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In a story March 9, 2020, about the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe, The Associated Press reported that there were confirmed cases in Guadeloupe, one of France’s overseas territories March 11, 2020, 12:34 AM 1 min read People wait at a bus stop, in Rome, Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early […]

Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out and had been self-isolating at home. It comes as a sixth person died from the virus in the UK, which has a

Author’s note: I live in Italy, which has just been put under “lockdown” for the next three weeks as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. While I’m not under quarantine, circumstances have forced us all to consider that self-quarantine might be in our near future. I’ve thought a lot about how to keep my family

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — College seniors began making tearful goodbyes, not knowing if they’d return to see friends on campus. Some were heading to homes without internet, leaving them to wonder if they could keep up with online classes. And some worried about finding a way to afford a flight on only a few days’ notice.

Image copyright Andrew Testa/New York Times/Redux/eyevine Image caption Adam Castillejo wants to be “an ambassador of hope” A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say. Adam Castillejo is still free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping anti-retroviral therapy. He was not

Following the market’s worst week since the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve announced early this month that it was slashing the federal rate by 0.50% to a new target range of 1% to 1.25%. The hope is that as the world economy slows due to problems caused by the coronavirus, lower interest rates will

OAKLAND, Calif. — New York’s governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight what is believed to be the nation’s biggest cluster of coronavirus cases — one of the most dramatic actions yet to control the outbreak in the U.S. The move came as health

Image copyright Reuters The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 373, a rise of 54 from Monday’s figure. It comes as a man in his early 80s became the sixth person to die in the UK with the virus. Meanwhile, airlines have cut thousands of flights including to and from Italy

Looking back on my first experience with a job layoff, I was caught by surprise in the moment ― but all the signs were there, had I known what to look for. The day before it happened, our team manager suddenly scheduled an all-hands meeting at 4 p.m. on a Friday that I needed to

Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press March 10, 2020, 3:27 PM 4 min read LONDON — Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on. For some Britons, the