Feb 06 Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn't contained By Sharon Begley, STAT What will a world with endemic 2019-nCoV — circulating permanently in the human population — be like?… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Buttigieg maintains Iowa lead in latest caucus results In our news wrap Wednesday, delayed results from Monday’s Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa are still trickling in -- and Pete Buttigieg appears to be keeping his lead. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, the former mayor of South Bend,… Continue watching
Feb 05 U.S. evacuates more Americans from China amid novel coronavirus outbreak By Laura Santhanam The number of confirmed U.S. cases of novel coronavirus rose to 12 since Jan. 21, according to U.S. health officials, as the reported number of people sick and dying in China continues to climb. Continue reading
Feb 05 Novel coronavirus unknowns complicate quarantines around the world By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press With important details about the illness and how it spreads still unknown, officials and medical personnel are struggling. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 2:51 News Wrap: Turkey warns Syria over Idlib offensive In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkey warned it will intervene to stop a Syrian government offensive against rebels that's driving thousands of refugees in Idlib province toward the Turkish border. The word comes a day after clashes between Syrian and… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 6:30 How China's novel coronavirus outbreak is disrupting the global supply chain The spread of novel coronavirus in China has focused great attention on public health in that country and around the world. But the outbreak is also having a major economic impact, with quarantines imposed, flights suspended and factories shuttered. William… Continue watching
Feb 04 The clock is ticking for companies that depend on China imports By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press If much of industrial China remains on lockdown for the next few weeks — a very real possibility — Western retailers, auto companies and manufacturers that depend on Chinese imports will start to run out of the goods they depend… Continue reading
Feb 04 Royal Caribbean cancels cruises to avoid spread of novel coronavirus By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press CEO Richard Fain said Royal Caribbean will likely have to cancel more sailings in the future and that the outbreak will likely impact future bookings in China. Continue reading
Feb 04 Most Americans think novel coronavirus is a real threat, poll says By Laura Santhanam More than half of Americans said they were concerned about the spread of novel coronavirus in the U.S., but nearly the same amount said they were not too concerned about the virus spreading in their specific communities, according to the… Continue reading
Feb 03 Novel coronavirus cases surpass 20,000 in China By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press 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. Continue reading