More than 64,000 infected, GDP cuts, and SARS parallels: Here's how bad the global economy could get as the coronavirus outbreak rages

Tingshu Wang / Reuters Coronavirus has infected 64,000 and killed 1,380 so far. And as the health crisis worsens, it's become increasingly clear that the outbreak will have wide-reaching economic consequences. China's economy is forecast to grow by the smallest margin since the Great Recession — news that will hit its embattled and vulernable banking sector hard. The fallout is also expected to bleed into the US economy: 88% of economists predict a 0.5% hit to quarterly growth. Equity markets ...