If the number of cases doubles every three days and the contagion takes three weeks to peak, several hundred thousands of people in New York could become infected.
Banks said they face mounting provisions, which could eat into their capital, as businesses and households struggle repaying loans due to economic disruption caused by the virus
The most affected countries include China followed by Italy which has reported the most number of deaths due to the virus outbreak in the world and US, Spain, Germany respectively
The chief scientific consultant who helped Steven Soderbegh's movie 'Contagion' receive the medical credibility has been tested positive of the new coronavirus
Retail price inflation, an older, less accurate measure still used for inflation-linked government bonds and also some commercial contracts, fell to 2.5% from 2.7% in January
Location sharing app Zenly is encouraging people to stay-at-home during the pandemic with a leaderboard which ranks people based on the number of hours they spend indoors