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President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be meeting with Senate and House Republicans on Tuesday to discuss “a possible tax relief measure to provide “a timely and effective response to the coronavirus.” “We are to be meeting with House Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief,

People wearing masks visit a market amid the coronavirus outbreak on March 8, 2020 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. Liu Ranyang | China News Service | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 106,893, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization Global

Pope Francis greets the believers as he arrives to lead the weekly General Audience at St. Peter’s Square. The General Audience is held every Wednesday, in Saint Peter’s Square, which can accommodate around 80,000 people. SOPA Images This is CNBC’s 24-hour live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below

In this image from video, provided by the California National Guard, a helicopter carrying airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing flies over the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California Thursday, March 5, 2020. California National Guard | AP This is CNBC’s 24-hour live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 95,270, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization Global deaths: At least 3,280, according to the latest figures from the WHO All times below are in Beijing time. 8:15 am: Crisis could wipe out $211 billion from Asia Pacific economies, S&P

Customers look at the Apple’s new iPhone 11 series smartphones in an Apple retail store on East Nanjing Road in Shanghai. Alex Ta | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images With the U.S.-China trade war last year and the outbreak of the new coronavirus, American technology firms Apple, Microsoft and Google have reportedly looked

Global cases: At least 91,700, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization Global deaths: At least 3,100, according to the latest figures from the WHO This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 9:16 am: South Korea confirms 516 new cases, 4 additional deaths New cases

People wait in line to buy face masks in front of a store at Dongseongro shopping district in Daegu on February 27, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 9:15 am: South Korea reports jump of 600

Pedestrians wear face masks as they walk outside the New Orient Landmark hotel in Macau on January 22, 2020. ANTHONY WALLACE | AFP via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:57 am: Macao’s casino revenue plunges nearly 88% Macao’s gaming revenue plunged

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. Total confirmed cases: More than 85,000 Total deaths: At least 2,941 8 am: China reports 573 new coronavirus cases Mainland China reported 573 new, confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 on the previous day, the

People are getting checked in their vehicles at a drive-through coronavirus clinic on February 27, 2020, in Goyang, South Korea. Jong Hyun Kim | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:43 am: Dow caps worst week for Wall Street

A South Korean health worker sprays disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a residential area near the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu on February 27, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 9:05 am: South Korea reports 334 more cases South Korea confirmed a surge of 334 more cases on Thursday morning, bringing the country’s total to 1,595. There were a total of 12 deaths as of Thursday, but no

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:15 am: Asia stocks tumble Asia stocks fell in early trading, as Wall Street saw another rout overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.07% in early trade after dropping more than 3% on Tuesday. The Topix index also saw a 1.07%

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:30 am: Japan stocks plunge around 4% Japan’s  plunged 3.97% in early trade as it returned from a holiday, following a selloff in U.S. stocks overnight. The Topix index also declined 3.92%. Shares in Australia also fell sharply, with

People wear masks after deaths and new confirmed cases revealed from the coronavirus in Tehran, Iran on February 21, 2020. Anadolu Agency All times below are in Eastern time. 9:45 am: IMF chief sees negative economic impact from virus, even if outbreak contained The coronavirus that originated in China will have a negative impact on the

South Korean health officials spray disinfectant in front of the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 21, 2020. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:55 am: Hubei reports

Travelers wearing masks arrive on a direct flight from China, after a spokesman from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said a traveller from China had been the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, January 23, 2020. David

A medical staff takes temperature of a patient at a temporary hospital converted from “Wuhan Livingroom” in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 10, 2020. Xiong Qi | Xinhua | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:22 am: 2 Australian passengers from

A worker at a factory in Nanjing sorting face masks being produced to satisfy increased demand during China’s COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in China’s Jiangsu province. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:58 am: Hubei reports an additional 108

This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (L) doing a massage for a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. STR | AFP | Getty Images This is a live

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates.All times below are in Eastern Time. 7:50 a.m. WTO warns that COVID-19 could further weaken expected growth of global trade in goods Growth of global trade in goods is likely to remain weak in early 2020, the World Trade Organization said on Monday, adding that

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:10 am: Singapore downgrades GDP due to virus, likely to spend big in annual budget 7:30 am: Hubei reports 100 more deaths and 1,933 new cases China’s Hubei province said it has confirmed 1,933 new coronavirus cases and

A train attendant gesturing to medical staff leaving for Wuhan in Nanchang, China’s central Jiangxi province on Feb. 13, 2020. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in U.S. Eastern Standard Time. Chinese officials on Saturday reported 2,641 new coronavirus cases and

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:05 am: China confirms 143 more deaths, 2,641 new cases China’s National Health Commission reported an additional 143 deaths nationwide, as well as 2,641 new confirmed cases as of Feb. 14. That tally includes Hubei, the epicenter of the

A man pushes a man on wheelchair past a propaganda banner on a wall in a hutong, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, in Beijing, China February 11, 2020. The Chinese characters on the banner read, “Strengthen self-protection, do not panic, believe in science, do not spread rumours”. Tingshu Wang |

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:55 am: Hubei province reports 14,840 new cases China’s Hubei province reported an additional 242 deaths and 14,840 new cases as of Feb. 12. The province said it is starting to include “clinically diagnosed” cases in its figures

A woman wears a protective mask as she rides a bicycle on February 11.2020 in Wuhan. Hubei province, China. Flights, trains and public transport including buses, subway and ferry services have been closed for the twentieth days. Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing