Coronavirus causing traveling concerns

Fears of the Coronavirus outbreak now causing some people to reconsider vacation plans.

Consumer Loans Climb by Most in a Decade in Philippines

Consumer loans in the Philippines rose in January by the most in more than a decade, eclipsing credit growth among businesses and suggesting that households can help support an economy facing fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

An Amazon employee in Seattle tested positive for coronavirus the company said in an email to employees

The US has reported at least 120 cases of the novel coronavirus, including nine deaths in Washington state.

Coronavirus: Australian newspaper prints extra pages to help out in toilet paper shortage

NT News, known for its humorous front pages, produces a special edition amid panic over loo roll shortage

Italy eyes plan to close all schools universities for two weeks to slow coronavirus spread

The government ordered all schools and universities nationwide closed until mid-March.

Delayed Carnival Cruise Line ship in Jacksonville not connected to Coronavirus spokesperson says

Thai government bans mask exports to battle coronavirus

Authorities seize control of distribution and fix prices amid gouging complaints

'This is truly a nightmare': How one businesswoman's flight to China ended in coronavirus quarantine

Businesswoman Bian Jingjing has a message about the coronavirus to the world: be more prepared.

Seoul department store disinfected as South Korean coronavirus cases spike

Coronavirus: Italy's priests told to take steps at mass to stop spread

Advice includes avoiding placing holy communion wafers directly on tongues

SEC grants regulatory relief to companies affected by coronavirus

Azar criticized over coronavirus response

The Trump administration has been frequently criticized over its coronavirus response. Much of that criticism has been directed at Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who oversaw the administration’s coronavirus response before Mike Pence took over. Dan Diamond, a health reporter at Politico, joined “Red and Blue” to explain why.

Wake Forest adoption agency says coronavirus is impacting overseas adoptions

Next Bank of England governor Bailey tells UK firms to expect coronavirus help

Andrew Bailey, the next governor of the Bank of England, said on Wednesday that ...

Coronavirus outbreak hitting German supply chains with fears of economic paralysis

Coronavirus: Closure of four checkpoints extended to Monday

Four Green Line checkpoints will remain closed until Monday as conditions have not changed to warrant their re-opening, philenews reports citing informed sources. It said the decision is expected to...

Coronavirus: Price of face mask skyrockets in Jos

WHO raises global coronavirus alert as US faceplants

Virus cake anyone? Italians fight fear with sillyness

I Fled China 8 Months Pregnant During The Coronavirus Outbreak. Here's Why I Think You Shouldn't Panic.

First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in New York State

A woman who recently traveled to Iran is New York’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday night.

United Kingdom has 19 confirmed coronavirus cases

The United Kingdom now has 19 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus after Wales...

Drs. Amesh Adalja and Jennifer Nuzzo: End coronavirus health care worker quarantines

If this policy continues it will be disastrous and further cripple what will already be an over-extended health care system coping with a surge of patients.

Airports in India set for mammoth coronavirus screening exercise

The decision came on the day India reported a sharp rise in infections — from six on Tuesday to 29 on Wednesday. Three of them — all in Kerala — have recovered.

As coronavirus numbers rise CDC testing comes under fire

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention botched its first attempt to mass produce a diagnostic test kit, a discovery made only after officials had shipped hundreds of kits to state laboratories. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/health/coronavirus-testing-cdc.html

Kenya yet to comply with order on tracing 239 Chinese

PS says government has all their contacts and they are under constant surveillance.

Coronavirus: We’ll soon run out of spare parts herbal drugs – GUTA bemoans

Is it safe to travel to Egypt? Latest Foreign Office advice amidst coronavirus outbreak

Egypt became the first country in Africa to record a case of the coronavirus when it confirmed an infection in February.  The country's health ministry confirmed it informed the World Health Organisation, after the case was detected on February 14.  Its government said it had taken all necessary preventative measures such as placing the individual, who has not been identified, in quarantine.

New virus reaches Dominican Republic

‘SNL’: Coronavirus Briefing Turns Into Democratic Debate in Cold Open

Saturday Night Live returned from its two-week hiatus to tackle the most pressing issue to emerge in recent weeks, the coronavirus, with the show’s Vice President Mike Pence leading a press conference on the spreading illness that gets hijacked by the remaining Democratic presidential candidates. “Most of you know me from the sentence, ‘Even if Trump was removed, we’d still be stuck with Mike Pence,'” Beck Bennett’s vice president said. “Trump...

What the Impact of Coronavirus Looks Like From Space

We used satellite images to track the impact of the coronavirus on the economy and daily life around the world. Here’s what we found.

It looks like Apple and Netflix have joined the long list of companies ditching SXSW over coronavirus fears

Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter have already dropped out of the annual interactive media and film event.