House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the chamber would vote on a response package to the coronavirus sometime in the coming week.
Six people in the Seattle area have died of the illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections with the emphasis on increasing testing capacity.
By Mohammed KotbThe head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commenting on the coronavirus outbreak said that the world is in ‘uncharted territories’; he added that although the virus was unique, it was still possible to contain it’s outbreak.Today, there are 90,000 cases in 70 countries with around 90 percent of all cases residing in China. Of the 8,800 affected individuals outside China, 81 percent can be found in...
Across the world, stock markets and futures dipped on fears of a global slowdown due to the virus spread, with the Dow down more than 900 points during midday trading.
The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilizing at its …
Flight cuts by Ryanair and British Airways show speed of escalation
At a hospital in between New York City's international airports, healthcare workers are preparing for a potential surge of coronavirus patients.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is pushing state-run banks to approve new loans amounting to 500-600 billion rupees ($6.8-8.2 billion) by the end of March, according to two government sources, as authorities seek to shore up a stuttering economy as the coronavirus spreads. Public-sector banks have