Amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, fear of the virus’ spread has prompted panic buying from western Europe to eastern Asia as supermarket shelves in recent weeks...
Districts have infectious disease protocols. But few have detailed plans to teach online if schools were closed for long periods.
Marc Lasry, co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, told CNBC on Tuesday that sporting events could possibly ban fans if the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
As a proud Italian-American, it's no wonder Lady Gaga is thrilled that her latest single is being heard in Italy -- even though the circumstances under which it's being heard are kind of weird. A video clip of a regional Italian government meeting about the response to the COVID-19 coronavirus is going viral because at just around 23 minutes into the meeting, someone's phone goes off and you hear the opening of Gaga's single "Stupid Love." The...
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New South Wales Health is alerting passengers who were on five separate flights from Asia in the past week after a number of people tested positive for coronavirus. Six more people have tested positive to the coronavirus in NSW, bringing the total number of those infected in the state to 15 since the outbreak began. NSW Health is alerting passengers who were on five separate flights from Asia in the past week after two men in their 30s, a man in...
Investors are grappling with conflicting signals on emerging market currencies a...
The Duke of Cambridge joked last night about unwittingly "spreading" Coronavirus as he attended an evening reception on the first evening of his first tour of Ireland.
Since the coronavirus outbreak began late last year, several myths and conspiracy theories have begun swirling online. Often shared widely on social media, many promote bizarre and ineffective treatment methods they claim can cure the disease. While some even speculate that coronavirus may have been created by the Chinese government. The virus has so far been detected in at least 70 countries with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths. Here are some of...
Coca Cola, Nestle and other food and beverage companies have responded to the coronavirus emergency.
Iran has the third highest number of coronavirus cases outside of China, but the second highest number of deaths.
Due to concerns about the coronavirus, Hasbro is prohibiting employees from taking business trips to mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Iran and Italy, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The travel ban applies to employees who are not already living in those locations "until further notice," the spokeswoman, Julie Duffy, told The Providence Journal. Hasbro is not the only company to announce such travel restrictions. Gannett,...
An investigation is underway into whether the 95-year-old nursing home resident in Sydney died from coronavirus.
The Diamond Princess became one of the world's largest clusters of virus cases when more than 700 people tested positive during a two-week quarantine in Japan.
During the investigation conducted by the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office, it was revealed that local Sozcu.az news website posted the articles on the wide spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Azerbaijan and about fatal cases in medical institutions as a result of this “epidemic”, Trend reports on March 4 referring to the General Prosecutor’s Office.
The new coronavirus was introduced into Nigeria on February 25, 2020, by an Italian engineer traveling from Milan (a European center of the virus outbreak) via Istanbul to Lagos on Turkish Airlines. Nigeria’s Ebola response in 2014 may be instructive for how it responds to coronavirus today.
Mainland China reported a rise in new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, reversing three straight days of declines, because of a spike in new infections in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak. Mainland China had 139 new confirmed cases as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission
Officials in Washington State said Saturday that limits on testing capacity and strict criteria for testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) delayed the identification of cases of coronavirus. Washington State announced three new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, including one person who died of the disease. Officials pointed to both limits on the availability of tests and strict criteria from the CDC that limited...
Rhode Island health officials confirmed the state’s first case of coronavirus, signaling a widening spread of the virus a day after the first death in the U.S. was reported in Washington state and the White House imposed additional international travel restrictions.