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Volkswagen said Tuesday it would close most of its European plants for two weeks due to uncertainty about demand for cars and supplies of parts amid the virus outbreak and said it wasn't possible to give a reliable outlook for this year's profits.

Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 new employees for its fulfilment centres and delivery network to meet the surge in demand during the coronavirus outbreak. The company said they are helping communities around the world by delivering critical supplies directly to the doorsteps of people who need them.

Movie star Idris Elba has announced that he had tested positive for the Coronavirus.

Shares plunged in Asia on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark sinking as much as 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987.

A Ugandan traditional healer and his daughter have been arrested for allegedly selling a fake vaccine for Covid-19.

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison following his recent rape and sexual assault conviction. He was convicted on two of five charges by a jury of seven men and five women on Feb. 24.

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus a pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases approach 120,000 worldwide. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe which sent global tumbling.

Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.

A truck driver who knocked down two white rhinos in the MosiOaTunya National Park has been found guilty at the Livingstone magistrate's court, Zambia media reported.