Coronavirus updates: Britain’s Prince Charles tests positive

id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body”> Empty streets are becoming a common site during the COVID-19 pandemic. James Martin/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus pandemic has upended life across the globe. Health care systems scramble to control the virus and governments are instituting strict social distancing measures to try to flatten the curve.

The situation is constantly evolving as the disease caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19, rapidly spreads. The original epicenter of the outbreak, Wuhan, China, has seen a marked dropoff in cases. But Italy and other nations are witnessing dramatic increases in cases and deaths.  CNET has been tracking the outbreak since it was first traced to a novel coronavirus in early January. We have compiled answers basic questions, ways to protect yourself and others, where you can and can’t go in lockdown and advice for staying healthy and entertained during long periods at home.  This article describes the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak each day.

It is updated as new information becomes available. CNET Coronavirus Update Keep track of the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus updates March 25 Apple donates millions more masks worldwide Apple CEO Tim Cook provided an update on the tech giant’s efforts to help the world through COVID-19, saying Apple has now “sourced, procured and is donating 10 million masks to the medical community in the United States.” This is in addition HOW TO MAKE A MASK AT HOME “millions more” donated to the hardest hit European regions.

“Our ops teams are helping to find and purchase masks from our supply chain in coordination with governments around the world,” Cook tweeted. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is making hand sanitizer and face shields, according to a report by CNBC. 1M Californians have filed for unemployment 1 million Californians have filed for unemployment in the last 12 days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. He added California has now distributed 24.5 million N95 masks, and has ordered 100 million new masks.

Newsom also secured commitments from Wells Fargo, Citi, JPMorgan and US Bank to waive mortgage payments for the next 90 days for people impacted by the coronavirus. Bank of America only agreed to a 30-day period. Prince Charles tests positive, self-isolates in Scotland Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a spokesperson for the royal family. He’s been “displaying mild symptoms” of COVID-19 but is otherwise in good health and working from home, his office said in a statement.

His wife, Camilla, has tested negative, and the couple is self-isolating at home in Scotland. Prince Charles tested positive for coronavirus and is displaying “mild” COVID-19 symptoms. Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty Images “It is not possible to ascertain from whom the Prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks,” his office said. Charles last saw his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on March 12, the BBC reported, but the 93-year-old British monarch “remains in good health.” March 24 Senate, White House agree on $2 trillion stimulus package US senators and the White House reached a deal to deliver a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package, according to The New York Times.