Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it is closing all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, a move that was followed by several U.S. retailers on Saturday. The announcements escalated the global response to the outbreak, as most companies had previously kept stores […]

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The U.S. Federal Reserve and global central banks moved aggressively on Sunday to buttress a world economy unraveling rapidly amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the Fed slashing interest rates to near zero, pledging hundreds of billions of dollars in asset purchases and backstopping foreign authorities with the offer of cheap dollar financing. The coordinated global […]

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Every country in Europe should be taking the “boldest” actions possible to try to halt or slow the epidemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s European director said on Tuesday. Speaking after an online meeting of health ministry representatives from across the region, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for […]

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Tesla Inc on Thursday ended a standoff with local California authorities concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, saying it will suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24. The company said its New York solar roof tile factory will also temporarily suspend production, while operations at its Nevada battery […]

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British government emergency response scientists published the evidence on their understanding of COVID-19 evolution on Friday. “The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has been providing ministers and officials with free and frank advice throughout,” they said. “This is an incredibly fast-moving, developing situation and as part of our collective efforts to give the clearest […]

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U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday presented a huge new legal package to combat the impacts of the coronavirus break out, stating Republicans would soon start negotiations with Democrats aimed at brokering an offer to pass it. McConnell stated the legislation would consist of direct financial assistance for Americans, relief for small companies and […]

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A volunteer group has actually been developing makeshift hand-washing stations in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in the lack of a methodical response by the government, which keeps the nation has actually no verified cases of the viral illness. The humanitarian group Ma Ywe is setting up the stations […]

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All These Proposed Interventions Shall Be In Force Till March31 The Ministry Will Review The Scenario After That. Coronavirus: Health Ministry Issues 15- Point Advisory On ‘Social Distancing’ (Image Credit: PTI file) New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Well-being on Monday released an advisory on Social Distancing Step in view of the spread […]

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The retooled strategy came 2 days after President Donald Trump previewed an across the country network of drive- thru testing websites at chains like WalMart and Target connected by a Google- created website. However Sunday’s statement focused primarily on standard federal government efforts to release medical and emergency situation personnel in U.S. neighborhoods. Brett Giroir, […]

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Iran stated on Sunday that the brand-new coronavirus has actually eliminated 113 individuals in the past 24 hours, raising the nation‘s death toll to 724, a health ministry official tweeted, including that the variety of contaminated individuals had actually reached 13,938 The brand-new figures were tweeted by Alireza Vahabzadeh, a consultant to Iran’s health minister. […]

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