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Two Northern California residents, who have recently returned from a round-trip cruise between San Francisco and Mexico, have tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering two counties to declare states of emergency. read more...
Google searches for “coronavirus” spiked during President Trump’s press conference on Wednesday evening, where he downplayed concerns about the virus, noting “the risk remains very low” in the U.S. Julia La Roche is a Correspondent at Yahoo Finance.
Investors fear broader impact from the disease, with some economists warning of a possible recession.
Denmark has officially confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus.
The district's superintendent said the state's health officials believe risk to students remains low, but that they chose to close school out of an abundance of caution.
The 17 state colleges and universities have been directed to immediately suspend or cancel institutionally-sponsored travel to several countries due to concerns about coronavirus. An announcement sent to the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities community on Thursday says that all colleges and universities must immediately suspend or cancel institutionally-sponsored travel to countries designated Level 3 (warning) and Level 2 (watch)…
Investors fear broader impact from the disease, with some economists warning of a possible recession.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is asking people not to attend the bank's New York ...
Facebook announced Thursday that it has canceled its upcoming F8 developers conference in May amid ongoing concerns about the spreading coronavirus.
Microsoft and Epic Games also announced they would not be attending this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco
The cancellation of Facebook's biggest event of the year, which was set for May, follows in the footsteps of Mobile World Congress.
The US Navy has ordered all ships that have visited countries in the Pacific region to effectively self-quarantine and remain at sea for 14 days in order to monitor sailors for any symptoms of coronavirus.
Schools in Japan will also be closed for a month to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus
Rock band Green Day announced Thursday night that they will postpone their upcoming Asian tour, citing travel concerns due to the spread of the coronavirus. But the band says it will reschedule the shows for dates to be announced later. "We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus," the band said in a statement. "We know it sucks, as we were looking...
K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea.
Green Day are among a growing list of artists who are canceling tour dates in Asia amid concerns about the coronavirus. On Thursday, both Green Day and BTS announced nixed dates from their previously planned jaunts through the region. “We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus,” Green Day wrote on Twitter late on Thursday night. “We know it sucks,...
Greenday and Stormzi have also rescheduled the Asian legs of their tours.
Spy agencies in the U.S. are observing the rapid spread of the coronavirus and were concerned about how countries -- specifically India and Iran -- could respond to an outbreak, according to a report on Thursday.
No events allowed with more than 1,000 people.
The Swiss government has banned events of 1,000 people or more.
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases outside China exceeded those inside the country two days in a row this week, the WHO announced Thursday.
Green Day has joined the roster of bands postponing tour dates in Asia out of concern about the coronavirus. “We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus,” the band tweeted last night. “We know it sucks,” the tweet continues, “as
The conference continues amid a citywide state of emergency
The Swiss government has banned all events of 1,000 people or more, fearing the events increase the risk of spreading COVID-19.
"At this time, no Racers or anyone on the production team travelling with them have contracted the virus, or shown symptoms, and we are not aware of anyone being exposed to it," according to CBS
CBS has suspended filming on the 33rd cycle of the global reality competition series.
Travel agents in the metro say they are busy advising worried clients during the global coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines-based travel agent Rick South Jr. said he's been busy helping clients concerned about coronavirus. Sign up for our Newsletters "The big thing is that they don't want to be stranded," South said. South said most concerned clients are spring break travelers. "If you're going down to Mexico for spring break or Florida or...
The CDC has released a new diagnostic test for COVID-19 and rolled out guidelines for how state and local health labs can correct previously faulty test kits sent out by the agency.
A CBS spokesperson said nobody involved with "The Amazing Race" has contracted the virus or shown symptoms.