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Trump and U.S. states escalate campaign to slow coronavirus spread

7:52pm EDT

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK The White House issued new U.S. coronavirus guidelines on Monday warning Americans to limit social gatherings to 10 or fewer people and urging restaurants, bars and other public venues to close in states where community transmission of the virus exists. | Video

Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warns of recession

7:21pm EDT

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. | Video

Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warns of recession

7:14pm EDT

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. | Video

U.S. airlines seek $50 billion coronavirus bailout to avoid collapse

7:10pm EDT

WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines sought a government bailout of more than $50 billion as the White House is urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff in U.S. travel demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. | Video

Trump declares coronavirus national emergency, says he will most likely be tested

Mar 13 2020

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus to free up $50 billion in federal aid and said he would "most likely" be tested for the virus himself soon after facing possible exposure. | Video

Coronavirus hits politicians, sports and showbiz stars as it spreads across globe

Mar 13 2020

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Australia's minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135,000 people and killed more than 4,900 worldwide. | Video

Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat

Mar 13 2020

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium, nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak caused sweeping closures and economic disruption. | Video

Markets suffer record meltdown as global coronavirus alarm grows

Mar 13 2020

WASHINGTON/BEIJING Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified, and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide. | Video

Coronavirus poses new challenge to Trump's re-election bid

Mar 12 2020

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump faced one of the gravest threats of his political career as the coronavirus pandemic spread, leaving fellow Republicans to worry that the White House's response and the hit to the economy would harm his re-election prospects. | Video

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