World Feb 14

The health commission is “highly concerned about this issue" and has issued guidelines for the prevention and control of infection within medical institutions, he said.

Health Feb 06

Dr. Li Wenliang, 34, was reportedly reprimanded for "spreading rumors" in late December. Meanwhile, a newborn discovered infected 36 hours after birth has become the youngest known patient.

Health Feb 06

China on Thursday finished building a second new hospital to isolate and treat patients of a virus that has killed more than 560 people.

Health Feb 03

Hong Kong on Tuesday reported its first death from the illness, a man who had traveled from the mainland city of Wuhan that has been the epicenter of the outbreak.

Health Feb 03

Health authorities released updated figures of 361 deaths and 17,205 confirmed cases, an increase of 2,829 over a 24-hour period.

Health Jan 30

The advisory was issued after the World Health Organization declared the virus, which has killed 213 people, a global health emergency.

Health Jan 30

The new virus has now infected more people in China than were sickened there during the 2002-2003 outbreak of SARS, another type of coronavirus.

Health Jan 29

World health officials are expressing great concern that a dangerous new virus is starting to spread between people outside of China.

Health Jan 29

Chartered planes carrying about 200 evacuees each arrived in Japan and the United States early Wednesday as other countries planned similar evacuations from the city of Wuhan, which authorities have shut down to try to contain the virus.

World Jan 26

A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its…