March 9 — As the world continued to panic about more coronavirus cases, the oil price plunged to levels last seen during the gulf war on Monday. Saudi Arabia increased oil production (https://www.businesslive.co.za/ft/markets/2020-03-09-why-saudi-arabia-has-started-a-global-crude-price-war/) after its Opec+ ally, Russia, refused its proposed calibrating measures to support volatile crude prices in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak. Trading on the US Stock Exchange was suspended for 15 minutes (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/markets/2020-03-09-wall-street-trade-halted-for-15-minutes-as-sp-hits-down-limit/) as the decision by Saudi Arabia compounded fears in an already skittish global financial market. The oil price crash triggered a trading cut-out put in place after the 2008 financial crises.
March 9 — Health minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed another six people tested positive (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/health/2020-03-11-sas-six-new-virus-cases-imported-from-...
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