Live updates: Israel requires two-week quarantine for international arrivals; N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority head tests positive

A new oil price war sparked by the coronavirus sent shock waves through financial markets, with stocks tumbling around the world as more countries implemented measures to contain the outbreak and the United States’ tally of known infections passed 500.

In New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said on Monday that the head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Rick Cotton, tested positive for the virus and was being placed on quarantine.

In Israel, the government announced that anyone entering the country from abroad will be quarantined for 14 days. Continue reading.