Bangladeshi students wear masks for protection against Coronavirus on January 29, 2020. Mehedi Hasan | NurPhoto | Getty Images The new coronavirus that has already killed more people than the 2003 SARS epidemic appears to be sparing one population group: kids. Of the more than 43,100 people it’s infected since Dec. 31, World Health Organization […]
Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Robin Shattock says coronavirus vaccine at least one year away
British scientist Dr. Robin Shattock told CNBC on Tuesday the public shouldn’t expect a coronavirus vaccine to hit the market until early next year, despite recent advances. “The closest we’ll get to making this available will be early next year, or later,” Shattock, head of mucosal infection and immunity at the Department of Medicine at […]
WeWork closes 100 buildings, UK confirms new cases
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 40,000 Total deaths: At least 910 9 am:Â Inflation in China runs rampant because of the outbreak Inflation in China hit its highest level in more than eight years last month as the outbreak […]
US citizen dies in Wuhan
A local pharmacy in Singapore ran out stocks of masks, hand sanitisers, and thermometers amid fear of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. There are 18 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus in Singapore as of February 3, 2020, as reported by the country’s Ministry of Health (MOH). SOPA Images This is a live blog. Please check back […]
More stores in China close, Trump heaps praise on Xi
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total cases: More than 31,000 as of Friday morning.Total deaths: At least 636 worldwide as of Friday morning 8:39 am Canada Goose says travel restrictions are hurting sales 8:15 am: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says outbreak is not […]
Tesla closes stores, Olympics organize task force
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total cases: More than 28,000 as of Thursday morning.Total deaths: At least 565 worldwide as of Thursday morning 9:02 am:Â Yum Brands shares drop as CEO comments on coronavirus hit Yum Brands, the owner of Taco Bell, KFC […]
WHO says there are ‘no known’ treatments, ECB chief says outbreak fuels economic uncertainty
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total cases: More than 24,000 as of Wednesday morning.Total deaths: At least 490 worldwide as of Wednesday morning. 8 am: ECB chief says outbreak ‘adds a new layer of uncertainty’ to global growth The president of the European […]
Philippines reports death; countries suspend China flights
Chinese police wear protective masks as they stand guard on a main road on January 31, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below in Beijing time. 9:31 pm: Plane evacuating French and European nationals lands in Wuhan A plane repatriating […]
China’s death toll, confirmed cases
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below in Beijing time. 7:40 pm: China cancels tariffs on some virus prevention materials imported from United States China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on products from the United States that can be used to combat the coronavirus outbreak in China, according to the […]
J&J ‘pretty confident’ it can create China coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientific officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, told CNBC on Monday that he believes the drugmaker can create a vaccine in the coming months to fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus. But he said it could take up to a year to bring it to market. “We have dozens of scientists working on this […]
