The Coronavirus Goes Global

The illness is on every continent except Antarctica, with more new cases now being reported outside China than within. But how threatening is the outbreak, really?

Coronavirus Upends Global Toy Industry

Toy companies are delaying shipments and new product launches and struggling to fill retail orders as the epidemic disrupts supply chains around the world.

Coronavirus 'is a true black-swan event' sparking corrections across global markets

International investors believe coronavirus is truly a global phenomenon, and the entire global stock market has been taken down.

IMF likely to downgrade global growth due to coronavirus: IMF spokesman

The fast-spreading coronavirus will clearly have an impact on global economic gr...

Global Stocks Plunge as Coronavirus Fears Deepen

'Right now the direction ahead for the economy is straight down,' said one expert

Coronavirus and its global sweep stokes fear over facts. Experts say it's unlikely to produce 'apocalyptic scenario'

Coronavirus: Shares face worst week since global financial crisis

Asian stock markets continue falling, as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.

World prepares for coronavirus pandemic; global recession forecast

Hopes the coronavirus would be contained to China vanished on Friday as infectio...

Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don't gouge panicked buyers. In South Korea, hundreds lined up to buy masks from a discount store. Rumors that toilet paper and napkins could be used as masks have emptied store shelves in Asia of paper goods over the past few weeks. Ordinary people trying to protect themselves from the outbreak are not the only ones encountering shortages. Some health care professionals are seeing them as well. Some industry officials are attributing the shortages not just to high demand but to disruptions in supply: An outsize share of the world's surgical masks are made in China - 50%, by its own estimate - and some of the factories are in or near the hard-hit city of Wuhan and have been shut down for weeks because of the crisis, they said. In the U.S., Walgreens, Home Depot, Lowe's and True Value Hardware are reporting a sharp uptick in sales of masks over the past several weeks and say they are scrambling to get more from suppliers to keep up with demand. Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement chain, has limited sales of N95 respirators to 10 per person. They have a close facial fit and more filtration material than general surgical masks, enabling them to keep out at least 95% of particles. Marc Jaconksi, owner of Stanley's True Value Hardware and Rental store in Philadelphia, said he saw a surge in demand for masks, particularly the N95, two weeks ago. But since Tuesday, when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the...

China Spins Coronavirus Crisis Hailing Itself as a Global Leader

The propaganda push suggests the Chinese government might be worried about the lasting damage of the outbreak.

Dow's Drastic Decline Coronavirus and Global Pandemic Fears - 5 Things You Must Know Friday

Stock futures signal another steep drop for Wall Street after the World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak has 'pandemic potential'; the Dow's drop Thursday of 1,190.95 points was its largest one-day point drop in history; the S&P 500 has fallen 12% from its all-time high set a week ago.

UK coronavirus cases rise 46% as fears of global crisis grow

Boris Johnson to chair emergency Cobra meeting after first patient reported in Wales

How IBM Goldman Sachs PwC and others are responding to the coronavirus threat to the global workplace

Coronavirus threatens global economy as experts warn no country will be spared

The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with count...

Global markets Wall Street drag out week long free fall as coronavirus crisis worsens

Coronavirus risk at very high global level says WHO's Tedros

The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now very high at a "global level", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

Coronavirus updates: WHO upgrades global virus spread risk to 'very high'

Stocks around the world have been hit hard amid mounting concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on business. The virus has continued to spread, with 27 new cases in Germany. DW has the latest here.

WHO Raises Global Risk from Coronavirus to ‘Very High’

The World Health Organization said there is still a chance to contain the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment now says virus poses a 'very high' risk at a global level

WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to "very high" across the world.

Coronavirus Deals Blow to Global Business

The coronavirus has sent markets tumbling, as its ramifications to a swath of businesses and industries becomes more apparent. Here’s a roundup of how the virus is affecting key industries.

Factbox: Global central bankers on coronavirus possibility of rate cuts

With the rapid global spread of the new coronavirus and the U.S. stock market su...

Coronavirus Update: WHO Raises Risk Of Global COVID-19 Pandemic Powell Says Fed Will Take Action

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economic fundamentals remain strong amid fears coronavirus will impact corporate profits.

San Francisco's Game Developers Conference postponed amid global coronavirus outbreak

San Francisco's Game Developers Conference postponed amid global coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus: Wall Street reports worst week since 2008 as global cases rise — live updates

The US, Mexico and South Korea reported more cases of COVID-19 and the ASEAN summit has been canceled as Wall Street wrapped up its worst week since the financial crisis. Follow the latest from DW here.

Coronavirus Goes Global Super Tuesday Approaches: Weekend Reads

The threat of the coronavirus went global this week, prompting Japan to shut schools, Germany and other countries to impose quarantines and sowing chaos in markets. Democratic presidential candidates face-off in South Carolina for the last primary before Super Tuesday on March 3. Former Vice President Joe Biden, no longer the front-runner, is facing an uphill climb after falling behind in the early contests and will need a blowout to keep his...

Coronavirus continues to spread worldwide as disease rattles global economy

Global health officials say no country can hope to be spared, and all must be ready to combat outbreaks.

WHO chief on coronavirus: Global markets 'should calm down and try to see the reality'

Market panic over the fast-spreading new coronavirus is uncalled for, the World Health Organization's director-general said Sunday as governments around the world rush to contain its spread. "Global markets … should calm down and try to see the reality," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told CNBC's Hadley Gamble during a panel discussion in Riyadh. "We need to continue to be rational. Irrationality doesn't help. We need to deal with the facts." The...

Exclusive: Defense Department Expects Coronavirus Will 'Likely' Become Global Pandemic in 30 Days As Trump Strikes Serious Tone

A senior Pentagon official told Newsweek the DoD is concerned that service members returning home could "inadvertently" spread the virus to the U.S.

Roubini: A global recession sparked by coronavirus isn't 'totally farfetched'

Famed economist Nouriel Roubini believes the potential for a global recession stemming from spillover effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak "doesn't look totally farfetched." There are many global tails risks out there, and the coronavirus has emerged as the most immediate. Known as “Dr. Doom” for his doomsayer economic predictions, Roubini told Yahoo Finance that in 2003 amid the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak,...

Global death toll of coronavirus reaches nearly 3000 after confirmed cases in Iran spikes overnight

The global death toll of coronavirus has reached nearly 3,000 people as countries around the world continue to report their findings to the World Health Organization.

Global death toll of coronavirus reaches nearly 3000

The global death toll of coronavirus has reached nearly 3,000 people as countries around the world continue to report their findings to the World Health Organization.

Global coronavirus death toll tops 3000

The coronavirus has reached every continent except Antarctica, with new outbreak clusters in the Middle East and Europe. Follow here for the latest