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10.34am GMT
Portugal registered its first two cases of the new coronavirus on Monday, SIC television channel reported. Reuters reports:
SIC said one case was discovered in a man who had recently travelled to Italy and another one in a man who had returned from Spain. Both were taken to hospital in Porto.
Health ministry officials were not immediately available for comment.
10.32am GMT
An escalation in the coronavirus outbreak could cut global economic growth in half and plunge several countries into recession this year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned.
Sounding the alarm as the disease spreads around the world and rattles investors, the OECD said global GDP growth could plunge this year to as little as 1.5%, almost half the 2.9% rate it forecast before the outbreak took hold.
Related: Coronavirus escalation could cut global economic growth in half – OECD
