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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
