Thursday, March 19, 2020

Here’s What to Know About the Coronavirus Pandemic Today



As more facts and figures emerge around the pandemic COVID-19 in the days ahead, Vogue will be pinpointing exactly what you need to know each morning.

Below, here are the latest updates.

For official information on coronavirus prevention, please visit the World Health Organization or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites.

Today, for the first time since the virus was discovered, there have been no new reported cases of the coronavirus in China.

Union Square Hospitality Group chief executive Danny Meyer was forced to lay off nearly 2,000 employees yesterday in light of dire revenue losses from the closures of all of his restaurants.

An E.U. commissioner is asking users of streaming platforms like Netflix to refrain from streaming videos in high resolution in order to prevent internet congestion.

Amazon has closed one of its delivery centers in Queens, New York, after an employee there tested positive for COVID-19.

President Trump said he would be calling on a wartime law, the Defense Production Act, in order to direct civilian businesses to start making medical supplies (including ventilators) and other necessary products.

The president also shared details as to the $1 trillion stimulus package, which includes $500 billion in direct payments to taxpayers and $500 billion in loans for businesses.

As of this morning, there are more than 220,000 cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide.