US hospitals fear crippling shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients

The Society of Critical Care Medicine has projected that 960,000 coronavirus patients in the U.S. may need to be put on ventilators at one point or another during the outbreak.

Gov. Kemp signs budget including $100 million for fighting coronavirus

Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia’s amended fiscal year 2020 budget that will dip into the state’s rainy-day fund for $100 million that can be spent to combat COVID-19.

Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the first million respirator masks will be made available immediately.

Building a savings cushion in a time of emergency

Experts generally suggest having three to six months of savings on hand, but that can be tough for many people who are living paycheck to paycheck.

Dow claws back 1,049 points as Fed, Treasury move to restore investor confidence

U.S. equity markets opened higher Tuesday as investors tried to claw back some of their losses from the steepest one-day slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987.

Kroger Atlanta Division now limiting store hours during coronavirus outbreak

Kroger said Tuesday they will join other supermarket chains in cutting back their hours in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Tuesday, all stores in Georgia, eastern Alabama and South Carolina will only be open between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.

List of Georgia schools offering students meals during coronavirus outbreak

Local school officials are making sure students who normally rely on free meals or reduced lunches don't go hungry amid the coronavirus outbreak. To help, many school districts have set up ways to distribute meals to those children. 

California city temporarily restricts alcohol, marijuana sales to help prevent big social gatherings

One city in California is restricting alcohol and marijuana sales to encourage residents to avoid large social gatherings on St. Patrick's Day in order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Uber, Lyft suspending shared ride options in response to coronavirus

Uber and Lyft announced on Tuesday that they would be suspending their respective pool and shared options in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bay Area takes unprecedented action, issuing legal order for residents to stay at home

In an unprecedented move to slow the spread of an illness killing people throughout the world, six Bay Area counties on Monday issued a legal order directing their residents to stay at home for three weeks starting Tuesday.