Seems little help the financial market as invisible Coronavirus surrounding globally 1-Mar-2020

Since the late last Friday to over the weekend, some good news and bad news are running the world. But as Covid-19 cases continue increasing globally, there is little sign mitigating uncertainty surrounding the societies.

Global stock markets have suffered from massive sell off, which is the worst since the financial crisis in 2008. Although Fed implied their rate cut in March and it recovered the US markets before closing on last Friday, more and more Coronavirus cases are confirmed day after day.

Apart from Coronavirus stories, US and Taliban signed a peace agreement on Staturday, which is a good news in those days. However, it is not good enough news to boost the current grim mood because it is unclear if the agreement actually bring a peace in Afghanistan for coming months. (The Guardian: US and Taliban sign deal to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan)
By the way, the market would little care about another good news of Mr.Boris Johnson's private.

FTSE 100
Financial crisis (2007 - 2008), down 40% from peak.

Traders are keen to the tomorrow's market opening of which Asian & Pacific market is on top. Even though the major global markets are closed, the weekend markets help to anticipate the next market opening.

Hong Kong HS50 (Hong Kong),
DAX 30 (Germany),
FTSE 100 (UK),
DJIA (US)
at IG group respectively.

FTSE 100
Last 2 years, down 16% from peak. Just a beginning perhaps...

Unless any breakthroughs are implemented, this economic stagnation would be just a beginning and it is too soon to hunt cheap shares. Japan's PM Shinzo Abe called unprecedented school closure in nationwide this weekend, and it will be effective from Monday tomorrow. No such announce has been called for workers yet while some parents who have small children are arguing about difficulty to take care of their children during the school closure. If the situation is becoming worse, it could be inevitable for the government to limit the economic activities and it will be certainly a critical damage to the vulnerable economy as Chinese economy is slowing down already.
European countries are also reacting to Coronavirus spreading by emergency measures, such as cancellation of public gatherings or stricter boarder controls. Travel agencies or flight operators must be affected pretty badly.
Of course, United State is not the exception. It just recorded a first death case by Covid-19 this weekend. US stock market has been strongest for last years, but it is not clear how much Fed rate cut could stop further panic in the markets.

Unlike the financial crisis in 2008, the coronavirus does not only crash the financial markets, but possibly cease the most of people's activity. Nobody wants such draconian measures taken in Wuhan, but nobody wants to be infected by Covid-19, either. In short term, people will demand mental care, rather than vaccine which it expects to take more than a year to be supplied.