Officials with City of Austin announce cancellation of SXSW

Mayor Steve Adler and other city leaders will be providing the community with information and answering questions about how city and county operations concerning the recent coronavirus outbreak. 

NCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19

A Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game Friday afternoon at Johns Hopkins University is believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus.

Second COVID-19 case reported in Houston

The Houston Health Department has confirmed the second case of coronavirus COVID-19 within the City of Houston, bringing the total number of confirmed and presumptive cases in the greater Houston area to six.

Couple married for over 60 years are separated by coronavirus quarantine

Cameras captured the moment Dorthy Campbell, 88, visited her husband of more than 60 years on Thursday, though they were still separated by a glass window.

How did coronavirus get its name?

COVID-19 originated in China, but where did the coronavirus get its name?

New Jersey schools prepare to teach kids at home if coronavirus outbreak worsens

Officials in New Jersey are urging community leaders to not delay making contingency plans for a worsening public health crisis. That includes possibly closing schools.

Man tests positive for coronavirus bringing number to 4 in NYC

Two more people were confirmed to have coronavirus in New York City, bringing the total to four, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Video shows Asian man being attacked with spray cleaner

The NYPD is investigating a possible coronavirus-related hate crime after an Asian man was sprayed with what appeared to be an air or fabric freshener on a subway train.

US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated

So far, there are few signs that the job market has been affected by the disease, but most economists expect hiring to slow in the coming months.

Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 12 people in the U.S. and infected more than 200.

LIST:  FDA approved products to kill coronavirus

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a list of products registered for use to kill COVID-19.

Coronavirus concerns after Brooklyn school’s trip to Italy

Questions are being raised after it was reported that a teacher, 44 students and six staff members from James Madison High School in Sheepshead Bay spent their winter break in one of the so-called “hot zones” of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus days after Pope tested negative

Vatican City was hit by the virus, with the tiny city-state confirming its first coronavirus case Friday but not saying who was infected. The Vatican has insisted Pope Francis, who has been sick, only has a cold. 

US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's timeline.