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The knock-on effects of the novel coronavirus continued around the world on Friday, with new signs of diplomatic fallout over prevention measures in East Asia, widespread disruption for religious travelers in the Middle East, a new cruise ship quarantined off the coast of California, and more blows to financials markets. (Article then shuts off looking for a donation - nope.)

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea confirmed 813 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 3,150 infections with four additional deaths. (See link for full story)

... A new case of coronavirus was confirmed in the United States on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total to 15....

Reposted from the Fabius Maximus Blog By Larry Kummer, Editor / 25 February 2020 Summary: Epidemics are like wars in that truth is the first casualty. I see comment threads in which misinformation makes most readers know less than when they started. Meanwhile, this blockbuster good news from China is lost amidst the chaff. First, a status report From WHO’s February 24 situation report. Outside China, there are 29 nations infected (1 new, 6 since Feb 3). There are 1,374 cases (261 new, 1,221 since February 3). This does not include the 695 infected and then quarantined on the Diamond...

President Trump said in an early-morning tweet on Wednesday that he will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. to address his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak. In the post, he continued to blame the media and Democrats for overstating the danger of the disease, even as health experts have warned of its spread. Trump accused MSNBC and CNN of "doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible." The president initially misspelled the name of the virus. He insisted the U.S. is "in great shape" in its handling of the...

The China virus outbreak continues to spread, with the first confirmed case in Australia and over 1,200 coronavirus cases in China. Get the latest in our LIVE CHINA VIRUS COVERAGE. The virus, the Novel Coronavirus, began infecting people in Wuhan, China in December. There are now 1,307 cases worldwide and 41 dead. (1,287 of the cases are in China.) Numerous Chinese cities with a total population of over 30 million people are under full or partial lockdowns to help stop the spread of the virus. The first China virus case has been confirmed in Australia, and there are now two...