The world’s most visited museum remains shut for a second day as Louvre staff worry about potential infections. It’s the latest blow to France’s tourism industry due to the coronavirus outbreak as Italy suffers a similar impact in its northern hubs of Venice and Milan. The disease – now spreading to 60 countries – has severely hampered China’s manufacturing activity, seeing the sharpest contraction ever in February, which is having a knock-on effect throughout the region. Meanwhile, stock markets rebound from last week’s rout as expectations rise that central banks will cut rates.
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