Coronavirus latest: - The WHO is now classifying the outbreak as a pandemic - The US has new travel restrictions - Tom Hanks & his wife Rita Wilson have been infected - The NBA is suspending its regular season - The virus has infected over 118,000 people
A lot has happened in the past few hours. Here's the latest:The World Health Organization has announced the new classification of the novel coronavirus as a pandemic, but cautioned that this doesn't mean the global health watchdog or individual countries will change their response. Calling it a pandemic just formally acknowledges that the virus is deadly, has spread worldwide, and has sustained person-to-person transmission.
The NBA is suspending its regular season, after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The test result was reported just before the tip-off of Wednesday night's game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena, which was immediately canceled.The two-time Academy Award winning actor and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus and are being treated in Australia's Queensland state.
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