A couple wearing a mask in front of the Eiffel Tower. NurPhoto This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern Standard time. Total confirmed cases: More than 85,000 Total deaths: At least 2,933 9:45 am:Â Britain reports number of coronavirus cases has risen to 23 The number of […]
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WHO warns of spread to every country, Mexico confirms first cases
Disinfection professionals wearing protective gear spray anti-septic solution against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a subway station on February 28, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 83,700 Total deaths: At […]
WHO warns failure to prepare for coronavirus now ‘could be a fatal mistake’
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 […]
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 […]
Coronavirus fears could push mortgage rates past 4-year low
As coronavirus fears hit financial markets, U.S. bond yields are tanking, pushing mortgage rates that loosely follow the 10-year Treasury yield toward an eight-year low. They could sink even lower. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 3.34% on Monday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is for borrowers with strong financials […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coronavirus flight cancellations top 200,000, sending jet-fuel lower
A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. Kham | Reuters Airlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights as the coronavirus continues to spread, prompting travel restrictions and a sharp drop in demand for trips to […]
