Around 3.3 million Americans have applied for unemployment because of sweeping layoffs and businesses shutting down in response to the pandemic. Stocks on Wall Street rose.
Coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. have risen to above 1,000. Spain has become the country in Europe where COVID-19 is spreading the fastest and has had more than 4,000 fatalities.
According to four Associated Press sources, the U.S. is going to indict Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, as well as members of his inner circle, on money-laundering and drug-trafficking.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., may delay the passage of the $2.2 trillion virus relief bill; he is threatening to try to force a roll call vote. Members would need to travel to Washington.
The U.S. has 85,996 confirmed cases of COVID-19, surpassing Italy and China. Spain has had more than 4,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus. UK’s Prime Minister has tested positive.
Following the U.S. putting a $15 million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Maduro said he would fight both the U.S. and Colombia if they tried to invade his country.
Despite an earlier potential snag, the house has passed the $2.2 trillion rescue package and has rushed it to President Donald Trump who said he would sign it immediately.
The guidelines for restrictive social distancing have been extended by the president through April 30. Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. coronavirus death toll could exceed 10,000.
Spain reported more than 800 new deaths because of COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci said that U.S. cities are about to experience a rapid acceleration of novel coronavirus cases.
In an overnight smash-and-grab raid the painting by Vincent van Gogh entitled "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" was stolen from a museum closed due to COVID-19.
A Navy hospital ship has arrived in NYC. The Tokyo Olympics has been rescheduled to start on July 23, 2021. Japan's Prime Minister is urging WHO to help speed development of vaccines.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo implored medical workers to come to New York to help deal with the coronavirus crisis. The death toll in New York because of COVID-19 totals more than 1,200.
Novel coronavirus-related deaths in Spain rose overnight by 849, bringing the death total for the country to more than 8,000. The worldwide infection number is more than 800,000.
The U.S.’s plan for Venezuela requires Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaidó to hand power to a council of state to govern until presidential and parliamentary elections can be held.
Dr. Silvio Brusaferro, the head of Italy’s national institutes of health says Italy has hit the “plateau” in COVID-19 infection rate and should see a decline in new cases.
