- Economists warn full recovery could “take years” as Fed index sees worse collapse than during the Great Recession
- Vermont orders stores to stop in-person sales of nonessential items and even go as far as close entire aisles in stores to stop people “browsing” when bored.
- WHO accused of suppressing information about Taiwan’s coronavirus prevention measures
- Nearly 60 percent of U.S. workers won’t meet basic financial needs under one-month coronavirus quarantine, survey shows
- EU: Europe struggle to count the deaths from nursing homes. France is running out of body bags.
- France: More than 350,000 people fined for breaking lockdown rules in France
- Germany: Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus
- Italy: In the last 2 weeks, the Coronavirus emergency room in Parma (Italy) had over 50 patients. Today, for the first time since it was set up, the room is empty
- UK: reports 4324 new cases and 563 new deaths
- USA: Bill Gates calls for nationwide shutdown: ‘Shutdown anywhere means shutdown everywhere’
- USA: coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000 after nearly 900 new deaths were reported today
- USA: Publix Supermarkets now allows employees to wear masks and gloves at work
- USA: 40+ person birthday party broken up by police in Los Angeles. Several party goers became irate prompting officers to request additional assistance.
- USA: Driver gets warm, unexpected reception when delivering toilet paper to Costco (NJ)