Feb 24 Dow drops more than 1,000 points as coronavirus threatens the economy By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points as the spread of the new coronavirus threatened wider damage to the global economy. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: WHO addresses spread of COVID-19 in Europe, Mideast By Kim Tong-Hyung, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press The number of people sickened by the novel coronavirus has topped 79,000 globally. Continue reading
Feb 24 Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Cases of the COVID-19 virus have made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 8:41 Dementia day care center helps families cope with caregiving By Karla Murthy, Joan Martelli Millions of senior citizens in America are living with dementia, with the heavy burden of caregiving often left to family members. But a new adult day care center for those with dementia, called Town Square, may serve as a model… Continue watching
Feb 23 Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus By Luca Bruno, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Italian authorities have announced they are shutting down Venice's famed Carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the new virus, as the number of infected people in the country soars to at least 152, the most outside… Continue reading
Feb 23 China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy By Joe McDonald, Associated Press BEIJING — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for more efforts to stop the outbreak, revive industry and prevent the disease from disrupting spring planting of crops. Xi defended the ruling… Continue reading
Feb 23 Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. Continue reading
Feb 22 Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, and the death toll in Iran climbed to six in the wake of a new virus that… Continue reading
Feb 21 Italy’s novel coronavirus cases rise to 17 as cluster emerges By Luca Bruno, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The number of people in Italy infected with the new virus from China more than quadrupled Friday. Continue reading
Feb 21 South Korea becomes newest front in shifting virus outbreak By Hyung-Jin Kim, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press The multiplying caseload in South Korea showed the ease with which the illness can spread. Continue reading