Coronavirus may infect up to 70% of world's population, expert warns https://t.co/gRdKozB6gk pic.twitter.com/JPKGBhj6Wl

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 2, 2020

Six people have now died in the United States after contracting the novel coronavirus. Here's what to know about COVID-19 in the U.S. https://t.co/xYbohQebX0

— TIME (@TIME) March 2, 2020

Mike Pence refuses to say he’d take his kids to Disney World while coronavirus is spreading across America
https://t.co/R1H3v1zqsC

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 2, 2020

While public health officials and medical experts raised the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak, a timeline of events shows that President Trump downplayed their concerns and injected controversial and unproven theories into the conversation https://t.co/0J6JsBmRUk

— CNN (@CNN) March 2, 2020

"It's insulting to even imply that this is political. It's science, not politics."

— Dr. Kavita Patel, an Obama White House policy adviser, on the Trump administration's handling of COVID-19.https://t.co/aGfEF4TMLX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 2, 2020

President Trump: "The Coronavirus shows the importance of bringing manufacturing back to America." pic.twitter.com/q3QHaop9Fj

— The Hill (@thehill) March 2, 2020

Trump pushed pharma CEOs about deploying a coronavirus vaccine in a mere few months. The CEOs and government expert Dr. Anthony Fauci explained why that isn’t possible (the need for testing). Trump eventually said, “Well, I think treatment in many ways might be more exciting.”

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 2, 2020

"Two days after Joe Biden's sweeping victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, two big endorsements designed to turbo charge the former Vice President's once-flagging candidacy ahead of Super Tuesday… the last 48 hours have catapulted Biden" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/mxrVYV6U75

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) March 2, 2020

In the latest poll, Bernard Sanders holds a 9 point lead in Texas and a TWENTY ONE point lead in California.

😱😱😱https://t.co/Civq8GzSth

— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) February 28, 2020

Overlooked in the understandable flood of news: what was unacceptable a few months ago even to Senate GOP for a nominee as Trump's head of intelligence is now being accepted. Trump has been a master at boiling the Senate slowly. https://t.co/s9iPkhyk1k

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) March 2, 2020

NBA has sent a coronavirus memo encouraging players to use fist-bumps with fans instead of high-fives and avoid autographs, per @wojespn @ZachLowe_NBA pic.twitter.com/5PP7Q5S6Xl

— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) March 2, 2020

PM warns that thousands will catch coronavirus across Britain https://t.co/pKFNIGiuSX

— The Independent (@Independent) March 2, 2020

"A possible, very significant expansion of coronavirus in the UK population – that's clearly on the cards"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells @BBCLauraK it's "more likely than not" the UK will face a challenge in the coming weekshttps://t.co/maWu5Ny5U3 pic.twitter.com/MsH5wOeKe6

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 2, 2020

"Coronavirus: just eight out of 1,600 doctors in poll say NHS is ready" Over 99% of them disagree with Boris Johnson's glib assurances. I wonder which we should believe? 🤔 https://t.co/Kx9DvIJVjL

— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) March 2, 2020

With the UK beginning trade negotiations with both the EU and the US this month, here is who Brits would prefer to have as the closer trading partner between the two:

🇪🇺: 51%
🇺🇸: 17% https://t.co/WvJ33sSe7V pic.twitter.com/V0Z2WTsp20

— YouGov (@YouGov) March 2, 2020

A ‘patriotic breakfast’?
Sausages were invented by Sumerians circa 3000BC; all beans used in baked beans are native to South America; pork was first salted in ancient China & hens were first domesticated in ancient Egypt. ‘Patriotic’
What an awful joke Brexit is making of the UK. https://t.co/DA1Trgwdw8

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 2, 2020

The leaders of a secretive South Korean church at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak in the country are facing murder charges https://t.co/t5GA56nky7 pic.twitter.com/DGB8nVhwZY

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 2, 2020

Venice becomes a ghost town as coronavirus keeps tourists away https://t.co/wy6CVTyou1

— The Independent (@Independent) March 2, 2020

European governments are divided in their response to the coronavirus, as they seek to balance protecting public health with economic disruption. https://t.co/rCRcqpdTmQ

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 2, 2020

FT View: Over the past decade, as nationalism has taken root, the world has fragmented. The coronavirus is forcing nations to demonstrate that they are still capable of co-operating for the common good https://t.co/wD6CadRUiH

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 2, 2020

Don't look now but Netanyahu just pulled off one of the greatest political magic acts of all time https://t.co/NyePU4iVsv

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 2, 2020