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Germany Boosts Border Checks; Google Scraps Event: Virus Update
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Germany said it would intensify health checks for people coming into the country. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank is prepared to cut interest rates. Amazon.com Inc. warned workers about travel, and Google canceled a conference in Las Vegas.
Italy, the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, is expected to approve emergency measures. Germany quarantined about 1,000 people and Switzerland banned large events, leading to the Geneva car show being canceled. Iran and South Korea revealed more coronavirus cases and Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, confirmed the first infection south of the Sahara desert.