Evening Edition: Virus spurs more cancellations and market shock waves

Markets plummet, despite dramatic Fed intervention; NCAA tournament canceled; MLB delays Opening Day by at least two weeks ; Trump's Europe travel ban causes confusion; Pandemic tests clout of cruise industry and its long-standing ties to Trump; Satellite images show Iran digging vast burial trenches for virus victims; Sanders wins California; he and Biden criticize Trump's handling of coronavirus outbreak ; Joe Biden appoints new campaign manager as he shifts focus to Trump; Pentagon awaiting decision from Trump on how to respond to deadly rocket attack in Iraq; Pregnant woman dies after falling from border wall, a sign of migrants' desperation ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Virus spurs more cancellations and market shock waves Schools in Ohio will close for at least three weeks in a drastic new move to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Thursday. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Markets plummet, despite dramatic Fed intervention In percentage terms, the 10 percent loss marked the Dow Jones industrial average's worst day since 1987. The Dow and the broader S&P 500 index fell for the 13th time in the last 15 sessions. By David Lynch, Thomas Heath, Taylor Telford and Heather Long ●  Read more »   NCAA tournament canceled NCAA made the decision about its end-of-season basketball tournament days after saying it would go on without fans. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   MLB delays Opening Day by at least two weeks Baseball officials maintain "the hope of resuming normal operations as soon as possible." By Dave Sheinin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's Europe travel ban causes confusion Katie Zezima explains the new U.S. restrictions on travel from Europe. Peter Whoriskey and Abha Bhattarai report on how paid sick leave, or lack thereof, is exposing vulnerabilities in the United States. And Ben Golliver on the NBA's suspended season. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »   Pandemic tests clout of cruise industry and its long-standing ties to Trump The administration's warnings earlier this week that the public should avoid cruise ships sent industry officials into a panic, according to people familiar with the situation. By Josh Dawsey, Jonathan O'Connell, Ashley Parker and Beth Reinhard ●  Read more »   Satellite images show Iran digging vast burial trenches for virus victims Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged. By Erin Cunningham and Dalton Bennett ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sanders wins California; he and Biden criticize Trump's handling of coronavirus outbreak Former vice president Joe Biden is planning "virtual" events in coming days, and he and Sen. Bernie Sanders are scheduled to square off in a highly anticipated debate from Arizona on Sunday, ahead of primaries next week in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. By John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   Joe Biden appoints new campaign manager as he shifts focus to Trump Jen O'Malley Dillon, who worked on the campaigns of Barack Obama and Beto O'Rourke, will be charged with rebooting the Biden effort for the general election. By Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   Pentagon awaiting decision from Trump on how to respond to deadly rocket attack in Iraq Three coalition service members in Iraq, including two Americans, were killed Wednesday night. By Dan Lamothe and Louisa Loveluck ●  Read more »   Pregnant woman dies after falling from border wall, a sign of migrants' desperation A year ago, the Guatemalan woman probably would have tried to turn herself in to seek asylum, an official said, but the array of new restrictions has prompted border-crossers to take more risks. By Nick Miroff ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for everything you need to know about the spread of the new coronavirus in the U.S. and around the world. Access all stories in the newsletter for free. Sign up »

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