SEOUL (Reuters) – Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday, with many holding online services instead, as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings as 586 new coronavirus infections took the tally to 3,736 cases. That came a day after the biggest daily jump of 813 cases in South Korea’s battle with the largest… Read More »
An Australian family has revealed how they have “never been as sick” after contracting the lethal coronavirus, claiming night time and a cough are the worst parts of the illness. Suzanne D’Silva, husband Dellone and daughter Bianca all fell ill with coronavirus in a nightmare holiday on board the disease-stricken cruise ship, the Diamond Princess.… Read More »
By Adam Vaughan Markets are falling around the worldTomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Financial markets around the world have suffered their worst week since the 2008 financial crash, as the economic impact of the covid-19 coronavirus edging towards a pandemic becomes clearer. Around $ 5 trillion has been wiped off share markets globally this week, with the… Read More »
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a campaign Get Out the Vote Event in Charleston, South Carolina, February 26, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., unveiled a bill Thursday to divert money from President Donald Trump‘s border wall to the U.S. coronavirus response. As concerns… Read More »
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, sending markets into a tailspin over fears of a global pandemic even as China eased curbs with no new cases reported in Beijing and other cities. While health experts have… Read More »