Coronavirus can wreck the world's economy - Dow drops more than 500 points

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Coronavirus outbreak impacting food imports, say traders - Gulf News

https://gulfnews.com/uae/gulf-food-2...ers-1.69746636



Liberia May Be Denied Of Its Stable Food ‘RICE’ - Global News Network

http://gnnliberia.com/2020/02/16/as-...ble-food-rice/

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China central bank branch to destroy banknotes from coronavirus-hit sectors - South China Morning Post


https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-e...troy-banknotes

Will this be the excuse to trash all global currency and go totally digital so Big Brother can monitor and control everything you own, buy and sell ?!

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99 more cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship - Agence Presse-France via South China Morning Post

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3051012/coronavirus-99-more-cases-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-japan-us

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Delta contacting outbound HNL passengers on same flight as couple later diagnosed with coronavirus

Couple diagnosed with coronavirus after returning to Japan from Hawaii vacation


February 14, 2020 at 12:15 PM HST - Updated February 16 at 12:52 PM


"HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Delta Airlines says theyre reaching out to other passengers who may have been on the same flight out of Honolulu as a couple who was later diagnosed with coronavirus.

Officials confirmed the couple was diagnosed with the virus after their trip to Hawaii.

At least one of them exhibited cold-like symptoms while on Oahu, and they were both officially diagnosed after returning to Japan, the country announced Saturday.

The couple visited Maui and Oahu from Jan. 28 to Feb. 7, and Hawaii officials are now working to piece together their exact itinerary to determine who might have come into close contact with them. They were on Oahu from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7 "

more at link

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/0...e-coronavirus/

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If shipping is shut down out of China, how long until we start seeing shortages in our stores here? Most of our medications are manufactured in China now.

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CNBC reports there are 454 people who have tested positive for coronavirus from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

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542 cases of coronavirus on cruise ship docked in Japan - RTE News


https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0...8-coronavirus/

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SIA, SilkAir cancel more than 700 flights between March and May due to weak demand - The Straits Times

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ay-due-to-weak

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OPEC Underestimates China Virus - Bloomberg.com

The oil cartel should get realistic about the potential impact the Covid-19 virus will have on China's economy, and the rest of the world.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/ar...d?srnd=opinion

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So far Putin has hesitated to reduce Russian oil output.

In a collapse of global world trade scenario... Putin would have been wise to have made Russia totally self-sufficient over the past 20 years! A wise Putin might now be sitting in the catbird seat!


Oil Prices Slump On Renewed Coronavirus Concerns

Feb 18, 2020

" After several consecutive days of gains, oil prices slumped by more than 2 percent early on Tuesday, as the coronavirus continues to weigh on sentiment and Russia continues to stall an OPEC+ decision to counter the virus outbreak’s impact on oil demand and markets....

.... The price of oil was also under pressure from the continued stalling from Russia, which has been avoiding for weeks now a direct reply to a proposal for deeper production cuts to counter the demand loss from the coronavirus."

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Pric...-Concerns.html