8,000 Californians Under “Self-Imposed Quarantine”, South Korea Locks Down City Of 2.5 Million People: Virus Updates

• 8,000 Californians Under “Self-Imposed Quarantine”, South Korea Locks Down City Of 2.5 Million People: Virus Updates
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  Summary:
  • Stocks slide as CDC releases new US case numbers
  • The number of cases worldwide topping 80,000.
  • Italy reports 7th death, 200+ confirmed cases
  • Spain reports 3rd case
  • WHO says outbreak not yet a ‘pandemic’
  • WH reportedly considering expulsion of Chinese journalists in retaliation for WSJ reporters
  • US consulate in Milan temporarily halts visas
  • California has 8,000 under ‘self-imposed quarantine’
  • CDC warns Americans against travel to South Korea
  • Italian finance minister suspends tax payments in virus-hit areas
  • First cases reported in Oman, Bahrain
  • WHO kowtows to China in statement
  • Wuhan issues order to loosen lockdown, then U-turns
  • NHC says outbreak is fading, though situation remains “grim”
  • 2 new cases confirmed in Canada
  • China approves crackdown on wildlife trade after WHO says virus likely came from bats
  • Iranian lawmaker says more than 50 deaths in Qom; officials say 12
  • Hong Kong bars South Koreans
  • South Korean cases rise 60 to 893, Daegu city locked down.

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  Update (2000ET): The number of cases worldwide topping 80,000…
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