Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in rare cases, can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens it can cause an upper respiratory disease.

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West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future

West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future
West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future
September 15, 2020  |  Digital Onboarding

Onboarding new U.S. university students is taking on a whole new level of complexity in the pandemic era, as once in-person activities like finalizing financial...

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Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
September 15, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

China saw retail sales increase last month for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, another sign of the country’s wider recovery. Get the Full...

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix
What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix
September 14, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Netflix Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings has written a new book about building the video-streaming powerhouse that now has nearly 200 million subscribers globally, as...

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Uber Eats Updates Its App To Pay Tab While Dining In
Uber Eats Updates Its App To Pay Tab While Dining In
September 14, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Uber Eats has introduced a contactless ordering feature that will work when diners are eating in a restaurant as the fight against COVID-19 continues. Get...

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SoftBank Considers Going Private After Asset Sales, Report Says
SoftBank Considers Going Private After Asset Sales, Report Says
September 13, 2020  |  Investments

Talks have been revived for SoftBank to take itself private amid a series of disappointments to the company’s equity valuation compared to the value of...

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Virtual Roar Of The Crowd Enough For ‘Virtual’ Fandom Amid Pandemic?
Virtual Roar Of The Crowd Enough For ‘Virtual’ Fandom Amid Pandemic?
September 11, 2020  |  Innovation

Now if only they could recreate the smell of the hotdogs, the taste of the flat overpriced beer — or pipe in the obnoxious play-by-play...

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CDC Study: Dining Out Increases COVID-19 Risk
CDC Study: Dining Out Increases COVID-19 Risk
September 11, 2020  |  Economy

Patrons of restaurants and bars are more likely to contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease...

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NEW DATA: The State Of Main Street Businesses Six Months Into The Pandemic
NEW DATA: The State Of Main Street Businesses Six Months Into The Pandemic
September 11, 2020  |  SMBs

Sept. 11, 2020, marks 225 days since the coronavirus was first declared a pandemic on March 11, lasting longer than most of the businesses on...

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