According to ABC News: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus epidemic as a "Level 3" emergency response, the lowest level of emergency activation.

Sony: Operating profit in the fourth quarter was 163.54 billion yen, compared with the estimate of 271.45 billion yen. Fiscal year operating profit was 1.60 trillion yen, compared with the estimate of 1.63 trillion yen.

Russian Mission to the United Nations: We condemn attacks in the Middle East and in the GCC countries.

Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japan’s Minister of Economic Revitalization Ryomasa Akasawa attended the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in France. The meeting discussed the value chain of important minerals, the outcomes and future of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, and conducted an informal exchange of views on the impact of the situation in the Middle East on the economy and trade.

Russia’s Mission to the United Nations: It is crucial to protect the diplomatic process in Iran’s war and we call on the Security Council to avoid escalating tensions.

Market news: A U.S. judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency’s actions to end funding for the humanities were illegal and discriminatory.