Two studies published today in the prestigious scientific journal Science conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic began in a market in the city of Wuhan in China, thus indicating that the virus is highly likely to have an animal origin. The first investigation is a geographic analysis showing that the first cases detected in December 2019 […]
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Wuhan, mirror of China’s economic acceleration
From the top of the Yellow Crane Tower, if you look south, you can see the Optics Valley, the economic and technological development zone of Wuhan. A huge valley surrounded by buildings of more than 30 floors, luxury hotels and international corporations that began to settle in this place in the late 1990s, attracted by […]
Trump wants big tax cut, NYC case count can’t keep up
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 118,101, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 4,262, according to data compiled by […]
‘We have it totally under control’
“We have it completely beneath management,” Trump informed “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “It’s one individual coming in from China. We have it beneath management. It’s going to be simply advantageous.” The CDC on Tuesday mentioned a Snohomish County, Washington state, resident who […]