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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a news briefing at City Hall in New York City, March 14, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced the closure of all bars and restaurants in the city except for takeout services, as well as the closure of the …

Deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus outside of China exceeded those inside for the first time on Sunday. As of Sunday, about 3,300 deaths from the illness were recorded outside China, while China itself has reported about 3,200 deaths, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Also, …

An Australian journalist has tested positive for coronavirus just days after twice meeting Tom Hanks’ infected wife Rita Wilson. “I bet Tom and Rita feel bloody terrible,” Nine Network entertainment editor Richard Wilkins said after confirming he contacted COVID-19. Wilkins said he only got tested after the Hollywood couple announced last Wednesday that they were …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 10, 2019  The Federal Reserve announced Sunday it was cutting interest rates by a full percentage point to near zero, and relaunched its bond-buyback program in an effort to battle market uncertainty in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The moves mark …

Bond girl Olga Kurylenko is in self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus. “Locked up at home after having tested positive for Coronavirus. I’ve actually been ill for almost a week now. Fever and fatigue are my main symptoms. Take care of yourself and do take this seriously!” the 40-year-old star of “Quantum of Solace” …

USA GAG — In this age of coronavirus, a safer locale Friday can transform to a less safe place by Sunday. A sound strategy can turn unsound in fewer than 48 hours. Yet everyone can agree on the greater reality, which chose George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday as its latest declaration: Right now, nowhere …

Brian Cashman addressed the Yankees players on Sunday morning about the new work rules that were to go into effect immediately to further reduce usage of spring training facilities and that motivated players to begin disbanding, a source told The Post. The Yankees had said initially they would stay unified and work out regularly as …

Get ready for a sports-less landscape for longer than initially hoped, after federal officials recommended Sunday all events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks be avoided. Signs point to it being even longer than that. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, NBA owners and executives are bracing for a best-case …

Companies whose stocks have remained largely immune to the coronavirus could catch a nasty cold once the panic clears, experts warn. A handful of companies — from consumer staple companies to teleconferencing firms — have been cushioned from coronavirus-inspired stock blows so epic that the Dow’s longest bull run in history was officially declared dead last …

File photo: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York, September 14, 2018.  New York governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, on Sunday called on President Trump to mobilize the Army Corps of Engineers to help fight the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Cuomo indicated that New York does not have enough hospital …