Coronavirus detection: Upper East region placed on high alert

MotoGP cancels Grand Prix of Qatar due to coronavirus restrictions

Coronavirus epidemic could lead to economic crisis in Ukraine – acting Economy Minister

The likelihood of a coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Ukraine is low, but it is gradually growing, and in the event of its onset, the country will suffer an economic crisis, acting Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov believes.

Coronavirus: Paradox of world as petri-dishand unholy trinity

YVR predicts a decline of up to 1.3M travellers in 2020 amid coronavirus spread

Facebook confirms contractor in Seattle diagnosed with coronavirus

Facebook Inc on Thursday confirmed that a contractor at a Seattle office has bee...

Coronavirus Update: Armenia Closes Border With Iran While Azerbaijan Keeps It Open

2020 Tokyo Olympics Flame-Lighting Ceremony to Be Held amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics flame-lighting ceremony is due to go ahead as normal in Greece next week despite concerns over coronavirus...

Thai government bans mask exports to battle coronavirus

Authorities seize control of distribution and fix prices amid gouging complaints

House passes $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus spending plan

The emergency coronavirus bill will head to the Senate, where leaders there hope they can quickly bring it to a vote.

Bank of Canada cuts key rate to 1.25 per cent amid coronavirus concerns

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada slashed its key interest rate target by half a percentage point, dropping it to 1.25 per cent in what economists saw as a rapid response to the growing economic shock from the novel coronavirus outbreak. The central bank said Wednesday that it cut its target for the overnight rate because COVID-19, as the virus is named, was "a material negative shock" to Canada's already softening economic outlook. In January, the...

Japan's Takeda Pharma says it is developing coronavirus drug

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday it was developing a drug for high-risk patients infected with the new coronavirus, joining several other drugmakers seeking to develop a treatment for an illness that has killed over 3,000 people. The Japanese firm said it was working on a plasma-derived therapy

Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo

Officials from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the last Ebola patient has been discharged from a hospital in Beni. The patient’s discharge follows two weeks in which no new cases of Ebola have been reported. The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC started in August 2018. Some 3,300 fell ill from the virus, and about two-thirds of those succumbed to it.

First U.S. coronavirus death reported

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Nike Closes Down Office In Netherlands For Disinfection After Employee Tested Positive For Coronavirus

Nike Inc.'s (NYSE: NKE) European Head Office in the Netherlands will be closed temporarily after an employee tested positive for the virus. What Happened Nike’s office in Hilversum, the Netherlands, will have to be disinfected after an employee was diagnosed with coronavirus. The office will remain closed on both Monday and Tuesday, according to Reuters. The news organization reported a security guard at the facility as saying, “The place is on...

Farmers cull stock as extreme dry weather spreads into Waikato

Japan To Quarantine Visitors From China South Korea Over Virus

Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea over virus

Coronavirus Is Turning Seattle into a Ghost Town

The show, scheduled for next week, is now set for November

Ryanair Grounds Italy-Georgia Flights Amid Coronavirus Slump

Disney Cancels Disney European Launch Event Over Coronavirus Fears

Disney has been forced to scrap plans for a glitzy European press launch for Disney+ in London this week after the event became one of the latest industry gatherings to be hit by coronavirus fears. Disney was hosting the party at the Exhibition London event space on March 5 to “celebrate the European

Coronavirus cuts Marquette student's study abroad program short

For Jena Spahic, her study abroad program in Milan was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. Instead, it was cut short as she raced to fly out of Italy, where COVID-19, the coronavirus has spread rapidly. "I feel like my experience got robbed from me," Spahic said. On Feb. 29, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4 warning against travel to areas in Northern Italy where Spahic was studying. She self-quarantined for two weeks and is not...

Washington Expands Coronavirus Testing With Restrictions Eased

UW Medicine gave a behind-the-scenes look Wednesday, showing how it plans to test more than 1,000 coronavirus samples every day.

UK preparing measures to help business economy if coronavirus spreads

The British government is preparing possible measures to support the health serv...

Winner of One City Marathon pulled out of Japanese race because of caution around coronavirus

Health Minister defends 'above and beyond' coronavirus response

Lawyer for American held in Iran alleges coronavirus detected in his prison ward

An attorney for Siamak Namazi urged Iranian authorities to release him on medical furlough to reduce the risk of further exposure to the virus.

Coronavirus grips Australia with flurry of new cases today

The coronavirus continues its race through the country with new cases confirmed in multiple states around Australia today.

Growing fear over the coronavirus in Ukraine

Coronavirus is helping Netflix Amazon and other 'stay at home' stocks

The coronavirus outbreak has led to worldwide travel restrictions, and a growing number of people are being encouraged to work from home. The stocks of major airlines and Priceline owner Booking Holdings are among the companies that have been hit hard in the past few weeks.

UNL student returns from South Korea amid coronavirus concerns

Just one week ago Freese was on Jeju Island in South Korea. Now she’s back at her parents’ house after her internship abroad program through the university was recalled.

City of Atlanta creates online coronavirus HQ

As cases of coronavirus continue to expand, including in Fulton County, the city of Atlanta has created a central location where people can educate themselves on the virus.

To really stop coronavirus MTA would need to clean 24/7 expert says

The MTA would likely need to have its entire workforce cleaning and disinfecting trains, buses and stations around the clock to stop the deadly coronavirus from spreading, according to a public hea…