The airline industry, already hit hard by COVID-19, could lose up to US$113 billion in revenues if the spread of the virus continues around the world.
But they are aware of how to prevent its spread.
A plan to tackle the virus has been agreed and people should carry on as usual, the PM says.
The national coronavirus death toll has risen to nine, all in Washington state. Officials in Seattle’s King County are in the process of setting up modular units aimed at housing coronavirus patients in isolation. Jonathan Vigliotti reports on how Washington and other states are preparing to contain an outbreak.
Inter Milan's chief executive believes the only way the Serie A season will finish is if more games are played behind closed doors. Ten matches have been postponed following the coronavirus outbreak.
The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide protective gear to the workers or give them any infection-related training, a senior HHS official has alleged in a complaint filed with the Office of the...
Financial markets have suffered historic losses and major companies have cancelled or withdrawn from key events and restricted travel for employees due to coronavirus fears.
WhatsApp users in Nigeria, Brazil, Pakistan, Ireland and other countries have received a wave of falsehoods about the number of people affected by coronavirus, the way the illness is transmitted and the availability of treatments. The messages and voice memos have induced fear, troubled businesses and created public-health headaches for governments globally.
French authorities on Thursday reported two more deaths linked to the coronaviru...
Major iPhone manufacturer Foxconn says its factories in China are set to rebound in the coming weeks as the country aims to recover from the coronavirus outbreak. Nehal Chokshi, managing director at Maxim Group, and Sarat Sethi of Douglas C. Lane join "Squawk Box" to discuss.
Doctors and researchers in Hong Kong are betting an artificial intelligence-based remote-monitoring system from startup Biofourmis Inc. will aid their fight against the disease caused by a new coronavirus.
Scottish footballers, staff and officials have been asked not to shake hands as part of authorities attempts to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
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The UK government has published a 27-page document detailing how the country will respond to a growing covid-19 outbreak. Police and health workers may be restricted to urgent duties
Kwaku Agyeman Manu the Minister for Health says the government is planning to set up a 100-bed capacity facility in a remote area to serve as a centre for quarantining persons with suspected coronavirus infection.
As of noon Wednesday, 13 states across the U.S. have reported over 80 confirmed, non repatriated cases of the novel coronavirus. Of those cases, 24 were travel-related, 16 were person-to-person spread and 40 are still under investigation. Here are the infected patient populations by state.
Singapore was hit a month ago with a surge in novel coronavirus cases that originated in China but capped the spread. Malaysia and Thailand watched beach tourists drain away as Chinese were required to avoid travel. Factory slowdowns in China caused by workers staying home to dodge the disease cut demand for Indonesian commodities. Nevertheless, analysts in Southeast Asia expect the region of 654 million to weather this outbreak.
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The Newton superintendent of schools said the decision was made out of “an abundance of caution,” and that the school is working with state and local health officials.
"This dog was a victim more than others and we need to establish quite clearly what part animals might play in further transmission," a WHO official said.
MaineHealth has begun testing for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A spokesperson for the medical group tells WMTW it has sent samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but will not say how many samples have been sent. Last month, a test came back negative. Sign up for our Newsletters The federal government expanded guidelines Wednesday for who can and should submit samples for testing. With this expansion, more people in Maine...