24/7 LIVE-BLOG ON NBCNEWS.COM WITH THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NETWORK’S MEDICAL, BUSINESS, POLITICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS

As Coronavirus infections hit more than 80,000 cases across six continents, NBC News is introducing a network-wide initiative to cover the latest breaking news on the virus including:

• A newly launched 24/7 live-blog with extensive video and the latest updates every few minutes from the network’s medical, business, political and investigative reporters with updates on known cases, locations and circumstances of new infections, and implications for financial markets and global economic impacts

• A dedicated morning newsletter takeover – Morning Rundown Special Edition: Coronavirus Crisis – starting Monday with the latest from NBC News and MSNBC medical correspondent Dr. John Torres and updates on business and financial ramifications from Ali Velshi. Plus, tracking the global spread, keeping readers informed on how to prepare for a possible pandemic with prevention information and ways to stay safe

• Exclusive expert interviews and singular reporting across NBC’s flagship news programs including:
  • A one-on-one interview this Sunday on Meet the Press with Vice President Mike Pence, newly appointed by President Trump to coordinate the U.S. response to the virus
  • NBC News Investigative and Consumer Correspondent Vicky Nguyen will be on TODAYMonday answering frequently asked questions from viewers
  • Reporting from the network’s international and medical correspondents each night on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and TODAY
  • Plus, wall-to-wall coverage on MSNBC and all NBC News Digital platforms including NBC News Now, Stay Tuned, and more.

• NBC News social team posting updates around the clock with daily breakouts across all social planforms, including daily Q&A sessions with Dr. John Torres. Plus, a dedicated Facebook group focused solely on sharing information and insights about the Coronavirus along with explainers and tips on NBC News NOW.

• Key insight and analysis from the network’s medical experts:
  • NBC News and MSNBC medical correspondent Dr. John Torres, a renowned emergency room physician with extensive international experience in the field including numerous humanitarian trips to Central and South America
  • Top virologist and NBC News and MSNBC Medical Contributor Dr. Joseph Fair, a virus hunter and outbreak responder and USAID Special Advisor for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr. Fair has covered outbreaks of the world’s deadliest diseases often in remote and dangerous locales and reported on other subjects such as childhood vaccinations, groundbreaking scientific research and its impact, and new medical developments
  • Dr. Natalie Azar, NBC News medical contributor covering all health-related and breaking medical news for NBC Nightly News, TODAY and MSNBC

• The latest from the network’s top international reporters and correspondents dispatched throughout the world including most recently: 
  • Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel in Singapore one-on-one with one of the world’s top virologists, Dr. Danielle Anderson, at her lab on the origin of COVID-19
  • Foreign Correspondent Molly Hunter and Chief Global Correspondent Bill Neely both reporting from Milan, Italy where there are more than 400 reported cases of COVID-19
  • NBC News Tehran Bureau Chief Ali Arouzi covering the spread of the virus in Iran, where seven government officials have been infected
  • Plus, Foreign Correspondent Kelly Cobiella live from Tokyo and Seoul and NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley reporting from the network’s London bureau  

• Plus, NBC News and MSNBC’s robust reporting teams covering the virus from all angles including the political, policy and economic implications: 
  • The NBC News Medical Unit has been tracking the origin and spread of the virus, working with public health officials and experts on infectious diseases; including key insight and analysis from contributors Dr. Natalie Azar, NBC News Health Fellow Dr Rosemary Guerguerian and NBC News Medical Reporter Erika Edwards
  • NBC News Correspondent Hans Nichols, Investigative Reporter Laura Strickler and digital investigative reporter Suzy Khimm are covering how government agencies are managing the outbreak and mitigating a potential pandemic
  • NBC News National Security Correspondent Ken Dilanian and Investigative Reporter Dan De Luce will continue to look at the national and global security implications 
  • NBC News Senior Business Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle is reporting daily across both networks from the New York Stock Exchange in addition to Ali Velshi anchoring from the stock exchange floor today; NBC News Business Correspondent Jo Ling Kent is at the Port of Long Beach where large cargo cancellations have been occurring and Technology Reporter Jacob Ward is at U.C. Davis where the hospital is monitoring a diagnosed coronavirus patient and NBC News Correspondent Ron Allen monitoring a patient being tested in New York City.