In this issue

Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and tried more recently against SARS and Ebola, just might work for COVID-19, too: using blood donated from patients who’ve recovered.

FIRST SIGNS OF HOUSING DISRUPTION APPEAR; A CALL FOR ROBOTS

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world.

5 mins

US JOBLESS CLAIMS HIT 3.3 MILLION, QUADRUPLE PREVIOUS RECORD

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

4 mins

Teams, Toddlers and Cabinets: The Joys of Working from Home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.

4 mins

FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS THINK OUTSIDE THE GYM DURING CORONAVIRUS

Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that his gym has closed due to coronavirus fears.

4 mins

VIRUS SENDS A NATION OF RESTAURANTGOERS BACK TO THE KITCHEN

Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches.

4 mins

DAILY BREAD? IN FRANCE, FIGHTING VIRUS 1 BAGUETTE AT A TIME

In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time.

4 mins

Drugmaker Backpedals on Specialty Status for COVID-19 Drug

Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could have allowed it to block competition and boost profits for its treatment.

2 mins

VIRUS-SHOCKED HOLLYWOOD GETS BREAK WITH STREAMING SERVICES

Sports are on hold, theaters are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has stunned Hollywood.

4 mins

SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS? TRY BANKING ONLINE

If the coronavirus has you self-isolating, you’re likely more concerned about staying in touch with loved ones and carefully planning your grocery excursions than about changing your money routine.

3 mins

REVIEW: MACKIE LEADS A LITTLE-KNOWN STORY IN ‘THE BANKER'

“The Banker ” is an odd title for this film. It has the effect of underselling a fascinating story about a black business savant that was inspired by real events. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) became a real estate mogul in Los Angeles and (eventually) the owner of a bank in his Texas hometown at a time when all the cards were stacked against him.

3 mins

MANY AIRLINE FLIGHTS NEARLY EMPTY AS VIRUS UNDERCUTS TRAVEL

Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty.

4 mins

NETFLIX ESTABLISHES $100 MILLION VIRUS RELIEF FUND

Netflix said it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production.

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