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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On […]

Italy death toll crosses 5,000

Italy death toll crosses 5,000

Medical personnel transport the first patient affected by COVID-19 to an ICU tent a Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital on March 20, 2020 in Cremona, near Milan, Italy. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:40 am: Luxury group Kering […]

Singapore new cases, Qantas to suspend flights

Singapore new cases, Qantas to suspend flights

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on February 27, 2020. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 207,860, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization Global […]

Malaysia border lockdown, Italy death toll

Malaysia border lockdown, Italy death toll

Global cases: At least 184,976, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization Global deaths: At least 7,529, according to the latest figures from the WHO This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:14 am: Australia raises travel restriction to the highest level, tells citizens […]

Italy’s death toll tops 1,000

Italy’s death toll tops 1,000

Volunteers from the Italian Red Cross purchase medicines for those who cannot leave their homes in Castiglione della Pescaia, while Italy is fighting a coronavirus outbreak in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy March 12, 2020. Jennifer Lorenzini | REUTERS This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. […]

Dow plunges 1,000 points on coronavirus fears, 3.5% drop is worst in two years

Dow plunges 1,000 points on coronavirus fears, 3.5% drop is worst in two years

Stocks fell sharply on Monday as the number of coronavirus cases outside China surged, stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown from the virus spreading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1,029 points lower, or 3.55%. The S&P 500 slid 3.4% while the Nasdaq Composite closed 3.7% lower. It was the Dow’s biggest point and […]

China reports 648 new cases, South Korea cases spike

China reports 648 new cases, South Korea cases spike

South Korean health officials spray disinfectant in front of the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 21, 2020. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty Images 10:10 pm: President Trump says China’s Xi is doing a ‘good job’ combating coronavirus President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated […]

China death toll at 1,665, American tests positive in Malaysia

China death toll at 1,665, American tests positive in Malaysia

A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:21 pm: Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island Taiwanese health authorities […]

SoftBank shares skyrocket after judge approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger

SoftBank shares skyrocket after judge approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., reacts during a dialog session with Jack Ma, former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., not pictured, at Tokyo Forum 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg via Getty Images Shares of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group soared Wednesday […]

China calls for reasonable use of gear, death toll rises

China calls for reasonable use of gear, death toll rises

People wearing protective face masks walk inside a mall in Shanghai on February 8, 2020. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:28 pm: China pledges more than $10 billion to fight virus All levels of China’s government […]