Dow plunges 1,000 points as coronavirus spreads
Growing fears about the widening economic impact of the outbreak sent stocks plummeting on Monday.
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Growing fears about the widening economic impact of the outbreak sent stocks plummeting on Monday.
"This is scary stuff," investor said Monday as stocks fell, but "I don't think it should affect what you do in stocks."
Authorities in Italy announced that all Carnival events had been called off as the region tries to contain the outbreak. In China, more than 2,400 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The biggest concern was the lack of information, said Costa Mesa fire chief Dan Stefano.
Most of them are linked to a church and a hospital in and around the nation's fourth-largest city.
Most of the 34 coronavirus cases in the U.S. are people who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
There are now tens of thousands of confirmed cases globally and more than 2,200 deaths — most of them in mainland China.
Hundreds of passengers stuck for weeks on the coronavirus-plagued Diamond Princess in Japan are finally getting their freedom, even as dozens more test positive.
Companies from Apple to Puma say outbreak is hurting sales, but economists warn the toll could be much steeper.
When a deadly virus arrives in the U.S., health officials follow a road map.
As of Wednesday, 621 people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
"Farewell to those I love and to those who loved me!" film director Chang Kai reportedly wrote in goodbye note.
The expulsions come after the Trump administration designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the U.S. as "foreign missions."
World Health Organization hesitant to declare disease in decline as experts warn there could be thousands of mild cases lurking around the globe.
Analysts sounding alarm about over-priced stocks, saying investors underestimate extent of outbreak's potential impact.
The spread of the new virus is starting to impact the U.S. stock market even though most cases are in China.
Wuchang Hospital director Liu Zhiming had worked tirelessly to contain the outbreak since the beginning.
Planes carrying more than 300 people arrived at military bases, with some of the evacuees already having tested positive for the new coronavirus.
iPhone sales are slumping in China, while the tech titan's factories are taking time to resume full production.
A spokesman for WHO confirmed the organization will report cases as they're reported by Chinese authorities.
Some factories don't have enough masks or gloves to protect employees from the potentially lethal infection.
Toilet rolls have become a hot commodity since the outbreak of the coronavirus on mainland China.
Automakers such as Toyota and Ford are resuming some operations after anti-virus controls idled factories.
American passengers on the Diamond Princess who do not test positive for the coronavirus will be evacuated to the United States.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci that aired Sunday, February 16, 2020, on "Face the Nation."