CNN, CBS News, NBC News and ABC News are scrambling to put together coronavirus special reports

Variety

The national news outlets are "shaking up regular formats and seeking new ways to inform the public about the contagion," according to Variety. Tonight Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta will host a two-hour "global town hall" on the coronavirus. On Sunday, NBC News  chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel will host an On Assignment broadcast from Hong Kong, where he's meeting with a doctor treating coronavirus patients.