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 lockdown throughout northern Italy, in an attempt to stop the country's surging number of infections.<br /><br />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 spread.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />Robin Gill takes a look at how Canadians and people around the world are marking International Women's Day.<br />