Central banks still have a lot of ammunition left to deal with economic shocks, despite their recent decisions largely falling flat as global stock markets continue to plunge, analysts have told CNBC.
France will spend 45 billion euros ($50 billion) to help small businesses and employees struggling with the coronavirus outbreak, after President Emmanuel Macron declared "we are at war" against the virus.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak that has infected at least 300 people in the city.
Tedros didn't single out any one country, but state and local leaders in the U.S. have criticized the Trump administration and CDC for limiting who could get tested in the U.S.
All three major publicly-traded cruise companies have now suspended at least some operations as the COVID-19 pandemic sends waves through the travel industry.
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