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The cases are unconnected - one returned from northern Italy and the other contracted it within the UK. read more...
In some cases, the schools are offering partial reimbursement to students.
Weddings and funerals are also suspended until further notice. Weekday Masses will continue as fewer people attend them. The faithful are asked to sit in church and not shake hands. For priest in the capital, measures are designed to contain the contagion. Card Sako offers a “special prayer” to God the Father and Mary.
A cherished French tradition is under threat because of the Coronavirus. The customary greeting, la bise, the art of cheek kissing practiced among friends, strangers and dignitaries, is forbidden during the COVID-19 outbreak. The French meantime are having fun thinking up alternative etiquette
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Tuesday that it is postponing its World Cargo Symposium, scheduled for March 10-12 in Istanbul because of risk from...
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King County, the COVID-19 hotspot in Washington state, reports more ill-effects of the outbreak on its government services.
Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. hit a four-year high Wednesday.
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced that some people who were potentially in contact with a coronavirus patient attended the group's Washington conference earlier this week -- as did several political leaders.
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...
Of the 11 Americans remaining on the Nebraska Medical Center campus from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, one has been moved back to the biocontainment unit and another has been cleared to leave. Officials had previously said the biocontainment unit had been cleared. Sign up for our Newsletters The testing regimen continues for the 10 remaining guests. Officials continue to stress, "Nebraskans should prepare for the spread of COVID-19." People...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is ...
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Samsung Electronics shut one of its mobile device factories in South...
Britain's Prince William asked emergency workers if they thought coronavirus was being hyped up by the media during his first official visit to Ireland. Chatting to them at a reception organized by the British ambassador at Dublin's Guinness brewery on Tuesday evening, William also joked that
The growing coronavirus threat chased the luxury fashion world from Milan to Paris. A real crisis looms for designers, retailers and shoppers.
A list of event changes in sports due to the coronavirus outbreak
Four government-chartered flights expected to leave central Chinese city over course next two days carrying 522 people But more than 3,000 others remain stuck on the mainland not knowing when they’ll get to return Hundreds of Hongkongers stranded in mainland China began returning home on Wednesday afternoon, after a government task force arrived in Wuhan. A Cathay Pacific flight, one of four planned over the next two days, carrying Secretary for...