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Japan is to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, the prime minister said.

British carriers Vodafone and EE said their mobile phone masts have been attacked in recent days.

Germany, like other European countries such as Spain, Italy and France, has a high number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

Any fall in prices can be seen as an opportunity, and traders are taking advantage of a recent decline by buying up junk bonds.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are expected to meet on Thursday instead of Monday — to try to agree on production cuts.

Together with the previous two packages, Singapore has set aside 59.9 billion Singapore dollars ($41.7 billion), accounting for around 12% of the country's gross domestic product.

A historic demand shock sparked by the coronavirus pandemic is set to worsen in the current quarter, according to a CNBC survey of 30 strategists, analysts and traders.

Despite many differences, Russia and the United States have a lot in common.

Stocks in Asia Pacific rose in afternoon trade as a scheduled meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, initially set to take place Monday, was delayed.

"I would use tariffs, if I had to. I don't think I'm going to have to," President Donald Trump said Sunday.

A Downing Street spokesperson said Johnson's hospitalization is precautionary. The news comes after the queen gave a rare televised address.

"We've launched a companywide effort, bringing together produce designers, engineering, operations and packaging teams, and our suppliers to design produce and ship face shields for health workers," Cook said.

Gates predicted things won't "go back to truly normal until we have a vaccine that we've gotten out to basically the entire world."

Boeing is making its production pause in the Seattle area indefinite because of the spread of coronavirus.

Global cases surge past 1.2 million, U.S. deaths exceed 8,500.

Queen Elizabeth II offered support to a country locked down in the coronavirus pandemic, promising the nation that it would rise to the challenge and overcome the outbreak.

Italy also said the number of patients in intensive care fell for the first time.

Nearly two decades ago, when 9/11 spurred governments to invest in fighting bioterrorism, a group of disease experts figured out how to track pandemics using data from emergency rooms with a technique called 'syndromic surveillance.' Now, as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic spreads, they're calling on the private sector for help.

Trump, during a White House briefing, said that 1,000 military personnel would be deployed to New York City and that he would seek more aid for small businesses if relief funds ran out.