The coronavirus outbreak that is quickly spreading throughout the country is forcing major American companies to rethink how they approach paid sick leave. More than 30 million U.S. workers - many of them low-wage service employees at restaurants, stores and airports - lack access to sick pay, raising fears that the epidemic could escalate if symptomatic workers do not feel that they can afford to take time off.

An estimated 19 million Thais are overweight and four million are afflicted with diabetes, but Bertolli Thailand, maker of a top-selling olive oil, has pointed out new scientific evidence indicating that olive oil can help with both problems.