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The Dow Jones index falls more than 800 points in the midst of panic by the coronavirus

The fear that coronavirus will spread worldwide is affecting US stock markets. in the last days.

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones dropped more than 800 points on the New York Stock Exchange (US) amid global concerns about the coronavirus. After closing, the index stood at 27,081 units at 9:00 p.m. GMT at 3.15%.

In total, what is one of the main stock market indices of Wall Street has already lost more than 1,800 points this week. This Monday, Dow Jones recorded the worst fall in two years, collapsing more than 1,000 points.

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Meanwhile, the Nasdaq dropped more than 232 points on Tuesday afternoon and the S&P 500 dropped almost 89 points.

For his part, US President Donald Trump says his country keeps the coronavirus under control despite market downturns. “I start to see the Stock Market very well!” He tweeted.

Covid-19, which originated in China last December, has claimed the lives of more than 2,700 people of the 80,400 infected, mainly in China, and there are rapid growth outbreaks in South Korea, Italy and Iran.

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