Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe.

When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time.

As leaders from Congress and the White House toiled in high-stakes negotiations on a mammoth $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package Friday, President Donald Trump unleashed fury on those questioning his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

California has issued a "stay at home" order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state, reports BBC.