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At least three Latin American governments ordered a short-term suspension of all classes, both at public and private schools, officials said on Wednesday, in a bid to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus.

Florida-based augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc is exploring options, including a sale, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rushed to advance a broad package of proposals to help Americans battle the coronavirus outbreak, as officials moved to suspend public tours through the Capitol building.

California's City of San Francisco on Wednesday issued an order prohibiting non-essential events of over 1,000 people through March 25, citing the risk of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia reported 24 new coronavirus cases on early Thursday, bringing the kingdom's total to 45 cases, the state news agency reported, citing the Health Ministry, adding that one patient has recovered.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that all schools in El Salvador will be closed for three weeks due to coronavirus concerns, after governments in Panama and Peru took similar actions earlier in the day.

Italy added new restrictions on Wednesday to a lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus, ordering bars, restaurants and beauty parlors to close after the highest daily increase in deaths of any country since the outbreak began.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte added new restrictions on Wednesday to the lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus after figures showed Italy posting the highest daily increase in deaths of any country since the outbreak began.

A shortage of coronavirus testing kits is complicating efforts by California health officials to monitor a potential outbreak of the disease at nursing home where an elderly woman died from the infectious disease this week, authorities said on Wednesday.

The U.S. government is likely to discourage Americans from taking trips to Europe and might restrict people entering the United States from the continent to fight coronavirus, as a top health official warned on Wednesday the U.S. outbreak will get worse.

German molecular testing company Qiagen said on Wednesday it was ramping up production of a chemical used in some coronavirus tests, after a report that shortages could disrupt testing in the United States.

Panama's government ordered the temporary closure of all schools, public and private, due to coronavirus concerns, officials with the Central American nation's education and health ministries said on Wednesday.

(Reuters Health) - Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs can lead to higher rates of continuous abstinence than other addiction treatment approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, a large new study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Excess weight gained during the adult years may speed up lung "aging," a large, multi-country study suggests, but losing weight might have the opposite effect.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections jumped in the Madrid region overnight, testing the limits of the healthcare system, officials said on Wednesday, after a senior doctor warned intensive care units could be running out of beds.

All of Madrid's state-run museums, including the Prado, the Reina Sofia and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, will be closed to the public due to the coronavirus epidemic that has hit the Spanish capital, authorities said on Wednesday.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she hopes the Trump administration will back the coronavirus package that House Democrats will bring to the floor for a vote on Thursday.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for a second time on Wednesday about legislation to bolster the economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, Pelosi's office said in a tweet.

(Reuters Health) - More than half of Americans want money and control when companies or organizations use their genetic data, a new study suggests.

The Trump administration plans to offset economic impacts of the fast-spreading coronavirus with aid to workers and businesses that will pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Wednesday.