UK
HSBC today evacuated part of its UK headquarters after a worker tested positive for coronavirus in the first known case at the heart of London’s financial district.
Staff who came into contact with the analyst were told to work from home as the company’s research department underwent an urgent deep clean.
The office is in the centre of Canary Wharf, a major financial centre that hosts many investment banks, including Citi, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Barclays.
N. Korea
Evacuation flight canceled for foreign diplomats in North Korea
From CNN’s Will Ripley in Tokyo
Dozens of foreign diplomats who had been quarantined in Pyongyang, North Korea over coronavirus fears have been told their planned evacuation flight on Friday is canceled, a source inside the country told CNN’s Will Ripley.
The source agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, given the extreme sensitivity of the current situation.
The source says Friday’s flight “was canceled by the Russians for unknown reasons.”
It’s unclear if — or when — a new flight will happen
https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-05-20-intl-hnk/index.html