Coronavirus Global Economy USAGM

The growing spread of the coronavirus has rattled stock markets with indexes experiencing sharp losses in every continent ((insert close-of-day figures of NYSE)). Authorities in China and other hard-hit countries have enforced lockdowns that have paralyzed production, interrupted supply chains, and disrupted tourism and other key service sectors. VOA’s Ardita Dunellari examines risks to the global economy if the coronavirus becomes a pandemic, as some health experts fear it might.