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Mar 09

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How economic effects of global virus outbreak ripple beyond stock markets and travel

Monday was a tumultuous day in the global battle against coronavirus. Italy’s government banned travel nationwide after new spikes in infections and fatalities. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks had their worst day in over a decade. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay reports from…

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Mar 04

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As virus deaths rise, Congress agrees on $8.3 billion to fund public response

By William Brangham

The novel coronavirus has claimed more lives in the U.S., with a total of 10 deaths in Washington state and one in California. As the number of infections also continues to rise, the House and Senate have agreed on a…

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Mar 04

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How San Francisco is fighting novel coronavirus — and the stigma that comes with it

By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Mike Fritz, Casey Kuhn

On Wednesday, California officials confirmed the state’s first death from novel coronavirus, as the number of infections nationwide continues to rise. But beyond the serious medical implications of the virus, it is also provoking fear, suspicion and ethnic stereotyping. Amna…

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Mar 03

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With novel coronavirus deaths rising, health officials face grilling on Capitol Hill

By William Brangham

As states discover increasing numbers of new novel coronavirus cases, public health officials are scrambling to respond -- while also facing questions from a Senate panel on Tuesday about why the U.S. has been so slow to roll out effective…

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Mar 03

Watch 7:10
In Iran, government distrust rises amid deadly outbreak of novel coronavirus

By Reza Sayah

The global spread of novel coronavirus has hit Iran hard. Nearly two dozen members of the nation’s parliament as well as its director of emergency services are infected with the illness, and a third government official died from the virus…

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Mar 02

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Why Washington health officials fear novel coronavirus may have been quietly spreading

The novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is now blamed for six deaths, all in Washington state. Health officials worry the illness may have been spreading undetected near Seattle for weeks, possibly resulting in many undiagnosed cases. Can hospitals in…

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Feb 28

Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

By Courtney Vinopal

Experts say likening novel coronavirus to the flu understates what’s at stake.

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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…

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Feb 03

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How U.S. health officials are responding to threat of novel coronavirus

With nearly 20,000 people in China infected by novel coronavirus, the country has essentially quarantined a population of 50 million. Countries including the United States have evacuated their citizens from China and restricted inbound travelers from there. Sec. of Health…

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Jan 30

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Why ‘sustained transmission’ of novel coronavirus is what would concern U.S. officials

This week has seen the rapid spread of novel coronavirus both within China and internationally to at least 14 other countries. On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency. As the U.S. records its first…

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