“Tensions on board boiled over when a female passenger started deliberately coughing on staff to get them to open the doors and let her off, according to Fugu M.”— Tom Michael, the-sun.com
“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) confirmed via Twitter on Sunday evening he recently interacted with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, so he's decided to self-quarantine at home.”— Rebecca Falconer, axios.com
“An outbreak could devastate low-income black and Latino communities that, even in the best of times, face serious medical challenges.”— John Eligon, nytimes.com
“As more Americans get coronavirus on land and at sea, thousands of passengers from an afflicted cruise ship could soon disperse to quarantine centers across the country.”— Holly Yan, cnn.com
“Stanford University will move all of its classes online after a faculty member of the Northern California school tested positive for the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19.”— Marty Johnson, thehill.com
“Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening.”— Katie Weston, dailymail.co.uk
“I find myself trapped at home thanks to the simple act of attending a funeral at my synagogue — and while our quarantine so far is 'voluntary,' we all understand it really is not.”— Samuel Heilman, nypost.com
“In the low-severity model — or best-case scenario of the seven — ANU researchers estimate a global GDP loss of $2.4 trillion, with an estimated death toll of 15 million.”— Rosie Perper, news.yahoo.com
“Cough into your elbow, not your hand. Or pull the collar of your T-shirt up to cover your mouth when coughing. That's the coughing advice from experts who seek to minimize risk of viral transmission.”— Pien Huang, npr.org
“Even before COVID-19 became a global crisis, Chinese leaders had been criticized for their handling of the situation and lack of transparency about the disease's progression. Things now look like they're on the upswing, and businesses even appear to be headed back to work — but whistleblowers and lo…”— Kathryn Krawczyk, theweek.com
“One of the things to know with COVID-19: runny nose is rarely a component of the illness.”— Marta Feldmesser, nypost.com
“A person has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States.”— Robert Jablon, apnews.com
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 33 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and the state is currently monitoring at least 8,400 others —a day after U.S. health officials confirmed the first possible community transmission of the coronavirus in a Solano County resident.”— Berkeley Lovelace Jr., cnbc.com