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  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    A Pandemic

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

    On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.




  • England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
    International Monetary Fund

    UK called to pledge £150 billion to the IMF catastrophe relief fund

    England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

    On 11 March, the UK called to pledge £150 billion to the IMF catastrophe relief fund. It came to light on 27 March that "more than 80 poor and middle-income countries" had sought a bailout due to the coronavirus.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    American travel suspension

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

    On 11 March, President Donald Trump announced the suspension of most travel from Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) for 30 days, beginning on 13 March. He also said that health insurance companies agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments and extend insurance coverage to cover coronavirus treatments. The Department of Homeland Security clarified that the travel suspension only applied to the Schengen Area; it does not apply to European countries that are not members of the Schengen Agreement, such as the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Croatia, Albania, or Belarus. Furthermore, the travel ban does not apply to US citizens or permanent residents, or their family members or those traveling on certain types of visas.




  • Torino, Italy
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Rugani tested positive

    Torino, Italy
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

    On 11 March, it was announced that Juventus and national team footballer Daniele Rugani has tested positive to COVID-19.




  • New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
    Bitcoin

    281,000 bitcoins were sold by owners who held them for only thirty days

    New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2020

    According to CoinMetrics and Forbes, on 11 March, 281,000 bitcoins were sold by owners who held them for only thirty days. This compared to 4,131 bitcoins that had laid dormant for a year or more indicating that the vast majority of the bitcoin volatility on that day was from recent buyers.




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