The new strain has descended from the type of flu (“swine flu”) that emerged in 2009 causing the first global flu pandemic in 40 years.
As with swine flu, however, the new strain has been identified as having “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.”
The new strain of flu should be monitored closely, scientists say.
XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has lost a further 10.14% in the last day to fall back to just $0.273.
Today marks the third consecutive day of losses for the cryptocurrency, which fell from a 2020 peak of over $0.343 down to its current value—equivalent to a loss of almost 19% in less than three days.
The hit to the world’s third-largest economy comes amid fresh concerns about weakness in the current quarter, as the coronavirus damages output and tourism, stoking fears Japan may be on the cusp of a recession
Anonymous bitcoiners are taking the search for a coronavirus vaccine into their own hands, bypassing academia, pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Market circuit breakers were tested for the first time since they were substantially revamped more than a decade ago.
The system didn’t end the sell-off, but at least it put a modest brake on a very ugly start.
Most of the money will be interest-free, and countries do not need to have a preexisting program with the IMF to participate, Kristalina Georgieva said.
“We’re in an early stage of engagement, but I can assure you that we will act very quickly as requests come,” Georgieva said.
There are more than 90,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus around the world, and the outbreak has spread to six continents.
At a time when everyone needs better information, from disease modelers and governments to people quarantined or just social distancing, we lack reliable evidence on how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 or who continue to become infected. Better information is needed to guide decisions and actions of monumental significance and to monitor their impact.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpassed 100,000 Friday, doubling in just three days as the pandemic accelerates and the U.S. rolls out broader testing measures.
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