Also BBC reports 1st case of coronavirus in Northern Ireland

The governor of California is out saying that the state is monitoring 8.5K people for coronavirus in CA.

  • On testing protocol, the CDC assured they would be advanced with urgency
  • CA only has a few hundred testing kits
  • 33 people tested positive for the virus with 5 moving out of state

In other coronavirus news

  • the BBC is reporting the 1st case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland
  • Facebook cancel "In-person component of Facebook 2020" conference amid concerns about growing Corona conference
  • Apple CEO Cook says China getting coronavirus under control
  • Some of Apple suppliers are reopening factories
  • 3 more tests positive to coronavirus in Norway
  • France now has 38 confirmed cases
  • the sharp increase in cases is linked to identification of contact persons
  • France's ready for an epidemic, 138 medical facilities already

Stocks have turned back to the downside with the NASDAQ index now down 2.63%. The S&P index is down -2.35%. Gold prices are back up $5.45 and WTI crude oil futures is down -4.35%.