An employee works on a truck production line at a factory in Zhangjiakou in China’s northern Hebei province on January 13, 2020. STR | AFP | Getty Images The new coronavirus outbreak in China has hit global supply chains hard and spurred sourcing away from the world’s manufacturing hub —Continue Reading
A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she walks in a nearly empty and shuttered commercial street on February 7, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Business activity in China may look like it’s at a standstill amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but investors should start planningContinue Reading
A disinfection worker in protective gear sterilizes a restaurant against the novel coronavirus, also known as Wuhan coronavirus, in Tong-in Market placed in the center of Seoul, on February 07, 2020. Woohae Cho 7.14 pm: Mixed signals from European firms over coronavirus impact European companies have been sending mixed signalsContinue Reading
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference Thursday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 75,700 andContinue Reading
A woman wears a masks in Chinatown following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters “This is the time to open up your pandemic plans and see that things are in order,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top official of theContinue Reading
Tourists take photos at the Overseas Passenger Terminal as the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship is in lock down while health authorities test a man for Coronavirus on February 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled its voyages in Asia through theContinue Reading
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 75,700 Total deaths: At least 2,130 1 pm: FBI has ordered $40,000 in hand sanitizer and face masks The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has ordered $40,000 ofContinue Reading
People are wearing masks at Myeongdong on February 20, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Jong-Hyun Kim |Anadolu Agency | Getty Images World health officials said Thursday that the new coronavirus has not yet spread widely around the world, but emphasized that the virus could break out globally at any time.Continue Reading
Nurse Cao Shan prepare medicines for patients in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Barcroft Media | Getty Images Preliminary results from two clinical trials testing potential treatments for the COVID-19 coronavirus are expected in three weeks, the WorldContinue Reading
Travelers arrive at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal wearing medical masks for protection against the novel coronavirus outbreak on February 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew | Getty Images The FBI has ordered $40,000 of hand sanitizer and face masks “in case the coronavirus becomes a pandemic inContinue Reading