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Singapore sets aside $4 billion to help businesses and households amid coronavirus outbreak

Merlion statue in Singapore. Athanasios Gioumpasis | Getty Images Singapore on Tuesday said it has set aside 5.6 billion Singapore dollars ($ 4.02 billion) in the coming year to help businesses and households tide through the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The Southeast Asian country has reported one of the highest numbers of coronavirus — now known… Read More »

Amazon restricts employee travel to China ‘until further notice’ as coronavirus spreads

Nikol Szymul staffs a reception desk at Amazon offices discretely tucked into a building called Fiona in downtown Seattle, Washington on May 11, 2017. Getty Images Amazon has started restricting employee travel to China as the coronavirus continues to spread, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. “We place tremendous value and focus on the well-being and… Read More »

US health officials fast-track coronavirus vaccine, hope to start clinical trial in three months

Amid concerns about the Coronavirus causing illness and deaths in China, many parade goers during New York City, New York’s annual Lunar New Year parade wore surgical masks, January 25, 2020. EuropaNewswire | Gado | Getty Images U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine, hoping to start an early-stage trial within the… Read More »

United Airlines says two passengers examined by US health officials after appearing to show symptoms of coronavirus

A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. Chris Helgren | Reuters Two passengers flying from Shanghai into Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport were examined by U.S. health officials after appearing to show symptoms of the coronavirus, United Airlines said Tuesday. However, it… Read More »