Despite the fact that many companies, including Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Facebook have reportedly pulled out of South by Southwest amid the coronavirus outbreak, the annual tech, film and music conference/festival will proceed as planned, according to public health officials from the host city Austin. SXSW is scheduled to take place from March 13 to […]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought life in the United States to a near standstill in recent days. Many cities and states are in complete lockdown as strict social distancing looks like the only way to slow down the spread of the virus at the moment. As people are no longer leaving their houses, let alone […]
One of the industries most severely affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak is the airline industry. As government agencies issue travel warnings, firms cut down on business travel and many tourists don’t feel comfortable flying during an ongoing epidemic, airlines are seeing a vast number of cancellations and many passenger planes take to the skies […]
Anti-vaxxers begone: Most U.S. adults said they would get a vaccine to protect themselves from the new coronavirus if one became available, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult. Nearly 2,000 registered voters were polled two times: once at the end of January and another at the end of February. As the threat of […]
Most Americans view the novel coronavirus outbreak as a major or moderate threat to public health, according to data compiled by YouGov. Nearly 20,000 people were questioned for the survey, which was published March 9, 2020. Currently, more than 4,000 people globally had died from coronavirus and over 110,000 people have been infected worldwide. In […]
With cities around the United States taking extraordinary measures to distance people from one another during the coronavirus outbreak, the fear and worry about COVID-19 among Americans has risen sharply from just a month ago.In a poll conducted in February and March by Gallup, 60 percent of all U.S. adults say they are worried about […]
At least 14 percent of U.S. adults think parents should not talk to their children about the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has spread throughout the world, according to a new study conducted by YouGov. At 72 percent, most people noted parents should talk to their kids about the SARS-like virus, which has killed at least […]
After countries like South Korea, Italy and Iran have seen coronavirus cases balloon, stock markets around the world have felt the impact. The Dow closed on Tuesday 12 percent lower than on February 3 (13.6 percent lower than on January 2).Even harder hit was the Australian benchmark index S&P/ASX 200, which slid to levels 17.3 […]
President Donald Trump might be doing well at the primary elections, but his lax response to the new coronavirus outbreak has led his approval rating to slip, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult. About 2,000 registered voters were questioned for the survey. Last week, the president said the danger of the new coronavirus […]
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom continues to increase, this regularly updated map tracks the spread of the virus throughout the country. Government data shows that the largest amount of cases are still in London which has so far recorded 27,042. In total 279,856 people in the UK have […]