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The Singapore government is warning of scam calls made under the pretext of epidemiological investigation as the city-state seeks to contain the spread of the virus.

India reported three confirmed cases, out of more than 1,700 people tested around the country as of Thursday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

There are no bridges to Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Block Island. Part floating hotel and part transport, small-ship cruises eliminate the need for separate tickets and reservations, making it easy to skip around New England's old-money islands.

Friday's report is the second day in a row the province's data has caused major changes to a nationwide figure. And it adds to doubts many have about the accuracy of the data.

As of Thursday noon, Singapore had 58 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

The total number of cases climbed above 60,000 after China changed the way it counts confirmed infections, and deaths soared to at least 1,369.

CNBC's Jim Cramer breaks down how objective and subjective valuations are influencing the stock market. He issues a buy call on Ollie's Bargain Outlet stock.

United Airlines said it would scale back Barcelona flights and waive change fees for passengers after the Mobile World Congress was called off because of the coronavirus.

"If you want to go bargain hunting in this market, I urge you to look no further than Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings," the "Mad Money" host says.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"I bet it keeps going until the outbreak runs its course," CNBC's Jim Cramer says on "Mad Money."

Mattel turned in mixed fourth-quarter results after holiday revenue was weighed down by continuing sales declines in its American Girl and Fisher-Price brands.

"I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to say," Rebecca Frasure of Oregon told CNBC after she was diagnosed with coronavirus and isolated in a Tokyo hospital.

The comments follow a report by The Wall Street Journal that the company ended talks to spin off the business and will now restructure it.

Airbnb is suspending Beijing bookings until May, following new local rules aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Thursday.

ARK Invest's Cathie Wood said that Tesla's planned $2 billion stock offering strengthens her bull case that shares can reach $7,000 in 5 years.

"They've got to figure out a way that they become part-software, part-car" company, NYU professor Aswath Damodaran told CNBC.

The January record continues an unrelenting increasing trend in temperatures as carbon dioxide emissions trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet.

On Tuesday, CDC officials said an evacuee from Wuhan was re-committed to UC San Diego Health for further medical care and isolation after being accidentally released due to a mishandling of test results.