| | Madrid health authorities reported 10 new deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, with the total number of fatalities in the region reaching 31. | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drugmaker's combination of Opdivo and Yervoy to treat a common type of liver cancer. | |
| Italy will ramp up spending to help the economy cope with the impact of the coronavirus, earmarking 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) to tackle the growing crisis, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday. | |
| Germany on Wednesday confirmed its third death case related to the coronavirus as another patient in the badly affected district of Heinsberg in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia died, local authorities said. | |
| Drugmakers are working as quickly as possible to develop a vaccine to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has infected more than 100,000 people worldwide. | |
| Malaysian authorities are tracking around 5,000 citizens across the country believed to have been potentially exposed to the coronavirus at a religious event in the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, the health ministry said on Wednesday. | |
| Here are today's developments on the coronavirus epidemic: | |
| U.S. blood banks are concerned about potential shortages as Americans concerned about catching the new coronavirus avoid donation sites and companies with employees working from home cancel blood drives. | |
| Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak reached 354, a rise of 63 in the past 24 hours, a health ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. | |
| Policymakers have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, from emergency interest rate cuts and big spending packages to a wait-and-see-stance and pledges of action if required. | |
| Chinese manufacturers and sellers of drug ingredients say logistical hurdles and labor shortages due to the coronavirus epidemic are delaying some production and shipments, adding to concerns about the potential for drug shortages globally as the virus spreads. | |
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