Tag: Coronavirus
Rome’s eternally packed tourist sites emptied
ROME (AP) — For years, Rome seemed to have only a high season for tourism given the Italian capital's eternal appeal with foreign visitors.
Tourists...
Q&A: Will WHO’s ‘pandemic’ ruling impact the Tokyo Olympics?
STEPHEN WADE
AP Sports Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a "pandemic,"...
Disneyland closes as California rushes to battle coronavirus
ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Disneyland will close its doors for the rest of the month, an extraordinary decision mirrored...
California virus scare closes venues, delays weddings
JOHN ROGERS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much of California is shutting down, with theme parks, horse-racing tracks and concert halls locking their doors...
Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports
EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
The world's sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the...
Impact of pandemic stretches from schools to world’s leaders
STAN CHOE, LORI HINNANT and TIM SULLIVAN
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Schools shut down across much of Europe. Gatherings were canceled or banned...
Disneyland announces it will close due to coronavirus concerns
ANAHEIM (CNS) - Disneyland announced Thursday it will close till the end of the month to help stem the tide of the coronavirus outbreak.The...
Talking to kids about virus? Experts say be calm and honest
CLAUDIA LAUER
Associated Press
It was a routine game of schoolyard tag — except the children had dubbed this version "coronavirus." The kids ran around...
Iran asks for billions in loans as virus death toll climbs
NASSER KARIMI and AYA BATRAWY
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Thursday it asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion loan...
MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus
RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of...