What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Pandemic

The newly identified virus that emerged late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has been declared a pandemic, with the number of infections topping 130,000 worldwide. The contagiousness of the coronavirus, which causes a lung illness dubbed Covid-19, has health experts worried it could rival some of the most devastating outbreaks in recent decades. Meanwhile, it’s causing turmoil in the global economy, financial markets and even the world of sports.