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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190 points Thursday, or more than 4%, as economic uncertainty over the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Switzerland immediately banned all large scale events involving more than 1,000 people on Friday, as the country attempts to protect its population from the new coronavirus.
The Dow plunged further Friday, deepening this week’s global rout on fears that a deadly virus in China is spreading.
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...
China's coronavirus caseload has continued to wane as the epidemic takes a firmer hold beyond Asia.
Japan has confirmed another case of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in...
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan reached the 1,000 mark on Wednesday with the newest case reported in the western prefecture of Yamaguchi, officials and media said.
Coronavirus cases in Japan have now hit the 1,000-mark, public broadcaster NHK said. Of those, 706 are from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, while 12 have died.
The government's top spokesman said on Wednesday that Japan would go ahead in preparing to host the Olympics as planned, amid speculation they could be postponed because of the coronavirus threat.
The number of coronavirus cases in Japan has now hit 1000 as of Wednesday (March 4), but officials for the Tokyo Olympics said on Tuesday (March 3) that the Games will still proceed as scheduled.
Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, mos...
Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, mos...
Israel's flag carrier El Al said it was laying off 1,000 of its 6,000 emplo...
Countries around the world are scrambling to stop the spread of a viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people
The family and neighbor of a Westchester County man with coronavirus disease have also tested positive, according to New York state.
The cost-cutting measure has been taken to "ensure the future" of the company.
Israel on Wednesday imposed tough new travel restrictions on five European nations due to fears of coronavirus, barring entry to almost all non-residents of the Jewish state arriving from these affected countries. Israel had earlier in the day ordered all citizens and residents returning from the five
The family and neighbor of a Westchester County man with coronavirus disease have also tested positive, according to New York state.
Coronavirus News: 5 more COVID-19 patients test positive; 11 cases in New York
lympic Games in Tokyo under the state of nuclear emergency, in front of the International Olympic Games (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, February 26, 2020 Image: REUTERS •Tokyo govt says proceeding with Olympic preparations •JAL, ANA cancel some domestic flights due to weak demand (Adds new infections in paragraph 2, WHO comments in paragraph 13) The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan topped the 1,000 mark yesterday, mostly from...
The possibility of Tokyo being unable to or not allowed to host the Summer Olympics is not yet a major concern to IOC’s President Thomas Bach who never mentioned the words “cancellation” or “postponement” in a recent meeting with the games’ organizers.
Portugal's flag carrier TAP cancelled a total of around 1,000 flights this ...
Portugal's flag carrier TAP cancelled around 1,000 flights scheduled in March and April on Thursday after concerns about the coronavirus epidemic led to a fall in demand and said it envisaged an unspecified impact on revenues. Separately, organisers of the Lisbon Travel Market -- an annual gathering