As coronavirus cases mount, U.S. hospitals are bracing for a surge in patients and working to avoid a healthcare crisis like Italy's. POLITICO's Dan Diamond breaks down how prepared we are ... and the three people he blames for the spread. Plus, China reports its first day with no new local infections. And layoffs due to the pandemic are skyrocketing.

Businesses are shuttering. The market is teetering. How bad could it get? POLITICO's Ben White breaks down where the economy is headed — and how the U.S. could drop more than $1 trillion to fix it. Plus, coronavirus deaths in the U.S. have reportedly topped 100. And Joe Biden pulls further ahead.