Coronavirus: Epidemic or pandemic? Why this definition matters to stocks

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NEW DELHI: Coronavirus has infected more than 43,000 people globally, the latest data from global health authorities showed. Out of them, 42,638 are confirmed cases in mainland China, with the toll surpassing 1,000 deaths. Could it spread too fast so that it can be called a ‘pandemic’? Stock investors globally are keen on figuring this out. So far, WHO says it is not. Pandemic is the spread of a disease across a large region while epidemic is widespread occurrence of a disease in a particular region. When the new virus...

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