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Democrats dropped a proposal to establish a new paid sick leave entitlement for public health emergencies and added tax credits for small- and medium-size businesses requested by Republicans.

President Trump, surrounded by business leaders, said coronavirus tests would soon be more widely available. Investors pushed the market up nearly 10 percent.

The Trump administration says Americans returning from coronavirus hot spots are being screened for symptoms. Some travelers say that is not happening.

European Union officials call for coordination as countries begin closing borders, infringing on bloc’s cherished policy of free movement

Projections based on C.D.C. scenarios show a potentially vast toll. But those numbers don’t account for interventions now underway.

Dozens of countries are closing borders, expanding testing, prepping hospitals, shuttering schools and businesses amid mounting deaths and widening pandemic

New Zealand will require everyone arriving in the country to isolate themselves for 14 days in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The rule, which was to take effect April 1, would have tightened work requirements for some food stamp recipients. But a judge said flexibility in food aid is needed amid a pandemic. (Image credit: Portland Press Herald/Portland Press Herald via

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who met with Donald Trump in the United States less than a week ago, will be retested for coronavirus following a negative test on Friday, Brazil’s Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reported.