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Italian govt to close schools, universities to contain coronavirus.
The US Federal Reserve led the charge in the global response to the growing economic risk posed by the coronavirus, announcing an emergency interest rate cut Tuesday to boost confidence. In a unanimous decision, the Fed's policy-setting committee slashed its key interest rate by a half point to
Michael Bloomberg clapped back at President Trump's response to the growing coronavirus threat on Monday, tweeting that aides within the Trump administration are "trashing you and making fun of you behind your back." Bloomberg's tweet was in response to one Trump posted earlier Monday morning, where he criticized the Democratic presidential candidate's performance on the debate stage and at the polls. "Ever since (Mini Mike) Bloomberg's bad...
World Bank announces up to $12 billion in immediate funds for coronavirus
A 70-year-old man is the first person to test positive for coronavirus in Switzerland, the country’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) told CNN.
Public safety officials are detailing how they are preparing for a possible outbreak of the fast-spreading virus.
The Duchess of Cambridge is taking health measures
Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS have joined other global lenders in imposing restrictions on international travel to stem the spread of the virus, people familiar with the situation told Reuters, while France's Natixis and Societe Generale and Spain's BBVA also said they had stopped staff going
Ugandan airports have begun screening arriving passengers for coronavirus. The country has so far reported no cases of the disease. It's hoping to keep it that way.
New York reports more cases of new coronavirus, state now has six
Australia, Thailand and the U.S. all reported their first death from the coronavirus over the weekend as the outbreak continues to stretch across the globe.
BRAZILIAN football legend Ronaldinho is being probed in Paraguay over “fake passports” after cops swooped on his on hotel. The former Barcelona ace was ordered to appear before prosecut…
The Cannes Film Festival has issued an update on its 2020 status following yesterday’s cancellation of MIPTV due to the coronavirus. The festival and market told us in an official statement this morning, “We understand the concern that has been expressed following the postponement of Cannes Series and the cancellation of MIPTV, but as of
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
As preventive measure, the Central government issued instructions to NPPA, DCGI and state governments to prevent black marketing, illegal hoarding, artificial shortages of active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulations in the country.
A husband locked his wife in a bathroom over fears she had the deadly disease after meeting a Chinese woman who had arrived from Italy.
Pregnant twins Nikki and Brie Bella have admitted they are both "terrified" of the coronavirus.
The opening round of the Premier Class MotoGP season in Qatar has been cancellled
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba is monitoring the situation while holding video-conferences with the state officials for coordinated actions against the virus’ spread.