Feb 16 Xi's early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions By Yanan Wang, Associated Press A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in the crisis. Continue reading
Feb 14 Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 14 No 'Plan B' for Olympics despite novel coronavirus fears By Stephen Wade, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak. Continue reading
Feb 13 Why the number of novel coronavirus cases just jumped By Laura Santhanam The number of confirmed cases in China rose by thousands after public health officials changed the way they diagnose people with novel coronavirus in one province. In the U.S., 15 people are being treated for the disease. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:02 In China, political fallout from novel coronavirus outbreak continues As novel coronavirus continues to plague China, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, fired two high-level Communist Party officials in the region at the outbreak's center. The move comes as both death toll and number of cases are surging, partly as… Continue watching
Feb 13 U.S. announces 15th virus case, an evacuee in Texas By Associated Press The patient, who had been flown to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio last week, is now in isolation at a hospital and was reported in stable condition. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: WHO says spike in reported COVID-19 cases isn't a 'significant change' The executive director of the World Health Organization's Emergencies Program, Michael Ryan, said the spike in reported cases "does not represent a significant change in the trajectory of the outbreak."… Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: WHO deliberates how to design novel coronavirus drugs By Laura Santhanam Nearly 45,000 people worldwide are sick with novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, and more than 1,100 people have died, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:02 News Wrap: Thousands of Palestinians protest Trump's Middle East peace plan In our news wrap Tuesday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza to protest President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, condemned the proposal to the United Nations… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 5:40 How novel coronavirus outbreak has disrupted life across China China continues to struggle with novel coronavirus and is only now starting to allow scientists and public health officials from outside to assist in its efforts. While the majority of infections and fatalities are centered in Hubei province, the illness… Continue watching