Stocks slide after Fed rate cut fails to stem market's dread as coronavirus spreads

Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets racked by worries that a fast-spreading virus outbreak could lead to a recession.

Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to nine, with tensions rising over how to contain the outbreak.

Trump donating part of 2019 salary to coronavirus fight

President Trump will donate part of his 2019 salary to fighting coronavirus, a novel illness that has killed at least seven Americans.

2nd New York coronavirus patient traveled to Miami, Gov. Cuomo says

A man in New York City’s suburbs was hospitalized in serious condition with the COVID-19 virus Tuesday after becoming the second person to test positive in the state, prompting schools to close and raising the possibility that the virus is spreading locally.

More coronavirus testing sheds light on how COVID-19 is spreading in US

New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising the total of affected states to 11.

Manhattan woman is first coronavirus case in New York

A 39-year-old healthcare worker who had traveled to Iran and is the first coronavirus case in New York City is recovering at her home in Manhattan, said NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday.

US COVID-19 death toll climbs to 6 in Washington

Washington state health officials announced 3 new virus deaths, bringing the death toll to 5 in the state and U.S.

CDC confirms 2 cases of coronavirus in Florida, 184 others being monitored

Governor DeSantis said that Florida labs presumptively confirmed the diagnosis on Sunday but the CDC in Atlanta officially confirmed it on Monday afternoon.

Delta, American suspending flights to Milan as coronavirus cases rise in Italy

Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50 percent Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning yet, advising Americans against any travel to two regions in northern Italy that have been hard hit by the virus that first emerged in China in December.

Fear of coronavirus cancels local student's trip to Italy with no assurance of a refund

The fear of coronavirus is forcing many people to cancel their travel plans. Some students say it’s not fair their school trips abroad are being canceled and there’s no way they’ll be able to make them up

Second coronavirus death in U.S. confirmed in Washington

The first COVID-19 death was in Washington state on Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States. 

CDC mistakenly releases San Antonio patient who later tests positive for Coronavirus

The patient was part of the group that came back from Wuhan, China over two weeks ago via a State Department chartered flight. According to the CDC, the patient was asymptomatic and had met all of the CDC's criteria for release.