Schools closed nationwide in Italy due to coronavirus; sporting events to be held without spectators

Governments have resorted to increasingly sweeping measures that transform the way people work, shop, pray and amuse themselves.

Coronavirus hits all GCC countries: Iran travel link figures and measures taken

Washington state investigating possible coronavirus outbreak at a nursing facility

Washington state health officials are investigating a possible outbreak of coronavirus at a long-term nursing facility in which two people tested positive for the disease.

Pet dogs and cats can’t pass on coronavirus but can test positive

Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners.

Myths Busted: Facts and Fiction About the Novel Coronavirus

A news report from China Daily: For the first time, the number of new novel coronavirus infections in China was overtaken by new cases elsewhere. The fast increase in the number of infections in the Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran－expanding more than tenfold to over 3,000 in a few days－indicates it is still too early to relax global…

Six Nations: Italy clash with England in Rome postponed due to coronavirus

The Six Nations encounter between Italy and England at Stadio Olimpico on March 14 has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus patient in Estonia is recovering

Lackland evacuees to be released from coronavirus quarantine today

More than 120 evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will be released from quarantine Tuesday through a modified protocol. The evacuees were scheduled to be released Monday before San Antonio officials declared a local public health emergency, then went to court and unsuccessfully sought a temporary restraining order to stop the federal government from lifting the quarantine. The CDC modified its protocol after the mistaken release of an...

New Mexico officials mobilize to fight spread of coronavirus

Many health care institutions have had pandemic planning in place since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

Mercosur urgent health ministers meeting to address dengue measles and coronavirus threat

First North Carolina novel coronavirus case confirmed in Wake County

First North Carolina novel coronavirus case confirmed in Wake County

MPs to quiz top doctor as UK coronavirus cases jump to 87

England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty is due to face the Health and Social Care Committee.

Coronavirus outbreak starts to look more like worldwide economic crisis as anxiety drags slumping financial markets even lower

Coronavirus: Scientists could repurpose drugs to treat infection

Researchers have examined a number of existing drugs in an attempt to find antiviral agents that could treat infections with the novel coronavirus.

Fed Announces First Emergency Rate Cut since 2008 over Coronavirus Scare

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it would cut interest rates to mitigate the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus, the first emergency cut since the 2008 financial crisis and a move clamored for by President Trump.“The coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” the

Coronavirus? Britons just keep calm and carry on

Britons are among the most relaxed people in the world about infection and the least likely to take precautions.A YouGov survey of ten countries put Britain last both in public fear and likelihood of

Couple returns from S. Korea surprised U.S. not more cautious about coronavirus

Coronavirus: Kenya becomes latest African nation to suspend flights from cities at heart of Italian outbreak

Kenyan coastal town of Malindi, where many Italians have settled, feels the immediate effect of Nairobi’s shutdown decision Across Africa, health officials are tracing many new coronavirus cases back to Italy Kenya joined Mauritius and the Seychelles as the latest African countries to have suspended or banned flights from the Italian cities worst-hit by the deadly coronavirus after most of the continent’s confirmed cases were linked to outbreaks...

Mike Pence refuses to condemn Donald Trump Jr. for saying Democrats want Americans to die of the coronavirus

Pence faced questions about President Donald Trump's eldest son, who said Democrats welcomed the coronavirus outbreak.

8400 people in Calif. are being monitored for coronavirus Gov. Newsom says

California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a press conference Thursday that at least 8,400 people are being monitored for new coronavirus in the state.

Coronavirus Linked To 15.9% Drop In Mexican Steel Production In January

Two U.S. steel companies recently announced they were expanding in Mexico through acquisitions and facilities upgrades. The investments come despite recent drops in Mexican steel production related to the coronavirus. Wisconsin-based Maysteel Industries is expanding sheet metal fabrication operations in Monterrey. The company's new 200,000-square-foot campus in Monterrey will feature a streamlined layout designed around optimizing material flow....

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.

Valley Children's Hospital changing visitor policy as concerns regarding Coronavirus grow

Valley Children's Hospital changing visitor policy as concerns regarding Coronavirus grow

Coronavirus in New York: State officials may wrestle with expanding quarantines as cases spread

At some point, the state may struggle to contain coronavirus through quarantines of New Yorkers.

Five signs the coronavirus hit on the Chinese economy is worse than expected

Bank of Canada cuts key rate 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…

Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong PMI plunges to record low in February

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Coronavirus: Three new cases in Scotland takes UK total to 90

It comes as England's chief medical officer says the UK is now in the second phase of its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Fed 'Beige Book' shows business worried about coronavirus and the election

In the central bank's periodic report from its member districts, officials reported activity growing at a "modest to moderate pace."

Kuwait finds 10 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours: State TV

JPMorgan tests coronavirus preparations by asking thousands of employees to work from home

JPMorgan Chase is bracing for the coronavirus outbreak by asking thousands of its employees to work from home for a day to test contingency plans, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business.

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