Charles Morgan The Pandemic Epicenter Is Shifting

Plus: 5 Things You Should Know About The COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

First, some good news (or what passes as good news these days): Italy’s coronavirus deaths seem to be slowing down, and yesterday saw the lowest daily increase in deaths in the past 6 days with 727 new fatalities reported. As Europe continues to fight its way out of the center of the pandemic, fatalities in the U.S. are only increasing. In New York, Governor Cuomo says that the hardest-hit state only has 6 days of ventilators left in its stockpile as cases rise above 90,000 in the region.

Business

President Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia led to oil’s largest single-day percentage gain in history.

Last week jobless claims surged to 6.65 million, a record high.

The government has spent millions coordinating its COVID-19 response over Zoom, despite criticism of the app’s security.

After a backlash from employees, Amazon says it will provide all warehouse workers and Whole Foods staff in the U.S. and Europe with temperature checks and surgical masks.

Science & Health

Should everyone wear a mask in public? It’s complicated, but here's what we know so far.

It’s still unclear whether or not COVID-19 can be spread just by normal breathing.

This app is being used to help triage cases in Libya’s fight against COVID-19.

After successful coronavirus quarantines, the European Space Agency will resume four of its missions.

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Small Business Relief Tracker: Funding and other resources for business owners grappling with coronavirus.