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An ambulance from Ohio outside of Wyckoff Hospital in the Borough of Brooklyn on April 4, 2020 in New York. Brian R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images Data in recent days show a slowdown in the rate of new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states, raising hopes that aggressive mitigation efforts such as social

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discusses details for economic relief during the daily coronavirus response briefing as Small Business (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 2, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Wednesday that small

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: More than 1,426,000 Global deaths: At least 81,865 Most cases reported: United States (396,223), Spain (141,942), Italy (135,586), France (110,065) and Germany (107,663).  The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 7 a.m. Beijing time.  All times below are in Beijing time. 8:20

Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Ecstacy cruise ship is docked at the Port of Jacksonville amid the Coronavirus outbreak on March 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Sam Greenwood | Getty Images Shares of Carnival Corp. jumped by more than 21% Tuesday before the market opened, extending Monday’s gains after the Saudi sovereign wealth fund disclosed an 8.2%

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,359,300 Global deaths: At least 75,945 US cases: At least 368,449 US deaths: At least 10,993 The data

People wearing protective masks walk through Lu Xun Park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 1,341,907.  Global deaths: At least 74,476. Top 5 countries: United States (366,614), Spain (136,675), Italy (132,547), Germany (102,453), and

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,280,000 Global deaths: At least 69,789 US cases: At least 337,600 US deaths: At least 9,648 The data

European markets are set to open higher Monday as the rate of new coronavirus infections appears to be slowing in the region. London’s FTSE is seen 92 points higher at 5,493, Germany’s DAX is seen 268 points higher at 9,788 and France’s CAC 40 is seen 105 points higher at 4,255 while Italy’s FTSE MIB

Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, that the zoo said on April 5, 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in an undated handout photo provided by the Bronx zoo in New York. WCS | Reuters A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1.2 million Global deaths: At least 65,711 US cases: At least 312,245 US deaths: At least 8,503. The

People wearing protective masks walk through Lu Xun Park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 1,197,405 Global deaths: At least 64,606 Top 5 countries: United States (308,850), Spain (126,168), Italy (124,632), , Germany

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: At least 1,134,418. Global deaths: At least 60,115 US cases: At least 278,458 US deaths: At least 7,159 The data

The adoption of telemedicine shifted into hyper-drive over the past month, with virtual health-care interactions on pace to top 1 billion by year’s end, according to analysts at Forrester Research. That would represent a massive expansion from telemedicine usage before the coronavirus pandemic. “There were three barriers that impacted the lack of adoption, or the slowness of adoption,

The Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at the Tienanmen Square to mourn victims of COVID-19 on April 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. China will hold a national mourning on Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus and compatriots died of COVID-19, according to the State Council. Fred Lee |

A health care professional swab tests a patient for coronavirus at drive-through testing outside the Emergency Room entrance at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Milton, MA on March 30, 2020. Matthew J. Lee | The Boston Globe via Getty Images The U.S. hit a milestone this week — albeit one that came much later than

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The data

Volunteers dressed in protective suits, masks, gloves and goggles carrying blood and throat mucous samples to test for COVID-19 on March 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: More than 1,011,000.  Global deaths: At least 52,800.  Top 5 countries: United States (242,182),

This is a file photo showing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Quantum-class cruise ship, the Anthem of the Sea, as it sits moored at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, Oct. 6, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Royal Caribbean has fully drawn down two of its revolving credit lines as the struggling

The torrent of Americans filing for unemployment insurance continued last week as more than 6.6 million new claims were filed, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That brings to 10 million the total Americans who filed over the past two weeks. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones estimated 3.1 million, a week after 3.3 million filings in

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:23 am: Apple donates almost 2 million N95 masks to New York Apple has donated 1.9 million N95 masks to the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. “We are so grateful to Apple for