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Here are some of AP’s top stories Tuesday on the world’s coronavirus pandemic.
Follow APNews.com/VirusOutbreak for updates through the day and APNews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak for stories explaining some of its complexities.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY:
— An Associated Press investigation has found companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving millions of dollars from a relief fund that Congress created to help small businesses through the crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to infuse small businesses with $349 billion in emergency loans that could help keep workers on the job and bills paid on time. But the AP found that at least 75 companies that received the aid were publicly traded and some had market values well over $100 million.
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__The U.N. General Assembly demanded global action to quickly scale up the development of and access to medicines, vaccines and equipment to battle the pandemic. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, warns that rushing to ease coronavirus lockdowns could lead to a resurgence of the outbreak.
— President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. National security adviser Robert O’Brien says the move is about protecting Americans’ health and livelihood.
— The market for U.S. crude is in turmoil as investors worried about full storage facilities and a collapse in demand, with one contract trading below zero. The extreme volatility in energy markets highlighted investors’ broad concerns about the duration of the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy.
— South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. But the possibly of high-level instability raised troubling questions about the future of a nuclear-armed state that has been steadily building an arsenal meant to threaten the U.S. mainland.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover.
Here are the symptoms of the virus compared with the common flu.
One of the best ways to prevent spread of the virus is washing your hands with soap and water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends first washing with warm or cold water and then lathering soap for 20 seconds to get it on the backs of hands, between fingers and under fingernails before rinsing off.
You should wash your phone, too. Here’s how.
TRACKING THE VIRUS: Drill down and zoom in at the individual county level, and you can access numbers that will show you the situation where you are, and where loved ones or people you’re worried about live.
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ONE NUMBER:
— $5 BILLION: U.S. hog farmers have endured an estimated $5 billion in losses for the industry amid restaurant closures.
IN OTHER NEWS:
— QUEEN ELIZABETH: Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence during the lockdown, forgoing the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells. The monarch decided that the celebratory display would not be appropriate during the pandemic.
— TOM BRADY: New Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was ejected from a park that is closed to the public. The six-time Super Bowl champion was spotted working out by himself at a downtown park, according to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.
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Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
