There have been 173 confirmed cases in New York state, including 108 in Westchester County, home to New Rochelle where the majority of infections have been detected. “People are scared, it’s an unusual situation to be in,” Miles Goldberg, who runs a New Rochelle bar, told AFP. Sporting events continued to fall victim to the virus as authorities urge people to avoid large gatherings. The virus and the response to the crisis has prompted pandemonium on global markets with volatility not seen since the world financial crisis in 2008. “A lot of the uncertainty goes to the root of the virus itself.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune March 11, 2020 02:48 UTC