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Is China turning the tide on coronavirus?

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Pedestrians wearing face masks ride an escalator near an overpass with an electronic board showing the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, in Shanghai, China.

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China reported that there were no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. But in Italy, the death toll from coronavirus overtook China’s, as hospitals said they were being overwhelmed and the government prepared to prolong emergency lockdown measures. And, governments around the world, including the US, are working to counter crashing economies. US Congress passed two coronavirus-related spending bills totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. Also, art museums around the world have shut their doors amid the outbreak, so art institutions and enthusiasts are going digital with some pretty innovative social media campaigns.

In This Episode

Understanding China’s coronavirus numbers
US President Donald Trump at a White House podium
Pandemic threatens stability, demands ‘coordinated global action,’ says Susan Rice
Special Coverage
The music of Roberto Fonseca
A worker wears a protective face mask works while cleaning the interior of a public bus, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 15, 2020.
In Central America, efforts to slow spread of coronavirus could lead to ‘autocratic tendencies’
Special Coverage
A midshot of President Vladimir Putin
Russia is trying to spread a viral disinformation campaign
Special Coverage
Coronavirus test breakthrough
Congress passes coronavirus spending bills
Iran struggles to deal with the coronavirus
Welcome to spring
Slack’s big moment