Jan 31 U.S. restricts travelers from China amid novel coronavirus threat By Laura Santhanam The last time CDC issued such orders happened more than 50 years ago to evaluate a patient suspected of having smallpox, federal officials said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 30 U.S. advises against traveling to China because of novel coronavirus By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The advisory was issued after the World Health Organization declared the virus, which has killed 213 people, a global health emergency. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 6:30 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… Continue watching
Jan 30 Novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency, WHO declares By Laura Santhanam This decision now sets into motion a chain reaction to help countries build capacity to screen, identify and report cases as novel coronavirus spreads, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: WHO says novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency By Laura Santhanam The decision comes the same day the U.S. reported its first human-to-human case of novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:34 How China is responding to 'breakneck' spread of novel coronavirus Chinese officials have now confirmed over 6,000 cases of novel coronavirus -- and the pathogen is nowhere near contained. On Thursday, the World Health Organization will determine whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency. Yanzhong Huang of the… Continue watching
Jan 29 Suspected U.S. cases of novel coronavirus rise, CDC says By Laura Santhanam With novel coronavirus identified on four continents, the World Health Organization said it would reconvene its emergency committee to discuss the virus' nature, severity and unanswered questions on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 01 1-year-old daughter of Congo man who died of Ebola has virus By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press The 1-year-old daughter of the man who died of Ebola in Congo's major city of Goma this week has the disease, the health ministry said Thursday, while Rwanda briefly closed its border with Congo over the virus outbreak that now… Continue reading
Jul 31 2nd confirmed Ebola patient in major Congolese city dies By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press The case complicated efforts to contain a yearlong outbreak already challenged by rebel attacks and community mistrust. Continue reading
Jul 18 Congo to combat Ebola by enforcing mandatory emergency health measures By Krista Larson, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared an international health emergency. Continue reading