Coronavirus Update: The Outbreak Keeps Growing And Affecting​ Business​

The global death toll is rising, thousands of new cases are reported daily, and business like Tesla and Nintendo Switch are feeling the affects from the novel coronavirus.

Latest Information

• Global death toll reaches at least 565
• More than 28,000 just in mainland China
• U.S. has 12 confirmed cases
• 10 more cases found on cruise ship quarantined in Japan
• 20 total cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship
• Taiwan bans all international cruise ships from docking
• China cut tariffs on U.S. imports
• Coronavirus has spread to over 20 countries

The growing number of cases in China makes it almost impossible to keep up with. Authorities in China are facing a server shortage of beds and medical supplies needed to treat the virus. One of the newest confirmed cases is a newborn baby, infected just 30 hours after being born.

(Cover photo courtesy of NBC News, videos courtesy of South Morning China Post, source NBC News)