Global cases from the coronavirus outbreak topped 95,500 and the death toll rose to 3,285. Fatalities moderated in China, cases appeared to slow in South Korea while Switzerland reported its first death.
The coronavirus epidemic could cost African airlines tens of millions of dollars in revenue this year, a global industry body has said, in a potentially devastating hit to often struggling airlines that count on lucrative Chinese routes to fund their expansion. Airlines around the world have suspended or modified flights amid the outbreak, which began in mainland China at the end of last year and has now spread to more than 60 countries worldwide. The global cost to the aviation industry is projected to be $29 billion this year, the International Air Transport Association has said and at a conference in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (March 4), the organization's special envoy to Africa said African airlines face a hit of as much as $40 million. The IATA had already forecast, before the outbreak, that African airlines would make a loss of around $200 million this year. Tewolde GebreMariam, chief executive of the continent's biggest carrier Ethiopia Airlines, said the company had seen air travel demand decline by 20%. His airline has faced criticism online for not canceling flights to China as Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda have done. On Tuesday (March 3), Kenya also halted direct flights from two cities in northern Italy - the location of the biggest cluster of coronavirus cases in Europe.
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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A large Adobe event scheduled for later in this month in Las Vegas has been canceled, citing coronavirus concerns. The Adobe Summit 2020 was scheduled for March 29 through April 2 at The Venetian. It was projected to bring in 22,000 attendees. In a statement, a company executive said they've decided to make the event online-only. Read the full statement here: Each year, we look forward to hosting our customers, partners and...
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A Department of Homeland Security facility in King County, Washington, has been temporarily closed after an employee visited a nursing home that was affected by the coronavirus outbreak, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced Tuesday.