March 2020

Coronavirus: Italy to suspend mortgage payments amid outbreak

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Laura Castelli made the comments to Radio Anch’io Mortgage payments will be suspended across Italy as part of measures to soften the economic blow of coronavirus on households, a minister has said. Laura Castelli, Italy’s deputy economy minister, told Radio Anch’io: “Yes, that will be the case, for individuals […]

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Politicians’ Use of ‘Wuhan Virus’ Starts a Debate Health Experts Wanted to Avoid

The phrase “Spanish flu” is itself a misnomer: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say experts are still not sure where the disease originated. More recent examples include the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, outbreak in 2003, which was first detected in the Chinese province of Guangdong and led to widespread discrimination against

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Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school group returned from a trip to Italy, officials decided to close the Rhode Island Catholic high school for two weeks. Instead of cancelling classes, the school in Pawtucket instituted “virtual days” where students are expected to work from home, check

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Pearl Jam, Miley Cyrus and Madonna scrap gigs over coronavirus fears

Image copyright Getty Images/Reuters/Ricardo Gomes/Live Nation Image caption Left-right: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Miley Cyrus and Madonna Pop stars Miley Cyrus and Madonna and rock band Pearl Jam have called off concerts as the impact of coronavirus begins to hit live music. Cyrus has called off a trip to Australia, where she was due to

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In Divided Michigan District, Debbie Dingell Straddles the Biden-Sanders Race

The concentration of manufacturing here — steel, engines, automobile parts — has made her more sympathetic than most Democrats to Mr. Trump’s trade policies. She pushed for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, which she blames for the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in her district. But Ms. Dingell also holds positions

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Global stocks steady after plunge on virus, oil crash

BEIJING — Global stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting declines after President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for a tax cut and other measures to ease the pain of the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Oil prices also recovered some of their losses in Monday’s record-setting plunge. London opened 1.8% higher and Frankfurt advanced 1%.

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As labs ramp up, who can get tested in US for coronavirus?

WASHINGTON — Can any American who’s sick get tested for the worrisome new coronavirus? That’s been a complicated question, one that’s left doctors, patients and some health experts frustrated and concerned. U.S. health officials say more and more public and private laboratories are now able to test for the virus. But some experts have wondered

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