News Dow plunges 1,000 points, enters correction territory on fears the coronavirus could spread in USA February 27, 2020February 27, 2020Jessica Menton, USA TODAYComments Off on Dow plunges 1,000 points, enters correction territory on fears the coronavirus could spread in USA The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 1,000 points Thursday, pushing it into a correction for the first time since December 2018.