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The number of confirmed U.S. COVID-19 cases surpassed 10,000, doubling over two days as states ramp up testing and the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

Due to the spike in COVID-19 cases, Cuomo ordered 75% of the workforce in nonessential services to stay at home, up from 50% a day earlier.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to hold a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 2,400 people in the city.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a briefing Thursday on the COVID-19 spreading throughout the state.

The WHO has repeatedly underlined the importance of "flattening the curve" in order to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

Preparations to shut down much of the U.K. appear to be in place with all schools set to close on Friday and public transport closures introduced in London. Meanwhile in Europe, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said he has contracted the virus.

Researchers found the virus was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper and up to 24 hours on cardboard.

Stocks in Asia Pacific fell on Thursday as fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

As of Wednesday, more than 212,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported across the globe, resulting in at least 8,700 deaths.

The recent spike in cases in New York state is due to testing "revealing more cases," Cuomo says. "I think it is much more widespread than any of these numbers suggest."

WHO officials intentionally gave the virus a generic name to avoid stigmatizing a country or particular group, choosing a name that doesn't refer to a geographical location, animals, an individual or a group of people.

De Blasio, speaking to NY1 local television station, said he had a "very good conversation" with Cuomo.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said President Trump is sending a floating hospital to help New York state manage an onslaught of coronavirus cases.

Nearly 6% of the children's cases were severe or critical, compared with 18.5% for adults, according to the new study.

Cuomo said that such drastic policies would create more fear amid the COVID-19 outbreak, which has now infected more than 6,500 people across the U.S. and killed at least 115, according to Johns Hopkins University.

World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has now infected more than 200,000 people.

As of Wednesday, more than 200,000 people worldwide were reported to have contracted the coronavirus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is being protected from coronavirus around the clock, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Singapore must hold general elections by April 2021 but there have been signs that polls could be called much sooner than that.

Shares in Asia Pacific mostly fell in another day of turbulent trade on Wednesday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak globally continued to weigh on investor sentiment.