Novel coronavirus

American cruise passengers land in U.S., will spend two more weeks in quarantine

By Associated Press

A plane carrying American passengers touched down at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, local time.

Americans in Japan to trade one quarantine for another

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — Americans Cheryl and Paul Molesky are trading one coronavirus quarantine for another. The couple from Syracuse, New York, are cutting short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, to…

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.

China sees big drop in new virus cases; France reports death

By Yanan Wang, Associated Press

China has reported 143 new virus deaths and a decline in new cases while the government announced additional anti-disease measures as businesses reopen following sweeping controls that idled much of the economy.

Overwatch esports games moved from China to Seoul amid coronavirus fears

By Associated Press

The league has four Chinese teams and had expected fan turnout to be strong in China, which has a rabid Overwatch fan base. …

Coronavirus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

By Sam McNeil, Candice Choi, Associated Press

Experts say wild animals can carry unknown viruses and that human contact with them needs to more carefully managed as the world's population grows.

Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health officials Friday said 92 flu-related deaths have already been reported in children.

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.

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.

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.