President Donald Trump announced that help from the U.S. military was on its way Wednesday when he directed the Navy to dispatch two hospital ships to the East and West coasts to deal with the spreading coronavirus pandemic. “They are massive ships. The big white ships with the red cross on the side. One is called Mercy and the other is called Comfort. They are in tip-top shape,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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Sonia Bautista was living paycheck to paycheck in one of the most expensive regions of the country when the coronavirus hit, and her finances went from bad to disastrous. Her employer, the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, a four-star luxury property owned by Marriott, told her that business had slowed and it didn’t need her anymore, just when her husband had his job in a hotel cafeteria cut from five to two days a week.

As COVID-19 Crashes the Economy, Workers and Business Owners Wonder if Anything Can Save Them From Financial Ruin

(BEIJING) — Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day. But in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese authorities said Thursday that the city and its surrounding province had no new cases to report. The news offered a rare glimmer of hope for the rest of the world as it battles the virus, and perhaps a lesson in the strict measures needed to halt its spread.

The City Where the Coronavirus Outbreak First Took Hold Reports No New Cases

Dear the good folks at ESPN: During this time of an unprecedented global sports shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we realize you’re trying your best to fill programming hours with compelling athletic content. And as much as we love seeing UFC fights from Brazil with no fans, the Basketball: A Love Story documentary and wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL player movement, we think you can do better. We know you can do better.

10 Classic Sporting Events ESPN Should Air to Fill Its Programming Void

When the world learned about a then-nameless novel coronavirus on the last day of 2019, few could have predicted how it would shape the year about to begin. In less than three months, that disease, COVID-19, has claimed more than 8,000 lives and changed millions more. Countries and regions around the world have taken unprecedented actions, from citywide lockdowns and mass quarantines to sweeping travel and business restrictions.

When the world stops. What to know and what to do about the global pandemic

Public health officials have simple advice to abate the spread of COVID-19 in the United States: If you’re sick, stay home. And even if you’re not sick, stay home and practice “social distancing” whenever possible. That could be challenging for the 24% of American civilian workers who lack any sort of paid sick leave. If they skip work because they’re feeling ill or because their children's schools have closed as a result of coronavirus, they miss paychecks.

Trump Signs Paid Leave Law Amid Coronavirus Crisis—But Millions Won’t Be Eligible

When Joanna Lin appeared for jury duty in New York City on March 12, she noticed the other 180 prospective jurors in the Manhattan waiting room were trying to avoid one another, choosing seats as far apart as possible. Some wore masks, and just about everyone, including the court clerk, was discussing the coronavirus. “After all these other things are canceled,” Lin, 34, recalls thinking, “there's still jury duty.” The next day, that changed.

‘It Will Have Effects for Months and Years.’ From Jury Duty to Trials, Coronavirus is Wreaking Havoc on Courts

With health and government officials urging people to stay home as much as possible in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are looking for productive and comforting ways to pass the time indoors. Cue the resurgence of cooking and baking as two of the most tried-and-true activities for not only keeping busy, but also learning valuable life skills.

5 Tips From Chefs on Cooking From Your Pantry If You’re at Home

Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and other run-of-the-mill materials as they deal with a severe shortage of equipment needed to care for patients who may have COVID-19. Among the supplies coming in handy: clear vinyl sheets. “We are very close to being out of face shields,” said Becca Bartles, executive director of infection prevention at Providence St. Joseph Health, a 51-hospital system.

U.S. Hospital Workers Are Making Masks, Protective Gear From Office Supplies Amid Equipment Shortage

Becton Dickinson, a medical technology company, submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of what could be the fastest COVID-19 test on the market so far. The New Jersey-based company says its test could deliver results to hospitals in as few as two hours. According to Becton Dickinson (BD) CEO Tom Polen, the test has already been used in China, including at the pandemic’s epicenter in Wuhan, and in Europe.

Becton Dickinson Seeks Emergency FDA Approval for a Two-Hour Coronavirus Test

(BOISE, Idaho) — The world's largest gun store, in metro Atlanta, has had lines that are six and eight people deep. A gun store in Los Angeles had lines that stretched down the block. And at least one store in Idaho put limits on sales after its shelves were nearly cleared out. Just as grocery stores have been stripped bare by Americans panicked by coronavirus, guns and ammunition have started flying off the shelves.

Coronavirus Fears Fueling Spike in Sales of Guns and Ammunition

Facebook says a bug in its anti-spam system is blocking the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook's vice president of integrity, said on Twitter Tuesday that the company is working on fixing the problem. Users are complaining that links to news stories about school closings and other information related to the virus outbreak being blocked by the company's automated system.

Facebook Acknowledges an Anti-Spam Bug Is Blocking Coronavirus News

Disney will delay the release of the Black Widow movie indefinitely due to the global coronavirus outbreak. The film was set to release May 1, almost 10 years after actor Scarlett Johansson made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as the character in Iron Man 2.

Black Widow Is Delayed—But For Franchise Films, That’s Just the Beginning

When Julie Snyder of Delray Beach, Fla., first tried to cast her vote Tuesday in the Democratic presidential primary, she was unable to do so because one of the election supervisors had not arrived to her polling location at the city's Emmanuel Catholic Church. "I'm just really frustrated. I don't know what to do," the 59-year-old told TIME on Tuesday morning, adding that while she waited for the election worker to arrive she saw multiple other people try to vote and leave.

Poll Workers Didn't Show Up at Some Primary Election Precincts Because of COVID-19 Concerns

The Chinese government moved Tuesday to strip credentials from American reporters working for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, in a tit-for-tat exchange with the U.S. that has escalated in recent weeks. Beijing also demanded those outlets, as well as TIME and Voice of America, hand over details about personnel and operations. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed Americans working for the three U.S.

China Announces Expulsion of U.S. Journalists

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