Global National: March 8, 2020 | Countries work to contain the spread of COVID-19

Mike Le Couteur reports on what measures Ottawa is taking in response to the COVID-19 outbreak's growing economic impact on Canadian businesses, while Mike Drolet covers the massive virtual lockdown throughout northern Italy, in an attempt to stop the country's surging number of infections.

Jennifer Johnson reports on the scramble of U.S. health officials to control surging new cases of COVID-19 across the country, and why the White House is also proving difficult for them. Plus, Jeff Semple separates fact from fiction as misinformation about the coronavirus continues to create widespread panic.

Jackson Proskow reports on how Bernie Sanders faces an uphill battle against Joe Biden, as the race for the U.S. democratic presidential nomination continues.

Robin Gill takes a look at how Canadians and people around the world are marking International Women's Day.

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