Mayor of Daegu orders shutdown of all kindergartens and public libraries while two Japanese passengers from stricken Diamond Princess ship die Share your experiences 1.10pm GMT Our health editor, Sarah Boseley, reports that 27 prominent public health scientists from nine countries have signed a joint statement of support for Chinese colleagues who are being criticised on social media, and even threatened with violence as false rumours circulate about the origins of the coronavirus.`We work very closely with the Chinese scientists. We have had incredible openness with the labs in China for the last 15 years, since Sars,` said Dr Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance in the United States. Related: Experts fear false rumours could harm Chinese cooperation on coronavirus 12.53pm GMT UK companies have begun to flag up the economic impact of the coronavirus. Aveva, which is one of Britainīs biggest tech groups and earns 5% of its revenues from China, said Chinese sales had been knocked by the disruption. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm dropped 4% after its update.Shares in the kitchen and bathroom supplier Norcros plummeted 13% when it alerted over profits because of the impact of the disease on Chinese-based suppliers. 12.48pm GMT US military forces in South Korea have just issued a statement about their response to the situation in Daegu. Please visit our website for the latest COVID-19 update. We have taken prudent precautionary health measures at U.S. Army Garrison Daegu out of continued caution. https://t.co/OWTfWP4AWX 12.09pm GMT While, naturally, peopleīs health is the primary concern with the coronavirus outbreak, it is also undoubtedly having a global economic impact as well.Air France-KLM, Qantas, and the global container shipping giant Maersk have become the latest businesses to warn about the financial impact from the continued spread of the coronavirus. Related: How coronavirus has hit the airline and shipping industry 11.55am GMT There ...
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