand, a country of about 5 million, has 18 million masks in its reserves, with 80,000 being made every day

   The Empire State Building was lit up like an ambulance to remind New Yorkers to stay home

   The luxury sector is bracing itself for its worst year in modern history, analysts warn

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Amid a critical shortage, pandemic ventilator inventor makes his design open source

California governor: 170 ventilators sent from Trump administration were 'not working'

Harvard researchers: Social distancing during COVID-19 may have to be turned on and off like a spigot

New York City, now the epicenter of the virus in the U.S., has seen a 24% dip out of its previous ten-week range.

Hungry rats swarm New Orleans streets as coronavirus closes restaurants, bars

Virus hits China's economic heart -- its small businesses (Feb)

FWIW (Daily Mail:) China's efforts to blame coronavirus on a US army delegation to Wuhan infuriate No. 10 as Boris Johnson's advisers say Beijing's statistics on its cases could be downplayed by a factor of 40

The Department of Defense is quietly asking Congress to rescind the requirement to produce an unclassified version of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) database.

Amazon warehouse workers in New York will strike after an employee tested positive for coronavirus

Spain's COVID-19 Case Total Passes China's, South Korea Reports Disturbing Rebound In New Cases: Live Updates

1. $2 trillion stimulus may salvage economy for only a few months

2. After more than 10,000 coronavirus deaths — the worst in the world — there are signs that Italy's lockdown is beginning to work after 3 weeks

   The US is using mobile ad data to track people's movements during coronavirus lockdown

   Language lesson marketplace Preply closed $10 million just before COVID-19 hit and is now seeing a 50% spike in business

   "Language learning startup Preply has seen a 50% jump in business over the last month."

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The Workers Who Supply the World’s Food Are Starting to Get Sick

'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America

Pandemic could spark unrest among West's urban poor - Red Cross aid agency

Failed US Mission to Buy Ventilators

8 strains of the coronavirus are circling the globe. Here's what clues they're giving scientists.

VENEZUELA’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE MIGHT SURPRISE YOU

German state finance minister Thomas Schäfer found dead

With Profound Sadness, Jefferies Announces Death of Jefferies Group LLC CFO, Peg Broadbent

Every time a customer asks for a sauce, napkins, etc., I always see them reaching into their bag for fries — shoving it in their mouths and reaching out for what they asked for. I can sometimes feel the salt on my hands from their fries. That's when I start to wonder do people even care about us. Sure, I can wear gloves but I'll be concerned in changing my gloves consistently in order to keep the next customer safe.

Coronavirus aid package forces mid-sized companies to agree not to break up unions or outsource jobs if they want a slice of the $2 trillion stimulus

One chart shows New York City's coronavirus cases, deaths, and hospitalizations by age bracket as the city's cases top 20,000

Many of the world's airlines could be bankrupt by May because of the COVID-19 crisis, according to an aviation consultancy. These airlines have already collapsed because of the pandemic.

Facebook is giving $100 million in grants to small businesses affected by the coronavirus. Here's how to apply.

"The Industry Has Never Experienced Anything Like This Before": 3% Of All Restaurants Have Already Closed Permanently

Tesla, Apple, and Ford are stepping up to address global shortages of ventilators, hand sanitizer, face masks, and gowns. Here's a running list of companies helping out.

$1.5 billion ZipRecruiter just laid off hundreds only days after the CEO told employees the business wasn't impacted by the coronavirus

4 Passengers Die Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded Near Panama As Company Begs For Bailout Cash

Trump Bails Himself Out? Overlooked Provision In Stimulus Bill Affords $170 Billion In Real Estate Tax Breaks

Singapore To Jail People For 6 Months For Standing Too Close To Strangers

Trump backtracks on a quarantine order for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, saying it will 'not be necessary'

'Shareholders come last': Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban says CEOs should prioritize employees and their families in coronavirus crisis

Scylla and Charybdis, as far as the CEOs are concerned, both options leading to lawsuits.

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Violence erupts in China as people try to leave coronavirus-stricken Hubei province

Internet use could be rationed to prioritise health services and online lessons

Federal Reserve to lend additional $1 trillion a day to large banks

Russia Halts War Games on NATO Borders to Fight Coronavirus

Millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance in a pandemic

Governor: Tokyo on the brink of explosive outbreak

Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse

9/11 Families Detail Meeting With Slain Reporter Khashoggi

Abbott Launches 5-Minute Virus Test for Use Almost Anywhere

UK Report Portal Re Violators of Social Distancing

South Africa begins 'unprecedented' military-patrolled lockdown

Germany has a remarkably low coronavirus death rate — thanks largely to mass testing, but also culture, luck, and an impressive healthcare system

While the US Postal Service fights for its life financially, 2,000 of its workers are in quarantine and dozens have tested positive for the coronavirus

One map shows how much residents of each US state are really social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak

A Connecticut doctor has been charged after authorities said he deliberately coughed on his coworkers

People across the United States have been arrested and charged in recent days after allegedly violating social distancing measures.

Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho are doing the least social distancing, while Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Washington, DC top the list.

The coronavirus can damage the heart, even in people with no history of heart disease, new research suggests — showing it doesn't affect only the lungs

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Amazon’s Bezos, Other Corporate Executives Sold Shares Just in Time 

"With the pandemic bearing down on the market, sales by insiders spared them $1.9 billion in paper losses, a Journal analysis shows"

Chinese doctors say coronavirus ‘like a combination of SARS and AIDS’, can cause irreversible lung damage

Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns

A third of the global population is on coronavirus lockdown — here's our constantly updated list of countries and restrictions

"China, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, and Spain have implemented mass quarantines to slow the coronavirus spread."

A Record 3.3 Million Americans Just Filed For Unemployment Benefits

UK Prime Minister, Health Secretary Test Positive For COVID-19 As Russia, Hungary Expand Lockdowns: Live Updates

Photos Show NYers Failing Miserably At Social Distancing Just Steps From Mayor De Blasio's Home

Chicago Mayor Warns, Those Who Go Outside To Exercise Risk Arrest

Mayor Francis Suarez is convinced thousands in Miami have the coronavirus, thinks the governor should lock down Florida, and says its impact 'can become apocalyptic'

China Industrial Profits Plunge Most On Record

Top Democrat joins immigration judges in calling for courtrooms to be closed during the COVID-19 pandemic

One chart compares coronavirus cases per capita in the hardest-hit countries around the world — Switzerland, Spain, and Italy top the list

France, Czechs, & Other US Allies Exit Iraq Over COVID-19 Fears

The US government reportedly has a stockpile of 1.5 million expired N95 masks in storage as hospitals around the country face critical shortage

Banks, hardware stores, liquor stores, and grocery: These businesses are seeing foot-traffic bursts amid the coronavirus pandemic

10 business leaders who have cut their salaries to $0 to help struggling workers as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on their industries

UK police officers are using drones to 'lockdown shame' people for walking their dogs in remote areas during the coronavirus outbreak

The Cheesecake Factory is reportedly furloughing nearly 41,000 restaurant workers

Luxury brand Armani announces that all its Italian factories will be used to make medical overalls for healthcare workers amid shortages

Pandemonium In The Pacific: US Carrier Diverts To Guam As COVID-19 Cases Spike Among Crew

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"Help Flatten The Curve" – Pornhub Offers Free Premium Service To Everyone

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Turkey’s Coronavirus Crisis Risks Rivalling Italy, Experts Warn

Covid-19: 

Bahrain one of the first in the world to use hydroxychloroquine for treatment

This is not being posted as an endorsement of the treatment. The question is, is it fact or ass-kissing? 

Entire senior home in New Jersey, 94 people, presumed to have coronavirus 

Beijing Sends 150,000 Wuhan Virus Testing Kits to Prague, 80% Fail

Ziad Khoury, préfet de l'Aisne, interdit la vente d'alcool

France forbidding the sale of alcohol during lockdown.

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation - FAO, analysts

Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin to cut services starting Wednesday as ridership has dropped 87 percent

Gangs call curfews as coronavirus hits Rio favelas

The great CEO exodus of 2020

'A generation-defining moment': Krugman, Roubini, El-Erian warn that the record 3.3 million unemployment claims are 'just the start'

Nearly Half Of All Patients At Bay Area Hospital Are Confirmed Or Suspected Coronavirus Cases

The "Fallen Angel" Avalanche Arrives: S&P Downgrading Companies At Fastest Pace On Record

A record-shattering number of Americans filed for unemployment last week — here's what the situation looks like in each state

Jefferies touts big tobacco as 'recession proof,' saying smokers aren't fazed by illness risks and the boredom of lockdowns will encourage more smoking

Booze used to make hand sanitizer may be free from taxes under the coronavirus stimulus bill, as breweries and distillers ditch beer and vodka for sanitizing gels

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Russian Researchers Fully Decode Covid19

"Biggest Lockdown In World History" – India Paralyzed As COVID-19 Crisis Unfolds 

CUBA USES 'WONDER DRUG' TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS AROUND WORLD DESPITE U.S. SANCTIONS

Coronavirus: Second wave of infections in Asia makes repeat surge of disease ‘inevitable’, scientists warn

Iceland scientists found 40 mutations of the coronavirus, report says

'That's when all hell broke loose': Coronavirus patients start to overwhelm US hospitals

Coronavirus Pandemic: Countries start hoarding food

Coronavirus: Germany bans gatherings of more than two people

Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks

Defying Allies, Italy Signs On to New Silk Road With China 

House panel warns coronavirus could destroy Postal Service by June

New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill In Congress Creates U.S. Digital Dollar

CDC says coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise ship cabins for up to 17 days after passengers left

Coronavirus killing more than a person an hour in NYC

Marriott CEO says coronavirus is ‘like nothing we’ve ever seen,’ cuts his salary to $0

NYC crime down 25% in first week of coronavirus shutdown — just one homicide

‘I’m definitely going to get it. We all are,’ N.J.’s top health official says as she leads the state’s coronavirus war

CORONAVIRUS SURGES: More than 2,700 new cases in Europe alone, with Italy hit hardest

Influencers in LA are taking a 'hygiene ice cream truck' to Skid Row's homeless to prevent coronavirus spread

Moderna's Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Might Be Ready For Limited Use By The Fall

Florida Man Faces Five Years For Stealing 66 Rolls Of Toilet Paper

New York state plans to treat severe coronavirus patients with a 100-year-old blood therapy, which uses the plasma of recovered patients

The city of Wuhan will end the world's harshest coronavirus lockdown after 11 weeks. The world is petrified that the virus will come back.

Barclays made $250 million in one day of trading last week as banks are raking in money on market volatility

Electricity Consumption In Italy Plummets Amid Countrywide Quarantine

CVS, Walmart, and 14 other 'essential' businesses that are desperate for workers right now

Costco is offering an additional $2 an hour to its hourly employees across the US as the coronavirus outbreak causes massive shopping surges

Spain's coronavirus crisis is so uncontrollable that care home residents were left dead and abandoned in their beds, and Madrid is using an ice rink as a makeshift morgue