March 27 coronavirus news

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a stay-at-home order for the state starting 5 p.m. ET Monday.

The order also limits gatherings to no more than 10 people.

The state has reported 763 cases of Covid-19 and three deaths.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all eviction enforcement and legal proceedings to stop.

The executive order issued today means landlords cannot evict tenants for nonpayment of rent due to Covid-19.

President Trump just tweeted that he has signed the $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, which just hours earlier passed in the House of Representatives. 

Read Trump's tweet:

The French government has announced a new supply of masks for officers after seven police unions issued a "solemn warning" to Interior Minister Christophe Castaner that they will stop enforcing lockdown measures unless provided with protective masks.

Interior Ministry spokesperson Camille Chaize said on Thursday that 800 000 masks have already been delivered to police forces, and an additional one million masks should arrive this weekend or at the beginning next week.

Chaize also thanked postal services for donating 300,000 masks to the police. 

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, speaking at a news conference Friday, asked anyone coming into the state to quarantine for 14 days.

Officials said they are concerned people will enter West Virginia to escape Covid-19 hot zones.

The announcement comes as the state reports 76 cases of coronavirus.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig has tested positive for coronavirus, Mayor Mike Duggan said during a news conference Friday.

Duggan also said 39 Detroit police officers have tested positive for the virus, and 468 are in quarantine. Duggan said Craig is at home and has not been hospitalized.  

Congress just passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the growing economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Included are direct payments to many Americans. Individuals are eligible for up to $1,200 and couples would receive up to $2,400 — plus $500 per child.

But the payments would start phasing out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes of more than $75,000. The amount would then be reduced by $5 for every additional $100 of adjusted gross income, and those making more than $99,000 would not receive anything. The income thresholds are doubled for married couples.

Income would generally be based on one's 2019 or 2018 tax returns.

The money will likely be deposited directly into individuals' bank accounts — as long as they've already authorized the IRS to send their tax refund that way over the past two years. If not, the IRS would send out checks in the mail.

The White House has said they hope to begin distributing cash quickly, but it may take weeks before the bulk of payments go out.

US stocks finished the session in the red on Friday, but that didn’t keep major indexes from posting one of their best weeks ever after a monstrous rally between Tuesday and Thursday.

Here's where things stand:

Remember: As stocks settle after the trading day, levels might still change slightly.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said President Trump's comments about ventilators during a television appearance Thursday could be "deadly."

Pritzker said that Trump questioned whether more ventilators were needed during an appearance the same day the US reported more cases than China and Italy.

"At worst the comments are deadly," Pritzker said.

He said his state is still working to obtain more personal protective equipment and supplies, including ventilators, at the recommendation of epidemiologists and doctors on the front lines of the pandemic.