This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.
- Global cases: More than 111,200, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
- Global deaths: At least 3,890, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
- US cases: At least 564, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
- US deaths: At least 22, according to Johns Hopkins University.
7:23 am: Amazon won’t dock warehouse workers for missing shifts
A man wearing a face mask holds a box of the American electronic commerce company Amazon in Central district, Hong Kong.
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Amazon is relaxing its attendance policy for warehouse workers and other employees due to the continued spread of coronavirus. The company informed employees Sunday that it will not count any unpaid time off should they need to take it during the month of March. Amazon made the change to ensure there are no repercussions for needing to stay home due to illness, the company told CNBC. The change of policy applies to any employee whose job requires them to “work from an office, store, fulfillment center, delivery station or sort center,” according to a document obtained by CNBC. Amazon also told employees it will not assign attendance points if they’re unable to come to work. The company uses a point system to track employee infractions in a given period of time. —Palmer
7:17 am: US politicians self-quarantine after interaction with CPAC attendee
7:13 am: Germany aims to avoid any firm becoming insolvent
The German government’s goal is to avoid any business falling into insolvency as a result of the coronavirus, spokesman Steffen Seibert said. “The government will do everything to support businesses and workers in this great economic challenge,” Seibert told a regular government news conference. “Our goal is that, ideally, no business in Germany will fall into insolvency due to the coronavirus outbreak, and ideally no job will be lost,” he added. An Economy Ministry spokeswoman said some firms had already sought liquidity support from the government, and that businesses from the tourism and trade fair sectors, in particular, were informing themselves about aid options. —Reuters
7:10 am: Tokyo 2020 Games torch-lighting ceremony to be held without spectators
A man wearing a face mask has his photograph taken in front of the Olympic Rings in Odaiba on March 5, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia this week will be staged without spectators as organizers seek to protect the event from COVID-19, Greece’s Olympic Committee said. The Olympic torch will be lit in Olympia at a scaled-down ceremony on March 12 before a seven-day relay that will culminate with a handover ceremony in Greece on March 19. —Reuters
7:04 am: 7,161 infected in Iran, 237 deaths
Iran has had 237 coronavirus deaths and 7,161 infections, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV. The figures included 595 new infections and 43 new deaths within the past 24 hours. Iran has had one of the highest death rates from the illness outside of China, where the virus originated. —Reuters
5:15 am: Staff worker at Disneyland Paris tests positive for coronavirus
Visitors wearing masks walk past Shanghai Disney Resort, that will be closed following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in China.
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A maintenance worker at Disneyland Paris has tested positive for the coronavirus, Reuters reported Monday, citing a spokesperson for the resort. The technician has not been in contact with visitors, according to management, but his colleagues have been asked to stay in quarantine. The resort, which receives around 15 million visitors a year on average, remains open to visitors Monday.
4:55 am: Nigeria confirms the second case of coronavirus
Nigeria’s health minister has confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. “The new case is an Ogun State contact of the index case, one of 40 persons in isolation being closely monitored. He is clinically stable,” Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said via Twitter on Monday.
3:35 am: South Korea reports 96 new coronavirus cases, taking total up to 7,478
South Korea has reported an additional 96 cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 7,478. It comes shortly after the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 69 new cases of the coronavirus earlier in the day. It marks the slowest daily increase of COVID-19 infections in 11 days. Outside mainland China, South Korea has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. —Meredith
Read CNBC’s coverage from CNBC’s Asia-Pacific and Europe teams overnight here: Staff worker at Disneyland Paris tests positive for virus.
Reuters and CNBC’s Sam Meredith, Joanna Tan, Weizhen Tan contributed to this report.