The coronavirus has infected more than 4.82 million people globally, and killed at least 318,851 people as of Tuesday.
A week of retail earnings kicked off before the market open on Tuesday, with Walmart and Home Depot each reporting strong same-store sales growth as consumers stocked up and stayed home during the quarter.
The World Health Organization’s assembly continues for a second day, as critical eyes continue to fall on the agency and the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Late Monday night, President Donald Trump threatened to pull support from the agency permanently and started a 30-day clock for the WHO to commit to changes.
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.
The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
10:03 am ET — Southwest Airlines says the worst of a drop in bookings appears to be over, but demand is still far off last year’s levels as the coronavirus continues to keep travelers away.
The Dallas-based airline says new bookings are now outpacing cancellations. As a result of the improvement, Southwest expects its May operating revenue to be down 85% to 90%, from a previous forecast of a 90 to 95% drop compared with May 2019.
up to 30% — from a previous forecast of 5% to 10% full. —Leslie Josephs
9:54 am ET — Amazon said it delivered more than 100 million medical items to front-line workers and government agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company’s business-to-business marketplace in late March debuted a dedicated section of its website where «organizations on the front lines» could order items including N95 masks, ventilators and surgical gloves, among other things. Amazon received an influx of requests from front-line workers at the end of March and early April, as safety gear and ventilators were in extremely short supply.
Since the launch, Amazon said more than 20,000 customers have used the site to secure essential supplies, with personal protective equipment and janitorial sanitation products, like medical grade disinfectant solutions, being the most popular. —Annie Palmer
9:50 am ET — Olive Garden’s parent company Darden Restaurantsbegan reopening dining rooms with limited capacity on April 27, and it looks like the move is lifting sales.
