Tag: Coronavirus

It’s official: WHO declares the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic | The London Free Press

WHO director general says virus that causes the respiratory illness can still be fought but some countries are struggling
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Trump vows ‘major’ steps to aid U.S. economy amid coronavirus rise – Reuters

President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking “major” steps to gird the economy against the impact of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday.
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What Is Coronavirus: Mapping the Pneumonia-Like Respiratory Illness in China, Globally

A new respiratory virus, thought to have originated in a food market in Wuhan, China, has put health authorities on high alert. The spread of the novel coronavirus—named 2019-nCoV—has impacted travel, business and spread concern around the world.
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Top CDC official: US should prepare for coronavirus ‘to take a foothold’

“At some point, we are likely to see community spread in the U.S. or in other countries,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/02/12/cdc-prepares-for-coronavirus-to-take-a-foothold-in-the-us.html