Virus causes market slide, global scramble

By Doina Chiacu and Guy Faulconbridge
Updated March 17 2020 - 9:23am, first published 9:19am
Coronavirus cases in Spain have jumped 20 per cent overnight to more than 9000, with 309 dead.
Coronavirus cases in Spain have jumped 20 per cent overnight to more than 9000, with 309 dead.

Coronavirus fears have led to a historic drop in US stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak.

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