Live coronavirus tracker: Updates from around the world

 

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) is bringing the global economy spiraling down, compelling businesses to halt operations, enforcing stringent travel restrictions and dispersing social gatherings, to say the least. The efforts to contain the outbreak have brought routines to a grinding halt, putting industries especially in the manufacturing and services sector out of gear.

The absence of a vaccine for such a contagious disease is leaving government authorities and business leaders in the lurch. The economic impact of the outbreak has sent stock markets into a dizzying tumble.
Major cities and in some cases countries like Italy are undertaking a lockdown, especially since its death toll outpaces that of China. Here’s a live update on how coronavirus continues to spread across the globe:

With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring this global emergency as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, consumers worldwide are sweeping off shelves to stack up food and utility supplies for a self-
initiated lockdown. Such unprecedented consumption patterns have disrupted supply chains, testing every retailer’s speed, efficiency, and ability to deal with sudden sales spikes.

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