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The Death Toll Rises
The Death Toll Rises
Feb 1, 2020 1:00 PM CST

The Death Toll Rises

The coronavirus has now killed 259 and infected over 11K in China

(Newser) - China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for "domestic outbreak control" if the disease spreads in their countries, the AP reports. The number of confirmed cases in China rose to 11,...

2 Big Airlines Will Stop Flying to China

Delta, American are suspending flights

(Newser) - The coronavirus fallout continues. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines say they will stop flying to mainland China, reports CNBC . American's move is effectively immediately through at least March 27, though the airline will continue to fly into Hong Kong. Delta's suspension will begin Feb. 6 and run...

Union to American Airlines Pilots: Refuse to Go to China

Lawsuit filed on behalf of American Airlines pilots

(Newser) - The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots has told members they should refuse to fly to China during the coronavirus outbreak. In a lawsuit filed Thursday—before the State Department issued a Level 4 warning for China—the Allied Pilots Association requested a restraining order to halt flights between...

US Raises China Travel Warning to Level 4

Americans warned to avoid China altogether

(Newser) - American citizens should not go to China and those already there should consider getting out, the State Department said in a travel advisory issued Thursday night, hours after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that...

Health Officials: Now It's a Problem

World health officials say 'considerable efforts' may be needed to control the coronavirus

(Newser) - World health officials expressed "great concern" Wednesday that a dangerous new virus is starting to spread between people outside of China, a troubling development as China and the world frantically work to contain the outbreak. For a second day, the number of infections grew dramatically, the AP reports. The...

Evacuation Flight Brings Americans Home From Wuhan
Coronavirus Evacuation
Flight Lands in Alaska
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 29, 2020 6:33 AM CST

Coronavirus Evacuation Flight Lands in Alaska

Authorities say all passengers passed screening

(Newser) - A flight evacuating more than 200 American citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, landed in Alaska on Tuesday night—and none of them developed symptoms during the flight. Authorities say the evacuees, who were screened before leaving China, were checked again at Ted...

Starbucks Is Not Messing Around With Coronavirus

Chain shuts down more than 2K stores in China amid outbreak

(Newser) - Starbucks says it has closed more than half of its 4,292 stores in China and delayed releasing a financial forecast "due to the dynamic situation unfolding with the coronavirus ." China is the second-largest market for Starbucks, which is the first major American company to warn that it...

Harvard's Chemistry Chair Accused of Lying About China

Charles Lieber was arrested on Tuesday

(Newser) - There's another big story out that mentions Wuhan—just one not related to the coronavirus. The chair of Harvard's chemistry department was on Tuesday charged with making false statements to the Department of Defense regarding his role in China's Thousand Talents Plan. Bloomberg explains that it and...

Feds Issue Level 4 Warning Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Number of coronavirus deaths tops 100

(Newser) - As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, the State Department is warning Americans to avoid going to China. The State Department issued a Level 3 warning Monday, urging US citizens to avoid all nonessential travel to the country. A Level 4 warning—a highest-level alert—warns against travel to Hubei province, which...

US to Evacuate Citizens From City at Heart of Outbreak

Coronavirus death toll hits 80

(Newser) - China continued to step up measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak Sunday—but it may be far too late to stop the virus from spreading widely. The mayor of the city at the center of the outbreak disclosed Sunday that an estimated 5 million people left Wuhan before the...

China Leader: The Situation Is 'Grave'

China scrambles to contain the coronavirus as it spreads to other countries

(Newser) - China's leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak's epicenter in central China to Hong Kong scrambled to contain an illness that has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41, the AP reports. President Xi...

US Has Its 2nd Coronavirus Case
US Has Its 2nd
Coronavirus Case
Jan 24, 2020 10:52 AM CST

US Has Its 2nd Coronavirus Case

Chicago woman is in isolation; risk to public remains low

(Newser) - The US has its second confirmed case of coronavirus. A Chicago woman in her 60s tested positive for the virus after visiting Wuhan, China, where the virus originated, health officials reported Friday. The woman, who developed symptoms a few days after returning to the US last week, is doing well...

China Will Build New Hospital in Just 6 Days

Coronavirus lockdowns now affect 33M people

(Newser) - With coronavirus cases mounting daily—along with the number of cities where transport has been locked down—China plans to build a new hospital in just six days. Work began Thursday night on a 1,000-bed facility in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, reports the Guardian . China shut down...

'Protesters' Demanding 'Free Meng' Weren't Really Protesters

At least 3 have now come forward saying they were paid for the gig

(Newser) - On the first day of the first stage of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing, more than a dozen apparent protesters were spotted outside the Vancouver courtroom holding signs bearing messages like "Free Ms. Meng" and "Trump stop bullying us." Only ... those weren't actually protesters....

China Seals Off City at Center of Outbreak
China Seals Off, 
Locks Down
City of 11M
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 23, 2020 7:03 AM CST

China Seals Off, Locks Down City of 11M

Unprecedented measures taken to fight spread of new virus

(Newser) - In a step apparently unprecedented in the history of disease control, China has sealed off and locked down a city bigger than New York or London. Authorities announced Wednesday that public transportation was being shut down in Wuhan, the city of 11 million people at the center of the coronavirus...

We Might Have a New Public Health Emergency on Our Hands

New type of coronavirus has killed 17 in China, and WHO is meeting to discuss classification

(Newser) - The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss whether to declare a "public health emergency of international concern" in response to cases of a new type of coronavirus , which has reportedly killed 17 people and sickened more than 500 others in China, per NPR and CNN...

Human-to-Human Transmission of China Virus Confirmed

WHO to hold emergency meeting on coronavirus

(Newser) - The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility that it could spread more quickly and widely, the AP reports. Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people...

Cases of New China Virus Surge
Cases of New
China Virus Surge
Jan 20, 2020 7:13 AM CST

Cases of New China Virus Surge

Cases detected in several Chinese provinces

(Newser) - Hundreds of millions of people in China are preparing to travel for Lunar New Year—and authorities are worried that an emerging virus could hitch a ride with them. Authorities in China have reported 139 new cases of the coronavirus, with a case reported in Beijing for the first time,...

New Stat Hints at a &#39;Demographic Time Bomb&#39;
New Stat Hints at
a 'Demographic
Time Bomb'
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 17, 2020 9:42 AM CST

New Stat Hints at a 'Demographic Time Bomb'

Low birth rate, low death rate in China has researchers, economists there worried

(Newser) - There's a "looming crisis" brewing in China, one the New York Times says could eventually have a "seismic effect." Per the country's National Bureau of Statistics, about 14.6 million babies were born there last year, an almost 4% drop from 2018. It's the...

New Virus From China Reaches Japan

Authorities say patient visited Chinese city

(Newser) - Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The man developed a fever and cough on Jan. 3 while in Wuhan, returned to...

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