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Group forecasts travel to U.S. will fall 6% in next three months due to coronavirus
International travel to the United States will drop 6% over the next three months amid growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Travel Association forecast on Tuesday.
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Trump says U.S. weighs travel actions over coronavirus 'hot spots' abroad
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may take further steps to address travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus, but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel.
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American Airlines cancels remaining flights to South Korea through April 24
American Airlines Group Inc said Tuesday it will temporarily suspend all remaining flights to South Korea through April 24 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Trump says his administration, Congress working on emergency coronavirus spending
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was working with Congress to pass an emergency spending measure to ramp up the nation's response to the coronavirus, adding that he expects lawmakers to authorize about $8.5 billion.
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U.S. CDC reports 108 cases of coronavirus, including presumed infections
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday confirmed 17 new cases of the coronavirus and four more deaths due to the outbreak, bringing the total number of cases to 108, including among repatriated citizens.
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New York City school cancels classes after suspected coronavirus case
An Orthodox Jewish school in New York City canceled classes on Tuesday to allow for precautionary measures after a suspected case of coronavirus turned up within its community.
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Fox News calls off 'upfront' advertising event amid coronavirus fears
Fox News, the TV channel owned by media company Fox Corp, on Tuesday said it is cancelling its 'upfront' advertising event in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Britain to register COVID-19 as 'notifiable disease': BBC
Britain will formally register COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, as "notifiable", BBC reported https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51730412 on Wednesday.
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Three more die in Seattle area from coronavirus as U.S. promises 1 million test kits
The number of people with the new coronavirus in the United States climbed on Tuesday with Washington state reporting three more deaths, as authorities worked on preventing its spread and the central bank acted on Tuesday to protect the economy from the impact of the global outbreak.
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Japan reports one new coronavirus infection, total reaches 1,000 cases: media
Japan has confirmed another case of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in the country to 1,000 cases, including those from a cruise ship that had been quarantined off Yokohama, Kyodo News reported, citing the health ministry.
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UK launches large-scale public advice campaign on coronavirus
The British government launched a wide-ranging public health campaign on Wednesday in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, a day after warnings that as many as one in five employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak.
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No square to spare in Australia as stores cap toilet paper 'panic buying' over coronavirus
Australia's biggest grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd and the local arm of Costco Wholesale Corp put limits on purchases of toilet paper amid "panic buying" by shoppers concerned the coronavirus would hurt availability.
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UK government says 12 new positive tests for coronavirus, total now 35
British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain, bringing the total to 35.
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Any U.S. citizen can be tested for coronavirus at doctor's orders under new guidance: Pence
Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that U.S. public health authorities had issued new guidance to make clear that a doctor's order was all that would be needed for any American to be tested for the novel coronavirus.
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Mercury exposure tied to skin cancer risk
(Reuters Health) - Americans who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood might be at increased risk for skin cancer, suggests a study based on national surveys.
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Coronavirus more deadly than flu but containable: WHO's Tedros
About 3.4% of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died, far above seasonal flu's fatality rate of under 1%, but the novel coronavirus can be contained, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus forces IMF, World Bank switch to virtual Spring Meetings
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, citing growing concerns about the fast-spreading coronavirus, on Tuesday said they will adopt a "virtual format" for their Spring Meetings instead of convening in person in Washington.
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JPMorgan to test emergency coronavirus plans with some employees working from home: sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking thousands of U.S. employees to spend a day working from home in the coming weeks to test its contingency plans should the coronavirus spread, sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.
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Sports doctors may accidentally prescribe banned steroids
(Reuters Health) - Sports physicians routinely prescribe corticosteroids to athletes for conditions like inflammation, asthma and allergies, but not all of them know which forms of these drugs are banned under anti-doping rules, a study suggests.
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U.S. sues Mallinckrodt, accuses drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid
The United States sued a unit of the drugmaker Mallinckrodt Plc on Tuesday, accusing it of defrauding Medicaid out of hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of "meteoric" price increases for its biggest-selling drug, Acthar Gel.
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