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$2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed by the House amid efforts to delay voting by Massie
After efforts of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, to delay the passage of the much awaited Coronavirus Stimulus Package, the House...
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COVID-19 infects more than half million people; WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff
SARS-CoV-2, a new strain of coronavirus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can possibly be transmitted through the air,...
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This isn’t just a bad flu season: WHO official warns as COVID-19 cases surpassed 350,000 worldwide
Mike Ryan, executive director of the emergencies programs by the World Health Organization (WHO), warns governments around the world that...
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Vaccine Tug of War: Germany resists as reports say US is luring firms for vaccine exclusivity
The German government insists that no country in the world should have a monopoly on all developed vaccines against COVID-19...
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Alphabet’s Verily launches online COVID testing website in SF Bay Area
People in the San Francisco Bay Area can now access a website where they would be able to take a...
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France suspends class in schools and universities to prevent spread of COVID-19
The French government ordered the closure of all schools and universities in the country in a bid to contain the...
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‘The genie’s out of the bottle’: Singaporean minister warns that COVID-19 outbreak could last a year
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Wednesday that the world must prepare for the impacts of COVID-19 as the fatal...
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WHO says COVID-19 has a higher mortality rate than previously thought
In its latest statement, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the deadly and highly infectious COVID-19 has a higher...
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Coronavirus fears push US oil prices down its steepest fall since 2018
U.S. oil prices experienced its steepest nosedive since 2008 this week as panic over the fast-spreading coronavirus stokes investors fearing...
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The US is ‘totally ready’ to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, Trump says after calling it a ‘hoax’
President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is 'magnificently organized' in its response to the fast-spreading deadly coronavirus that...
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WHO urges world leaders to ‘wake up’ amid coronavirus outbreak
After raising its coronavirus threat assessment to the highest level, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries and governments to...
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Trump appoints Pence as head of COVID-19 response
President Donald Trump assigned vice president Mike Pence as the person responsible for responding to the imminent threat of the...
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IMF head says COVID-19 outbreak proves how the global economy can be threatened by ‘unforeseen events’
Echoing the fears of other economists in the past few weeks, International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva warns that the...
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Ex-FDA commissioner says Japan’s rising COVID-19 cases an indication of a pandemic
With at least 59 confirmed cases, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that Japan could be in a brink of a COVID-19...
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Uber CEO downplays potential impact of nCoV outbreak, says they are not seeing “significant effect on the business”
Uber CEO downplays the potential impact of the worsening novel coronavirus outbreak in China, saying that the outbreak and travel...
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Chinese GDP could grow by less than 2% year-over-year, analyst say
The 2019 Wuhan n-CoV outbreak may impact China's economic growth, analysts' forecasts. According to Pantheon Macroeconomics Chief Asia Economist Freya...
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US futures on recovery mode after deep dive over Wuhan nCoV fears
Companies with stocks that are profoundly affected by a sudden drop last week following the intensifying fear over the Chinese...
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Dow plummets more than 600 points as 2019-nCoV outbreak creates market woes
The impact of the massive outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has now been felt by western markets as Dow...
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Coronavirus outbreak the #1 threat to global markets, analysts say
Capital markets around the world have mixed responses to the ensuing global panic over the novel coronavirus, which is quickly...
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Nanoviricides, other small-time biofirms, saw stocks shoot up over 150% amid coronavirus outbreak
The novel Wuhan coronavirus outbreak intensifies Thursday with an increasing number of infected individuals, and as expected during a global...
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