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%.