Fears of the coronavirus combined with the speed and reach of social media can quickly cripple the healthiest of businesses.
The coronavirus is coinciding with "significant decreases" in nitrogen dioxide over China, according to NASA, as authorities there continue to place more people under quarantines and some businesses remain closed amid the outbreak.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) said Tuesday that it would start conducting deep cleans of New York City's subway trains and busses every three days in order to keep the coronavirus from spreading in the city. Transport Workers Union president Tony Utano told NBC's New York affiliate that subway turnstiles, station handrails, MetroCard and ticket vending machines would be wiped down daily by MTA employees.In all, the heightened...
With new cases of novel coronavirus reported daily in countries across the globe, many travelers are wondering if they should cancel or postpone existing plans and hold off on booking trips.
What Houston-area school districts, health departments are doing about coronavirus
We know how many people have died from the virus, but we don't know the total number of patients. That will change.
In some cases, the schools are offering partial reimbursement to students.
China's coronavirus caseload has continued to wane as the epidemic takes a firmer hold beyond Asia.
The World Health Organization says healthcare systems are still unprepared, but containment is possible.
An evacuee from China who turned up positive for the coronavirus after being released from quarantine over the weekend visited the North Star Mall before returning to isolation, authorities said during a news conference Monday. The evacuee, who was staying at the Holiday Inn hotel near the airport, visited the busy retail outlet from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, officials said. She spent most of that time eating alone at the food court....
OTTAWA — Canada's tourism industry is bracing for the impact of the novel coronavirus on the number of foreign visitors this summer travel season. Some people in the industry are already seeing a change in the number of people coming from overseas, particularly from China — the second-largest long-haul market for Canada-bound tourists and where the outbreak began. "Bookings are down from China by about 70 per cent between March and October, so...
KGW received hundreds of texts Saturday from concerned viewers seeking answers to their questions and concerns regarding the coronavirus. These were the three most commonly-asked questions. Q: Is there a vaccine to prevent coronavirus? A: According to the CDC website, there is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. GET THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE...
Saudi Arabia took the rare step of suspending religious pilgrimage trips to the kingdom and limiting entry by tourists to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.