Coronavirus updates: Fear batters the economy as U.S. death toll rises to 26

I’ll repeat. The secondary effects of this bug are showing to be worse than the bug itself.

Wall Street reeled and millions of Americans worried after the stock market’s worst day since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell [today] more than 2,000 points, or nearly 8%, based largely on concern over the coronavirus and oil prices.

The U.S. death toll rose to 26 and several members of Congress are in self-quarantine after possible exposure. Despite contact with some of those lawmakers in recent days, President Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus, according to his press secretary.