LONDON — A Chinese tourist has died in France of the coronavirus, the French health minister said on Saturday, becoming the outbreak’s first fatality in Europe and outside Asia. France’s health minister, Agnès Buzyn, said the tourist, who was 80 years old and from the Chinese province of Hubei, the …
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AR startup Tilt Five confirmed in a recent backer update that the coronavirus may impact the shipment of some early kits which were scheduled to be sent to backers this month. Tilt Five is a tabletop AR system that finished a fully funded Kickstarter in October. The majority of the …
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The coronavirus, which surfaced in a Chinese seafood and poultry market late last year, has spread to 24 countries, killing more than 1,000 and sickening tens of thousands of people in a matter of weeks. The World Health Organization has declared the situation a global health emergency. Here’s a timeline …
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Intel became the latest tech company to drop out of the Mobile World Congress event coming up in Barcelona, out of fears about the spread of the coronavirus. “The safety and wellbeing of all our employees and partners is our top priority, and we have withdrawn from this year’s Mobile …
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WUHAN, China — President Xi Jinping strode onstage before an adoring audience in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing less than three weeks ago, trumpeting his successes in steering China through a tumultuous year and promising “landmark” progress in 2020. “Every single Chinese person, every member of the …
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Here’s what you need to know: The new coronavirus has killed more people than SARS did. The W.H.O. may soon be able to help. Nine relatives are infected after a family meal. Quarantine ends for cruise ship held in Hong Kong. More cases are reported in Britain and Spain. Lining …
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ANGERS, France — The relentless whir of machines echoing across a cavernous French factory floor this week is an unexpected result of the deadly virus that has nearly paralyzed cities in China and other parts of Asia. The company, Kolmi Hopen, happens to make an item that is suddenly one …
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