A San Francisco Public Works Community Clean volunteer wearing a face mask removes trash on a street in the Chinatown district of San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images World Health Organization officials warned that member countries need to prepare for their first COVID-19 cases after […]
Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
US plans trial of Gilead coronavirus drug remdesivir
A scientist at Gilead Sciences analyzes patient antibody levels at the Gilead laboratory in Foster City, Calif. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. is planning a clinical trial of Gilead’s experimental drug for the novel coronavirus, according to a posting on a government clinical trials database. The trial, run by the […]
Buffett warns of virus impact, global markets roiled
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a stock indicator displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on February 3, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | AFP via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 79,400Total […]
Turkey closes Iran border due to outbreak
People wear masks after deaths and new confirmed cases revealed from the coronavirus in Tehran, Iran on February 21, 2020. Anadolu Agency All times are U.S. Eastern Time. 3:48 pm: Austria halts train traffic with Italy Austria has halted train traffic with its southern neighbor amid concern that two passengers on an in-bound train from […]
New coronavirus cases in Iran, Italy fuel concerns disease cannot be contained
Tourists wearing protective masks walk past the Colosseum, after two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Italy, in Rome, January 31, 2020. Remo Casilli | Reuters Localized outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside of China are fueling concerns among infectious disease experts and scientists that the virus is spreading too quickly and may be past […]
COVID-19 more fatal in men, France warns of pandemic risk
This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (L) checking the body temperature of a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. STR | AFP | Getty Images This is a […]
Coronavirus live updates: Taiwan confirms first death
A US passenger thumbs up to reporters while arriving at the Haneda Airport, in Tokyo on February 17, 2020 after disembarking in Yokohama from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where people are quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus. KAZUHIRO NOGI This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All […]
US to evacuate Americans from cruise ship, first death in Europe
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:12 pm: China announces policies to support businesses hit by virus The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued a notice on Saturday urging banks to strengthen loans to the manufacturing sector at better rates, and to […]
China tries to get back to work; Hong Kong pledges $3.2 billion
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Total confirmed cases: More than 64,000Total deaths: At least 1,380 9:03 am: Virus risk to US is ‘very low,’ but that could change ‘rapidly,’ Azar says The American public’s risk of getting infected with the new coronavirus is “very low” but that could change “rapidly,” […]
Global oil demand outlook slashed, Chinese Grand Prix postponed
A woman wearing a mask is seen as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Shanghai, China February 10, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 45,000Total deaths: At least […]
