Coronavirus: Italy's priests told to take steps at mass to stop spread

Advice includes avoiding placing holy communion wafers directly on tongues

Officials scramble to retrace steps of California coronavirus case

A northern California woman is believed to be the first to contract the virus with no connection to travel or other cases

Germany Steps Up Quarantines to Contain Coronavirus Spread

Germany has asked about 1,000 people to stay at home as the country steps up measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Steps taken to identify NI patient contacts

The move comes after a woman who travelled from Italy to NI via Dublin is confirmed as having coronavirus.

Alaska Airlines is suspending change and cancellation fees due to the coronavirus; Other major airlines are also taking steps

If you book a flight before March 12 and then decide by that date to change or cancel your trip, you'll receive full travel credit to fly later. Alaska Airlines is giving those who use this option a year to use the credit.

Van Hipp: Containing coronavirus -- key steps to take ...

We can get ahead of the coronavirus and contain it if we employ American ingenuity and innovativeness the right way and let our world-class military infectious disease physicians and scientists lead the charge.  

Dr. William Haseltine: 4 coronavirus prevention steps we can all take

Protecting ourselves from the virus is a collective responsibility that requires action from each of us to varying degrees.

UK steps up coronavirus planning may bring doctors out of retirement

UK steps up coronavirus planning, may bring doctors out of retirement

China deaths from COVID-19 now over 2500 as Africa steps up preparedness

Countries Take Harsh Containment Steps as Coronavirus Spreads

Vexed by how to contain coronavirus countries take tough steps

Coronavirus outbreak: Ethiopia steps up prevention measures

Coronavirus questions answered by a doctor: Should I panic? What are best prevention steps?

Iraq power vacuum: acting PM steps aside after designated successor quits

Coronavirus preparation: What steps Australians have taken to get ready in case things get worse

Exclusive: G7 draft statement on coronavirus response does not detail fiscal monetary steps - source

The Group of Seven industrial powers are crafting a statement for their finance ...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson proposes steps to deal with outbreak as number of cases grows in Britain

G7 draft statement on coronavirus response reportedly does not detail fiscal monetary steps

The G-7 industrial powers are crafting a statement to issue on countering the impact of the coronavirus, but it does not specifically call for new government spending or coordinated interest rate cuts by central banks, a G-7 official told Reuters.

As NFL “closely monitors” coronavirus NBA begins taking specific steps

The NFL is fortunate, relatively speaking, that the coronavirus (officially, COVID-19) has begun spreading domestically during the league’s office — and a week after the annual Indianapolis convention known as the Scouting Combine. Other professional sports leagues won’t be as lucky. The NBA, which is in the final several weeks of its regular season, has [more]

As coronavirus fears escalate in India RBI steps in to calm markets

G7 finance officials pledge all possible steps to beat coronavirus

Group of Seven finance officials said on Tuesday they would take all possible st...

Coronavirus: Iran steps up efforts as 23 MPs said to be infected

About 8% of the Iranian parliament’s MPs have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials have said, as the country announced plans to mobilise 300,000 soldiers and volunteers against the deadliest outbreak of the epidemic outside China. While China, where the virus originated, expressed hopes it was winning its battle and the World Health Organization (WHO) said it could be contained, Iran’s deputy speaker, Abdul Reza Misri, confirmed...

Coronavirus: Karnataka steps up precautionary measures after techie tests positive

Coronavirus: Karnataka steps up precautionary measures after techie tests positive

MARTA takes steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

The transit agency says abiding by CDC and other recommendations

NHS declares 'level 4 incident' as it steps up preparations for coronavirus outbreak

A 'level 4 incident' has been declared which means the response to coronavirus is being co-ordinated on a national level

Businesses take steps to guard against coronavirus

As COVID-19, the coronavirus spreads, health officials said businesses will have to make sacrifices, and the actions of employers may be critical in trying to limit the spread of this virus. "We're going to need a lot of support from employers and housing to allow people to be working from home," Wisconsin State Health Officer Jeanne Ayers said. Some have already acted. A GE Healthcare representative told WISN 12 News, "We are providing...

Amid coronavirus concerns Hawaii steps up efforts to sanitize airports

Amid coronavirus concerns, Hawaii steps up efforts to sanitize airports

Iraq’s oil sector takes new steps in coronavirus response

The Oil Ministry is determined to avoid any impact on production, but the oil sector is being disrupted by both reduced global demand and preventative health measures.

Coronavirus preparation: What steps Australians have taken to stock up in case things get worse

We asked our readers to tell us what steps they'd taken (if any) to be prepared for a coronavirus pandemic. Here's what they told us.

UAE takes steps to curb the coronavirus spread including shutting schools for four weeks

From postponing large-scale events to closing schools, the United Arab Emirates is taking wide-ranging measures in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

South Korea Widens Testing in Daegu as It Steps Up War on Coronavirus

After focusing its resources on followers of the secretive Shincheonji Church of Jesus, South Korea is casting a wider net as cases are rising across the broader population in the country’s fourth-largest city.

Drastic coronavirus steps being taken in Saudi Arabia Iran Italy

Saudi Arabia banned citizens from performing this year's Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, Italy weighed closing schools nationwide and Iran cancelled Friday prayers for a second week as nations scrambled Wednesday to control the coronavirus outbreak.