The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Streetβs big gains since President Donald Trump took office.
The NCAA canceled its menβs and womenβs basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.
A senior Brazilian official who attended weekend events with President Donald Trump in Florida has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first time that someone known to have the virus was in close proximity to the president. Trump does not plan to be tested or go into self-quarantine, the White House said.
Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule.
The upcoming releases of βA Quiet Place 2β and the latest βFast & Furiousβ movie, βF9,β joined the many postponements, as the entertainment industry braces for possible shutdown.
The Rich & Bennett's 20th Annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl has been rescheduled as a result of the 'rapid evolution of the COVID-19 situation', a news release said.
According to Mecklenburg County officials, there have been two people in the county who are testing positive for COVID-19.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's COVID-19's task force informed the public that the number of coronavirus cases have increased to 12.
As spring and summer approaches, many people will seek a tan, including quick ones by using a tanning bed indoors. Dr. Emily McLean, a Novant Health dermatologist, joins Rising to tell all the facts and fiction related to using a tanning bed.
Union County Public Schools are closed today, March 12, due to water boil advisory for the county.
" All of our lives are going to change in some way in response to this virus," said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Wednesday during a news conference in Charlotte.Β
The University of North Carolina System, including UNC Charlotte, announced they will begin remote instruction on Monday, March 23rd due to the coronavirus.Β
A Lancaster Co. South Carolina woman has tested positive for Coronavirus, DHEC says. She is in isolation in the hospital but there are still a lot of questions.
The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice.
Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
James Winston, the suspect in the case, has been released from the hospital and transferred to the Mecklenburg County Jail.Β
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will be played without fans in the arenas because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating one new possible case of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Lancaster County, the agency announced today. This brings the total number of presumptive positive cases to eight, along with two confirmed cases.
The Golden State Warriors just announced they will play tomorrow night's basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center without fans being present due to coronavirus.
With less than two months until the kickoff of the incredible spring festival season from Danny Wimmer Presents, the independent festival producer has announced additional onsite entertainment and unique food offerings for the second year of Epicenter, May 1, 2 and 3 at its new home at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
The Baxter-Fort Mill Spring Fest and St. Patrick's Parade have been cancelled amid coronavirus community spread concerns.Β
World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
