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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
Next two weeks critical for China in coronavirus outbreak
The next two weeks will be crucial in determining the economic impact of the coronavirus, says International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. In that time, factories are due to re-open in China, which would give a “better understanding on the resilience of China and on that basis, the spillover for the rest of […]
32% of American workers have medical debt and over half have defaulted
Almost a third of working Americans currently have some kind of medical debt and about 28% of those who have an outstanding balance owe $10,000 or more on their bills. When asked if they’ve ever defaulted on those bills, about 54% of people with medical debt said they had, according to a new survey fielded […]
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 […]
The coronavirus appears to be sparing one group of people: Kids
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 […]
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 […]
