Over 1.5 billion people across the globe—more than one-fifth of the world's population—have been ordered or urged to stay home amid a deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.
Journalists take images of the illuminated Olympic Rings monument at Odaiba Marine Park as the Rainbow Bridge is illuminated in rainbow colors to mark half a year before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 24, 2020. The International Olympic Committee on announced that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, on March 24, 2020.
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Sunday said it would assess the worldwide situation over the next four weeks and make a decision that could include the scenario of postponing the Games. The board, however, emphasized that it has no current plans to outright cancel the 2020 Summer Olympics as such a scenario"would not solve any of the problems or help anybody."Sen.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar takes the stage with her husband John Bessler as a Democratic president candidate during a primary night event at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, New Hampshire, on Feb. 11, 2020. Klobuchar announced on March 24, 2020, that her husband has been hospitalized after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.Klobuchar said her husband, who is 52, has no preexisting conditions and was"very healthy" prior to falling ill with the virus.
"Why would I get a test when other people who are getting sick aren't getting tests? That's how I approached it, I'm going to be treated like everyone else," she said."I think that's what everyone has to do right now."ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed FEMA administrator Pete Gaynor Tuesday on why the Defense Production Act is not being used for masks, ventilators and other protective equipment.
An ambulance sits outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2020, as the Senate continues negotiations on an economic relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic."We will use it, I have no doubt about it," Gaynor added."But right now we're focused on getting those critical items to those states most in need. What I say to all governors out there, if you find a source, go buy it. FEMA will reimburse you.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor appears on "Good Morning America," March 24, 2020."What the governors are saying is that the federal government should scoop it up and distribute it to the states," Stephanopoulos responded,"and by forcing them to compete with each other, it's driving the price and hurting their ability to get what they need.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they are"very close" to an agreement on a massive stimulus package to save the national economy from the detrimental impact of the coronavirus pandemic. "Today we’ve been working incredibly hard, both sides have been working around the clock," Mnuchin said."There are still documents that are going to be reviewed tonight and turned around, there's still a couple of open issues, but I think we're very hopeful that this can be closed out tomorrow.
Ahtisaari, a United Nations diplomat and mediator who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve international conflicts, served as Finland's head of state for one six-year term from 1994 until 2000.A woman wears a mask in Honolulu, Hawaii, as state officials announce more restrictions in response to a pandemic of the novel coronavirus, March 23, 2020.
Residents can leave their homes for various needs, including to seek health care, purchase food, take care of the elderly, minors and those with disabilities, and to exercise outdoors.
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