Australian financial regulators in emergency meeting to discuss coronavirus impact: source

Australian financial regulators in emergency meeting to discuss coronavirus impact: source
Reuters: Health
Australia's financial regulators will discuss the impact of a new coronavirus outbreak on Australia's A$2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) economy in an emergency meeting on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases

Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases
Reuters: Health
Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, in a women and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said early on Monday.

Egypt detects second case of new coronavirus: health ministry

Egypt detects second case of new coronavirus: health ministry
Reuters: Health
Egypt's health ministry announced on Sunday that one foreigner was tested positive for the new coronavirus strain inside Egypt, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page.

Ecuador confirms five new cases of coronavirus, all close to initial patient

Ecuador confirms five new cases of coronavirus, all close to initial patient
Reuters: Health
Ecuador has confirmed five cases of the new coronavirus in patients who all had direct contact with an elderly woman who brought the virus to the Andean country from Spain, health minister Catalina Andramuño said on Sunday.

Israel reports 10th case of coronavirus

Israel reports 10th case of coronavirus
Reuters: Health
Israel on Sunday confirmed three more cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of patients who have been diagnosed in Israel to ten.

Egypt says 1,443 people tested for coronavirus so far

Egypt says 1,443 people tested for coronavirus so far
Reuters: Health
Egypt’s health minister on Sunday said that 1,443 people had been tested so far for the new coronavirus, only one of whom tested positive and was cleared after being given appropriate medical care.

Washington state nursing home on lockdown after two cases of coronavirus found; two other cases confirmed

Washington state nursing home on lockdown after two cases of coronavirus found; two other cases confirmed
Reuters: Health
A nursing home near Seattle is locked down after a resident and a worker were found to have the coronavirus, officials at the home said, and two other cases in the area were confirmed on Sunday.