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.

A "shelter in place" order went into effect for most of the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday night amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reporter Marisa Lagos gives an inside look at what it's like in the first US city to shut down. Plus, Angela Greiling Keane on what happens if the entire nation does the same?

Over the course of a week, President Trump went from telling Americans the coronavirus would disappear to declaring a national emergency. POLITICO's Gabby Orr gives an inside look at Trump's transformation — and how lingering problems at the White House are still fueling the crisis. Plus, the Fed makes a drastic move to jumpstart the economy. And the CDC is warning against mass gatherings.

In a tweet earlier this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy referred to COVID-19 as the "Chinese coronavirus." He said he stands by that wording despite the backlash. Congresswoman Judy Chu tells POLITICO's Jeremy Siegel why she thinks the tweet is xenophobic and dangerous.