Italy locks down 'hot spot' cities; WHO says coronavirus 'not yet' a pandemic
A swath of “hot spot” cities and towns across northern Italy were in lockdown Monday as authorities battled to contain a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus that has already killed 2,600 in China.The unrelenting spread of the virus pushed global stocks sharply lower Monday amid fears the outbreak could become a global pandemic – a worldwide outbreak of a serious new illness.The outbreak is not there yet, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general […]