More than 1,000 firms responded to FEMA’s call for coronavirus supplies, but just three have products the agency can buy, says a person familiar with the matter
Within federal agency coordinating pandemic response, such dead-ends are known as ‘vaporware’
Countries are experimenting with both high- and low-tech ways to enforce lockdowns or self-quarantines. WSJ reporters in Rome, New York and Hong Kong compare their isolation experiences to show how some governments are willing to impose stricter measures to stop the virus. Photo illustration: Crystal Tai
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