Bloomberg Hong Kong’s 23-day streak without a case of local coronavirus transmission has come to an end, reflecting the challenge of eradicating a virus that can spread undetected through carriers with no symptoms. The case of a 66-year-old woman with no recent travel history becoming infected, confirmed by the government in a briefing on Wednesday, dashes hope that the city ...

Bloomberg The UK economy shrank almost 6% in March as the nation went into lockdown, plunging into what may be its deepest recession in more than three centuries. The sharp decline is only a small part of the damage of the restrictions to control the coronavirus, which were in place for all of April and look set to endure in ...

Bloomberg Public transportation systems around the US are asking the federal government for an additional $32 billion, double the amount lawmakers are proposing in the latest relief bill, to help mass-transit providers cover lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding request from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and mass-transit systems in New Jersey, San Francisco and Atlanta comes as ...