Workers lost their jobs, parents came up with impromptu home lesson plans for children kept home from shuttered schools. Families fretted over dwindling retirements accounts, the health of elderly parents, and every cough and sneeze in their midst. Millions of people settled into new and disrupted routines Thursday as the coronavirus began to uproot almost […]
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Two NBC late night shows — “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” — are suspending production amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shows will not come back until at least March 30, The New York Times and Variety first reported. Both shows were already expected to go on hiatus the week of
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Image copyright Getty Images The global coronavirus outbreak means millions of travel and tourism jobs are at risk, says a leading industry body. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says up to 50 million jobs could be lost because of the pandemic. Its chief executive, Gloria Guevara, said the outbreak “presents a significant threat
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From art shows to weddings, closures and cancellations due to the new coronavirus are rapidly mounting across California By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press March 13, 2020, 12:39 AM 4 min read LOS ANGELES — Much of California is shutting down, with theme parks, horse-racing tracks and concert halls locking their doors while some people postpone
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BBC Click’s Kitty Knowles looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: The UK government rules Chinese firm Huawei will be allowed to be used in non-sensitive areas of the country’s 5G mobile network Yale University develops a game-playing robot capable of admitting its mistakes to help humans communicate better
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the league’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder of an uninterrupted regular season By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer March 13, 2020, 12:30 AM 5 min read MIAMI — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver
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WASHINGTON — One Seattle-area hospital has already seen patient care delayed by the stringent infection-control practices that the government recommended for suspected coronavirus cases. Another in Chicago switched Thursday morning into “surge” mode, setting up triage tents in its ambulance bay and dedicating an entire floor to coronavirus patients. At least one is already receiving
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Airlines and travelers are still sorting out the new travel ban that President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that bars most foreign visitors coming to the U.S. from continental Europe for 30 days. The ban will affect 7,300 flights — and more than 2 million airline seats — scheduled from 26 European nations to the
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Image copyright Getty Images People with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are having to wait up to two years for appropriate treatment. About two million people in the UK have moderate or severe symptoms related to OSA, which makes patients temporarily stop breathing while asleep. This can happen hundreds of times a night, leaving them exhausted,
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Image copyright Getty Images In the last week, two of America’s biggest festivals have been disrupted because of fears over the coronavirus. Coachella, set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Rage Against the Machine and Frank Ocean, has been pushed back to October instead of taking place in April, as originally planned. It follows Texas-based
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