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Coronavirus in US: New York declares state of emergency
The governor’s announcement came as concerns about the outbreak grew in New York City, which has 12 confirmed cases, up from six that were disclosed as of Friday. The epicenter in New York state continues to be just north of the city, in Westchester County, where there are 70 cases in total.
Coronavirus may force Americans to avoid crowds and cancel cruises, health official warns
More than half of the 50 U.S. states have reported cases, including the first cases in Virginia and Connecticut on Sunday. As the outbreak spreads, daily life has been increasingly disrupted, with concerts and conferences canceled and universities telling students to stay home and take classes online.
Coronavirus: PM asks officials to ensure adequate quarantine, critical care
“All departments should work in convergence and action should be initiated for creating awareness in community about the disease and the precautions to be taken,” the prime minister was quoted as saying in an official statement.
As coronavirus cases rise, 52 labs set-up across India for testing samples
-In Andhra Pradesh, labs at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati, Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam and GMC, Anantapur have been made operational while in Assam, labs at Gauhati Medical College in Guwahati and Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh have been activated.
-In Bihar, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, in Chandigarh, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research and AIIMS in Chhattisgarh have the designated laboratories.
About 30 still trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses
A video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over rubble and twisted steelwork carrying people towards ambulances.
As India coronavirus cases spike, experts daunted by prospect of South Asia spread
“There is a strong possibility that the number of cases in India is much higher than what has been detected,” Arunkumar G., director of the Manipal Institute of Virology, said, citing a virus incubation of up to two weeks.
Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand
Coronavirus could knock $211 bn off APAC economies,Japan most vulnerable
S&P did not cut growth forecasts for emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India, citing the fact that reported infections in those countries were still low.
Coronavirus wreaks financial havoc as infections near 100,000
European stocks continued their slide after the Japanese market dropped to a six-month low, with 97% of shares on the Tokyo exchange’s main board in the red.
Coronavirus does not spread through chicken, mutton, seafood: FSSAI chief
On March 2, poultry breeders demanded a relief package from the government claiming that the sector has incurred heavy losses of around Rs 1,750 crore in a month due to fake news that eating chicken could spread coronavirus.