A recent spate of malicious, botnet-driven emails is using the coronavirus as a theme, according to IBM X-Force and Kaspersky. The emails purport to have attached notices regarding infection-prevention measures for the disease. Most of the emails have been seen written in Japanese, suggesting operators are intentionally targeting geographic regions that may be more impacted by the outbreak given their locations in Asia. So far, 10 different documents are seen circulating around the world, with 10 different malicious attachments.
Source: https://threatpost.com/coronavirus-propagate-emotet/152404/