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Ebola in NYC: Doctor Tests Positive for Disease
Oct. 24 -- A 33-year old New York City doctor is said to have contracted Ebola while in Guinea volunteering with Doctors Without Borders. He alerted authorities when symptoms arose and was placed into isolation at Bellevue Hospital....
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Virus Sparks Tensions Between China and Taiwan
Mar.10 -- The coronavirus outbreak is further straining ties between mainland China and Taiwan. Officials from both sides have argued over the evacuation of Taiwanese citizens from Hubei and Beijing’s blocking of Taipei in multi-lateral...
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China Reports 40 New Coronavirus Cases, 22 Deaths
Mar.08 -- China’s new infections and deaths from the coronavirus have fallen again, with the virus now active in more than half the countries around the world. Global cases have risen to 109,000, while additional travel and public...
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Virus Fears Grip Southeast Asian Economies
Mar.09 -- The spread of the coronavirus has impacted the economies in Southeast Asia. Bloomberg’s Michelle Jamrisko reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
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Philippine Economy Contracts for First Time Since 1998 on Shutdowns
May.06 -- The Philippine economy contracted in the first quarter as stringent lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak shut most businesses and sapped consumption. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter...
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China Won't Rush to Ease Policies, Economist Says
Feb.16 -- Zhang Zhiwei, chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting China's economy and policies. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open."
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Virus Update: The Race to Find a Vaccine for Covid-19
Apr.22 -- Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli wraps up the latest efforts by European drug companies, academics and scientists to find a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Coronavirus Recession: What Will Be the Legacy?
Apr.20 -- As policy makers battle to shore up their countries' economies amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, how will the recession change societies, supply chains and the labor market? Jim Caron of Morgan Stanley Investment...
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Covid-19 Vaccine Is 12 to 18 Months Away, Harvard's Jha Says
Apr.20 -- Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, talks about the global fight against the coronavirus outbreak. He speaks with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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WHO Chief Tedros: the Pandemic Is Far From Over
Apr.27 -- Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the World Health Organization is concerned about the rising number of cases in Latin America, Africa, some Asian countries, as well as eastern Europe, adding that the pandemic is...
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RBA Governor Lowe Doesn’t See Growth Lifting Until 4Q
Aug.13 -- Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe says economic growth is unlikely to lift until the final three months of this year, with Victoria’s renewed lockdown to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 “broadly offsetting” the...
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Rosengren: Overeagerness to Reopen Quickly Has Backfired
Aug.12 -- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren says U.S. overeagerness to reopen commercial activity without sufficiently containing the spread of Covid-19 has backfired. He speaks with Bloomberg's Mike McKee on...
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WHO: China Mission Origin Study Would Start in Wuhan
Aug.10 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead officer on Covid-19 at the World Health Organization, says the agency's mission to investigate the virus’s origins would start in Wuhan, where the first cases were identified. (Excerpt)
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EU Urges Nations Not to Impose `General' Travel Bans'
Mar.13 -- The European Union warned nations against imposing "general" travel bans amid the spreading coronavirus threat. Such restrictions "are not seen as being the most effective by the World Health Organization," European Commission...
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EU Pledges $41 Billion to Fight Coronavirus
Mar.13 -- The European Union is setting up a fund of 37 billion euros ($41 billion) to ease the impact of the coronavirus. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlines how the money will be allocated at a news conference...
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Trump: Maybe People Shouldn't Shake Hands Even After Virus Passes
Mar.15 -- President Donald Trump defended his habit of shaking hands during the coronavirus pandemic, even though U.S. health experts strongly advised against against doing so. He spoke Saturday at a press conference after a meeting of...
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U.K. Virus Adviser Warns 20,000 Dead Would Be Good Outcome
Mar.17 -- Patrick Vallance, the U.K. government’s chief scientific adviser, told a panel of lawmakers including former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that it would be “horrible” but a “good outcome” if Britain can keep its number of deaths...
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NYC to Make Shelter-in-Place Decision Within 48 Hours: Mayor De Blasio
Mar.17 -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the city's consideration of a shelter-in-place order to help contain the coronavirus contagion.
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Lockdowns Tighten Across Asia
Mar.16 -- Countries in Southeast Asia are stepping up restrictions on people’s movement and mass gatherings as well as closing schools and businesses in an attempt to contain the coronavirus. Bloomberg’s Claire Jiao and Selina Wang...
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When Will French Children Return to School?
Apr.17 -- French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer discusses the country's plan to get children back into full-time learning. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed shortcomings in educational systems around the world as schools...
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Trump Calls U.S. Virus Cases a ‘Badge of Honor'
May.20 -- President Donald Trump said it’s "a badge of honor" that the U.S. has more than 1.5 million cases of coronavirus -- the highest number of infections globally. "It’s a great tribute to the testing and all of the work that a lot...
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California to Send $52 Million to Hard-Hit Area: Newsom
Jul.27 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state plans to spend $52 million to ramp up testing, treatment and infected-person isolation in eight counties of the Central Valley. He speaks at a press briefing. (Excerpt)
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WHO Says U.S. Still Can Fight Covid-19 Spread
Aug.03 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s top epidemiologist on Covid-19, said “the United States can turn this around.” Van Kerkhove and Mike Ryan, the head of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, spoke Monday at a...
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HSBC CFO Says U.K. Hardest Hit by Rising Credit Losses
Aug.03 -- HSBC Holdings Plc Chief Financial Officer Ewen Stevenson discusses the bank's financial results, cost cuts and business outlook. HSBC's second-quarter profit missed estimates as it was weighed down by a political upheaval in...