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The shipping industry has taken a hit due to the coronavirus outbreak, but there are signs that the worst is already passed and that commerce will rebound in the coming weeks.
Frank M. Snowden, a professor emeritus at Yale, spoke about the history of outbreaks in a talk with the New Yorker published Tuesday.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed officials to be on alert pertaining to Coronavirus. Bihar faces threat from people visiting Bihar from Nepal
It comes as the outbreak has kept many Chinese pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers shut.
Labour-intensive industries like textiles and heavy polluters likely to be the first to leave if Beijing does not restore confidence, scientists say Exodus could result in China becoming a ‘hollow economy’, report says China has less than a month to prevent businesses leaving the country in their droves because of the coronavirus epidemic, according to the latest estimate by government scientists. Labour-intensive textile production, hi-tech...
People claimed surgical masks which usually sell for Rs 10 were being sold for Rs 40 or higher, and N95 masks which sell for around Rs 150 were being sold for up to Rs 500.
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making available about $50 bill...
California public health labs will be getting new novel coronavirus detection kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said Friday. The state will “immediately receive” an additional shipment that could test up to 1,200 people, the California Department of Public Health said. Sign up for our Newsletters “The availability to test at California’s public health laboratories is a significant step forward in our ability to...
Mobile County health officials held a news conference Monday to bring the public up to date on the latest preparations for coronavirus and what you can do if you have concerns. Health officials say there are no coronavirus cases in Mobile, and they depend a lot on you and your health care provider to monitor symptoms. Coronavirus is spreading around the world seemingly by the minute, but Mobile County health officials say it isn't here in...
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Organizers are moving forward with the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus concerns persist.
Indications that upcoming matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers will be moved.
The Dow plunged further Friday, deepening this week’s global rout on fears that a deadly virus in China is spreading.
Avril Lavigne and Green Day have also postponed gigs
The Olympics has survived boycotts, Nazis and 9/11, but coronavirus outbreak may be its toughest challenge since world war.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve $8.3 billion in emergency aid on Wednesday to combat the novel coronavirus.
Global factories took a beating in February from the coronavirus outbreak with a...
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was discharged on Tuesday from a treatment centre in the north-eastern town of Beni.
“Our primary focus is on not feeding hysteria but taking precautions as we get our updates from the CDC,” one rabbi said.
The UK Government has advised avoiding all but essential travel.
Legislation aimed at helping control the spread of coronavirus and develop a vac...