The Dow Jone Industrial Average closes down by more than 1,000 points as virus cases spread beyond China and investors seek safe havens for their money.
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South Korea put on high alert, Italy battles virus outbreak
South Korea’s president says officials should take “unprecedented, powerful” steps to fight a viral outbreak.
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California city granted request to block transfer of quarantined patients
The restraining order prohibits authorities from transporting anyone with coronavirus or exposed to the disease to Costa Mesa before a hearing Monday.
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South Korea reports 8-fold jump in viral infections
Globally, nearly 78,000 people have been infected in 29 countries, and more than 2,300 have died.
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South Korea ups emergency response as viral cases surge
The spike, especially in and around the southeastern city of Daegu, has raised fears the outbreak is getting out of control in the country.
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China’s virus center vows no person is unchecked as cases fall
New findings about the coronavirus add to concern about potential spread of the virus by people who may not know they’re infected.
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Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses
Some business owners have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half.
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Stocks fall as Apple warns of financial hit from virus outbreak
The maker of iPhones said revenue will fall short of previous forecasts in the fiscal second quarter because production has been curtailed.
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Coronavirus strands Maine cruise ship passenger in Cambodia
Opal Staudenmaier, 48, of Gorham is stuck in Phnom Penh after another passenger from her cruise ship tested positive for the disease.
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New virus cases continue to fall; WHO says China bought the world time
The U.N. health agency’s director-general says he’s ‘concerned by the lack of urgency in funding the response from the international community.’