Government officials and corporate executives around the world are scrambling to limit the damage from the fast-spreading coronavirus as Russia tightened its border with China and the U.S. announced plans for a second evacuation of the Chinese city at the center of the epidemic. In response to the virus, companies including Tesla Inc. and IKEA… Continue reading Coronavirus Triggers Damage Control from Governments, Companies
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Many Global Firms, Excluded from Epidemic Insurance, Face Heavy Coronavirus Costs
Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions caused by a new coronavirus in China, with epidemics usually excluded from insurance cover, experts said. With 132 deaths in China and new cases being reported around the world, companies are set to face billions… Continue reading Many Global Firms, Excluded from Epidemic Insurance, Face Heavy Coronavirus Costs
China’s Industrial Core at Standstill as Cities Extend Shutdown in the Wake of Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak in China is hitting the country’s manufacturing nerve centers, as measures including an unusual decision to extend the Lunar New Year holiday lengthen plant shutdowns in industrial centers. The Chinese government said Monday that the weeklong holiday would be extended by three days to Feb. 2 to curb the spread of the… Continue reading China’s Industrial Core at Standstill as Cities Extend Shutdown in the Wake of Coronavirus
Officials Confirm Five U.S. Cases of Coronavirus After China Travel
Five people in the United States, all of whom recently traveled from Wuhan, China, have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, officials of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday. The count includes new patients identified over the weekend in the Los Angeles and Phoenix areas, as well as cases reported… Continue reading Officials Confirm Five U.S. Cases of Coronavirus After China Travel
Record Number of Legionnaires’ Cases in 2018: Fighting Problem An Expensive Undertaking
Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reached a record high in 2018 – a more than eightfold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported 9,933 cases in 2018 of Legionellosis, which includes both Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever. Legionnaires’ disease made up the vast… Continue reading Record Number of Legionnaires’ Cases in 2018: Fighting Problem An Expensive Undertaking
FTC Seeks Advertising, Sales Data on E-Cigarette Companies
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered a half-dozen e-cigarette companies to turn over sales and advertising data, the federal regulator said on Thursday, in the first sign of a likely probe of their marketing practices. The announcement comes the same day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of confirmed… Continue reading FTC Seeks Advertising, Sales Data on E-Cigarette Companies
FDA and CDC Investigating E-Cigarette-Linked Incidents
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the incidents related to severe respiratory illness associated with the use of electronic cigarettes, the FDA said Friday. The FDA on Friday also issued an advisory that asks the public to consider refraining from using electronic-cigarette products if… Continue reading FDA and CDC Investigating E-Cigarette-Linked Incidents
U.S. Scientist to File Whistleblower Complaint after Agency Halts His Climate Work
A climate scientist for the Trump administration’s health protection agency who was ordered to drop work on climate issues will file a whistleblower complaint this week with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, his lawyers said on Wednesday. George Luber, who ran the climate and health program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,… Continue reading U.S. Scientist to File Whistleblower Complaint after Agency Halts His Climate Work
CDC: 1.1 Million More Americans Lost Health Insurance Coverage in 2018
The number of Americans without health insurance increased again in 2018, the second consecutive year that figure has risen after several years of declines under Obamacare, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey shows. About 30.4 million Americans did not have health insurance in 2018, up from 29.3 million in 2017, according to the… Continue reading CDC: 1.1 Million More Americans Lost Health Insurance Coverage in 2018