People with protective face masks pass in front of a thermal scanner as they enter a shopping mall in Bangkok on January 29, 2020. Mladen Antonov | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. 7:36 am: Death toll of coronavirus climbs
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Virologist Sandro Halbe observes cell culture dishes in a research laboratory of the Institute of Virology at the Philipps University of Marburg. The novel coronavirus, which has made hundreds of people sick in China, also employs scientists from Hessen. Arne Dedert | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The first cases of the deadly
People wearing face masks ride escalators inside Hankou Railway Station on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, China. A new infectious coronavirus known as “2019-nCoV” was discovered in Wuhan last week. Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below in China Standard Time, beginning on Wednesday. 7:27 am: Scientists
A patient is transferred by an ambulance to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 8:03 am: Death toll of coronavirus surpasses 100 The total number of cases of the coronavirus reached
There’s a “bear stampede” in the oil market as a new coronavirus spreads, but that may not be directly comparable to the sell-off in 2003 associated with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to an energy analyst. Oil futures slid for a sixth session on Tuesday amid reports of a rising number
Disinfection workers wearing masks and spray anti-septic solution at the Incheon International Airport on January 27, 2020 in Incheon, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun | Getty Images A novel coronavirus has now taken the lives of at least 81 people in China and sickened more than 2,800 worldwide, including in the U.S. and Europe, as Chinese
Three weeks after he escaped from Japan, former Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn is relishing his newfound freedom and his ability to speak out about the Japanese justice system. He also has a warning for foreign executives in Japan: Watch your back. Carlos Ghosn, former chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault
The news of Kobe Bryant’s death continues to shock not only the National Basketball Association but the sports world in general. Athletes from New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady to boxing legend Mike Tyson shared their reactions to Bryant’s passing on social media, joining many who were completely stunned and saddened by the passing
A Chinese health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering a subway station during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on January 25, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images More than 2,700 people in China are now said to have been infected by the fast-spreading coronavirus while more countries have
Lizzo performs onstage at Spotify Hosts “Best New Artist” Party at The Lot Studios on January 23, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Rachel Murray The 62nd annual Grammy Awards kick off Sunday night with lineup of the music industry’s top artists set to perform and take home tiny gold gramophone trophies. Lizzo, the pop and
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in “Bad Boys For Life.” Sony Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s third turn as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett continued to gain steam at the box office this weekend. “Bad Boys For Life” remained the top-grossing flick at the domestic box office for the second week in a row,
A laboratory technician works with a pipette at the Institute of Virology at the Charité Berlin Mitte, where investigations on coronavirus are underway. Christophe Gateau | Getty Images The third U.S. case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Orange County, California, the OC Health Care Agency’s Communicable Disease Control Division announced in a press release
Health care members make first aid to people as they cover their faces with sanitary masks after the first cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela | Getty Images President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned that the spread of the coronavirus presents a “grave situation,” as officials from central China to
Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks at the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl Mark Brown | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Almost every year since 2008, talks surrounding the National Football League’s Pro Bowl location arises, and this year is no different. Once again, the NFL will head into this spring with a decision
Lawyers say they want the New Orleans Saints and its spokesman to testify about that football team’s public relations assistance to the Archdiocese of New Orleans regarding clergy sexual abuse cases, court documents reveal. The lawyers represent a man who is suing the archdiocese on claims he was sexually abused as a boy by a
As fears of the coronavirus grow, stock prices are likely to contract and investors should be prepared for buying opportunities, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “We’ve got a huge number of companies reporting next week, but the biggest story by far will be the coronavirus outbreak,” the “Mad Money” host said. “If a high-quality stock
A woman wears a protective mask near the Chinatown section of New York City on January 23, 2020. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images U.S. health officials said they diagnosed a second patient with the China coronavirus after a Chicago woman returned from Wuhan with the infection, and they are currently monitoring 63
A Chinese passenger that just arrived on the last bullet train from Wuhan to Beijing is checked for a fever by a health worker at a Beijing railway station on January 23, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images China’s National Health Commission said as many as 25 people have died from a
Snap was the best comeback stock last year and the company poses an enticing opportunity for investors to play, though there are obstacles to work through, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “I do think the stock of Snap has more upside, and I am painfully aware that I am late after this run, but I
Travelers wearing face masks stand in line inside the departure hall at West Kowloon Station, operated by MTR Corp., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images The total number of coronavirus cases in China rose to 634, and a new case was reported in Singapore, Reuters