Most experts agree that Covid-19 testing is vital to safely reopen the economy. But getting to scale presents challenges, they say.

On Wednesday, Cuomo said most new Covid-19 hospitalizations in New York state are from people who were staying home and not venturing much outside.

New York is investigating how Covid-19 impacts children after a 5-year-old boy in New York City died due to coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

"San Diegans, just like others in California, do not want to give back the tremendous gains that we've made, the sacrifices that we've made over these last six weeks," Mayor Kevin Faulconer said.

Russia marks the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak means that celebrations have been pared back massively.

Angela Stent, author of 'The Limits of Partnership: US-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century,' warns that attention will fall on Vladimir Putin as to whether Crimea will join Russia officially.

Mebane Faber, CIO at Cambria Investment Management, explains why he thinks stocks from Greece, Ireland, Russia and Spain are more attractive than U.S. equities.

Quincy Krosby, Market Strategist at Prudential Financial, explains why the U.S. central bank is still far from initiating a rate hike.

Randy Kroszner, Professor Of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, discusses the selloff on Wall Street after Yellen indicated that rate hikes could happen sooner than expected.

Somshankar Sinha, Director, Asia ex-Japan Oil & Gas Research at Barclays, highlights the firm's lower capex spending as a key area to look out for in the year ahead.

Hans Weber, President at Tecop International, says the time-consuming process of analyzing satellite data could have slowed down the flow of information available for the search for MH370.

Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, says it is unlikely that the West will impose hard-hitting economic sanctions upon Russia.

The United States' prevailing goal will be seeing through its "phase one" trade deal with China despite rising geopolitical tensions over the latter's alleged coronavirus involvements, says Alex Wolf, head of investment strategy for Asia at JPMorgan Private Bank. He unpacks what this means for credit risk assets and hedge funds.

Warren Patterson of ING explains why he sees a rebound in oil prices next year.

The potential trade deal with the U.S. is very important for the U.K, but the negations will probably be challenging and drawn-out due to issues such as agricultural, data flows, and intellectual property, says Joshua Meltzer of the Brookings Institution.

Singapore needs sustainable measures in its "prolonged battle" against the coronavirus, so that the country can ease out of its "circuit breaker" period to resume normal activities safely, says Lawrence Wong, second minister for finance, minister for national development and co-chair of the multi-ministry taskforce on Covid-19.

It will be difficult for U.S. President Donald Trump to backtrack on the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal after previously lauding it as "the best deal ever made", says Jeffrey Kleintop of Charles Schwab, adding that March trade data shows a pickup in U.S. exports to China.

Singapore learned from the coronavirus pandemic that its migrant workers' dormitories need redesigning to prevent future outbreaks, says Lawrence Wong, second minister for finance, who is also co-chair of the country's Covid-19 task force.

Mitul Kotecha of TD Securities tells CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that the rising tensions between U.S. and China over COVID-19 could make it hard to uphold the Phase One trade deal, risking another trade war.

Migrant workers living dormitories have accounted for around 87.6% of Singapore's total 19,410 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to the health ministry.

Phil Blancato, CEO of Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, says "no one wants more economic pain" in this current environment, adding that he would be surprised if the current US China trade tensions escalate.

Ronny Gal of Sanford C. Bernstein says he thinks remdesivir will not be the most significant revenue contributor for Gilead Sciences over time. He also explains his rationale for raising the company's price target to $75 from $72.

According to Mark Mccormick of TD Securities, there lacks a realistic alternative in the currencies markets, so even if China sells U.S. treasuries, demand from other sources will come in and keep the U.S. dollar elevated for the next couple of months.

China should still set a growth target this year for the authorities to design a "sensible" stimulus package, says Liu Li-gang, Citigroup's chief economist for China, who adds that the country's unemployment rate risks exceeding 10% without aggressive fiscal stimulus.

Despite the strong demand for Nintendo's Switch console and the breakout success of its "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" title, Kazunori Ito of Morningstar Investment Management Asia says he does not see a strong game pipeline for the company this year.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at government stay at home orders as "fascist" in an expletive-laced rant on Tesla's Q1 earnings call.

Ford Motor expects to begin calling back salaried employees who have been working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic beginning in late June, executives said Thursday.

Many of the new EVs that were supposed to enter the U.S. market to challenge the California carmaker this year are being delayed.

Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.

The homes have a combined value of $39.5 million.

Despite the "unexpected and unprecedented times" due to Covid-19, the company, said Tuesday that it and French automaker PSA Group "remain committed" to a previously announced merger of equals.

About 90 United Auto Workers union members have assembled more than 10,000 respirators at a Ford plant near Flat Rock, Michigan.

"The projected economic fallout for the (auto) industry is grave," reads the bipartisan letter signed by nine lawmakers from Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Alabama, all states with big auto manufacturing plants.

At the start of his Hall of Fame NFL career, Terrell Davis was an unheralded running back competing for a spot with the Denver Broncos. After a discouraging start, Davis considered calling it quits before one play in a preseason game changed the 'entire trajectory of my career.'

Business owners who successfully got loans during the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program describe the emotional roller coaster of the process.

Main Street confidence hit a record low in the Q2 2020 CNBC Small Business Survey, with the coronavirus causing a majority of entrepreneurs to fear permanent changes, including bankruptcy.

Only 13% of small businesses that applied for relief through the Paycheck Protection Program have received funding, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey released Monday.

States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a Fed study found.

The "Shark Tank" investor also tried to look at the bright side: "So 80% are going to make it, in my view. That means it was a great investment."

April Coolidge used to work in real estate but now she makes more money driving a truck than she ever did selling houses.

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck told CNBC that the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the space industry is in "early days," as he expects a tough environment for at least 18 more months.

Cramer said that he viewed Buffett bailing on airlines as a sign that there were serious issues in the broader economy.

"This is not blockbuster drug, but watch this trend. I think it's very exciting for investors," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.

Cargo carriers have become a hot corner of the airline industry as airlines idle planes to face the coronavirus pandemic

Hady Farag of Boston Consulting Group discusses the firm's latest investor pulse check survey, including how many believe we'll need at least $1-$2 trillion of additional fiscal stimulus to support the economy through the coronavirus pandemic.

Ben Emons of Medley Global Advisors discusses the opportunities investors can find among companies operating in the "new economy", such as tech and healthcare, and those in a "return to normal" environment, such as entertainment, leisure and hospitality.

Frank Bonanno, the owner of the Bonanno Concepts restaurant group in Denver, discusses how the industry will attempt to reopen gradually Colorado lifts some lockdown measures, including transforming the dining experience.

Vince Villavalzo, owner of the Mystic Owl tattoo parlor in the Atlanta metro area, discusses his decision not to reopen his business, even as the state of Georgia attempts to reopen some of its economy.

Stew Leonard Jr., the CEO of the Northeast supermarket chain Stew Leonard's, discusses President Trump's order for meat processing plants to stay open, even despite concerns about coronavirus cases in some of those facilities.

Bjørnar Tonhaugen of Rystad Energy discusses what could potentially happen to oil prices when the U.S. and the world is projected to run out of viable physical storage capacity, potentially sometime in May.