"Without vigorous steps, the CDC estimates the COVID-19 will infect 70 to 150 million Americans," Michael Hicks tells Newsweek. "This would have enormous economic costs."

Italy has seen a slight drop in cases over the past few days, while the U.S. saw nearly 100 more deaths in a day.

"They arrived in Los Angeles, and Elon Musk is already working with the hospital association and others to get those ventilators out in real time. It's a heroic effort," Governor Gavin Newsom said.

Council on Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology have urged people to continue taking their medications.

A couple mistook a parasite treatment for a drug which experts hope could be used against COVID-19.

The group managed to escape from the jail after using a table to break open an exterior fire door.

According to a press release from Abbott Laboratories, the new antibody tests will provide more efficient results, and can exclude false-positive results 99.6 percent of the time and exclude false-negative results 100 percent of the time.

Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted told reporters that a spike in unemployment had caused an issue with a website for jobless claims.

In Virginia, one struggling restaurant owner faces losing his business because of the coronavirus pandemic, but he is doing what he can to help the staff he had to lay off.

More countries have introduced travel restrictions in order to help curb the spread of the virus, including the United Arab Emirates, Spain and Singapore.

"New legislation will likely expand eligibility dramatically, so people who don't think they qualify right now, double-check," said Michele Evermore of the National Employment Law Project.