Coronavirus: Texas says abortions ‘non-essential’ amid pandemic
Facing medical supply shortages, two US states impose restrictions – critics warn move goes too far.
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Coronavirus: Trump hopes US will shake off pandemic by Easter
As the president sets out “a beautiful timeline”, New York warns it is a “canary in the coal mine”.
Coronavirus: Asia markets rise after US stimulus package agreed
Stocks rally around the world as America agrees a near-$2tn economic package to support its economy.
Bodies of coronavirus victims found in Spanish nursing homes
Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspected of dying from the new coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday.
Anyone leaving New York must self-isolate or risk spreading COVID-19, health officials say
With around half of the country’s infections, New York state is the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., prompting a special warning from public health authorities Tuesday.