Abbott waives certain regulations for telemedicine care in Texas

He has also directed the Texas Department of Insurance to issue an emergency rule relating to telemedicine care for patients with state-regulated insurance plans to help Texas doctors treat their patients while mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Florida closing bars, nightclubs for 30 days; issues sweeping changes for restaurants, beaches

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced tighter guidelines for the state, including closing all bars and nightclubs for 30 days. The closure begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The decision comes after nearly 200 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Customers, owners adjust to new Dallas County rules banning dine-in restaurant service

Restaurants and their loyal customers throughout Dallas County did their best on Tuesday to adjust to the temporary ban on people eating in dining rooms due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Questions, concerns arise as Dallas ISD goes online for 155,000 students

Dallas ISD students are on Spring Break. But in a matter of days, thousands of parents, students and teachers will be navigating online instruction.

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.

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.

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.