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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
China becomes increasingly isolated as airlines pull out
Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, on February 2, 2020. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Dai Xin planned to fly to the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang this month to […]
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 […]
Epic, about 60 hospitals sign letter opposing HHS proposed data rules
Judith Faulkner, CEO of healthcare IT giant Epic Systems. Source: Epic Systems Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner recently urged some of the largest health systems in the country to sign a letter opposing proposed rules designed to make it easier for patients to obtain their medical information and share it with apps. About 60 of […]
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 […]
Apple store closings in China could impact 1 million iPhone sales
Apple staff (red t-shirt) and a customer (R) wearing protective facemasks are seen inside of an Apple store in Beijing on January 30, 2020 NICOLAS ASFOURI Apple’s decision to temporarily shutter its stores in China as a result of the new coronavirus could delay up to 1 million iPhone sales but is unlikely to have […]
