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More than 100,000 people have recovered from coronavirus across the globe

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More than 100,000 people around the world have recovered from the novel coronavirus, new data shows. Since the outbreak began in December 2019, more than one-quarter of the 372,000 sickened people have recovered, according to a tracker from Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. In China, more than 81,000 cases have been confirmed … Read more

Smartphone sales tumbled 38 percent in February after coronavirus spreads around the globe

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Smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent in February, the biggest single month decline in the industry’s history – driven by factory shutdowns in Asia and growing consumer anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic Smartphone makers shipped 37 million fewer units in February 2020 than 2019 The 38 percent decline was the biggest single month fall in history … Read more

Nearly one BILLION people are in lockdown across the globe

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Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and US states rolled out lockdown measures already imposed across swathes of Europe. The pandemic has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home. … Read more

Men and women show off their impressive stockpiles – as coronavirus sweeps the globe 

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Bulk buyers have shown off their fully-stocked fridges, freezers and stockpiled pantries as they prepare for coronavirus quarantine. One Australian homeowner started a thread on Reddit, posting a photo of their fridge/freezer along with the caption: ‘Fully prepared for the coronas (90 plus meals).’ It wasn’t long before others on Facebook shared snaps of their own impressive … Read more

As coronavirus sweeps the globe, the old adage is true: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

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Hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Tourists are stranded, quarantined in their hotels. World stock markets are in freefall, and there are reports of desperate shoppers stockpiling crates of supplies – from nappies to medicines to toilet roll. Sales of surgical spirit have surged and Boots announced it has sold out of anti-bacterial hand gel. There’s … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Coronavirus fears infect stocks around the globe

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Fresh fears about the growing severity of the coronavirus outbreak tore through global stock markets yesterday. Equity markets in Asia, Europe and the US tumbled as the death toll from the outbreak hit 170 in China and the first person-to-person transmission was confirmed in America. More than 7,700 cases have been confirmed in China, while … Read more