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US Declares Health Emergency, Limits Arriving Foreigners

Also,195 Americans evacuated from China are ordered to stay in a coronavirus quarantine

(Newser) - The US on Friday declared a public health emergency and announced significant entry restrictions because of the fast-spreading coronavirus. HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that President Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to the US of foreign nationals who have traveled in China in the past 14 days....

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...

Health Experts Not Thrilled With Wilbur Ross' Comments

Commerce chief suggested coronavirus would be great for American business

(Newser) - In an interview Thursday, commerce chief Wilbur Ross saw a silver lining in the quickly spreading coronavirus. While saying he didn't "want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate, very malignant disease," Ross nonetheless said he thought it would help the US by convincing...

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...

Corona Trusts Customers to Know It's Not a Deadly Virus

Google reports big increase for 'corona beer virus'

(Newser) - The producer of Corona has expressed faith that its customers know the beer has nothing to do with the virus. Internet search data hints at confusion: Google Trends reports a 2,300% increase in searches for "corona beer virus" from Jan. 18 to Jan. 26, Business Insider reports. Those...

7K Held on Cruise Ship Over Coronavirus
WHO: Yes, This Is a
Global Health Emergency
UPDATED
Jan 30, 2020 1:40 PM CST

WHO: Yes, This Is a Global Health Emergency

Makes declaration as 7K are held on cruise ship over coronavirus fears

(Newser) - Russia has closed its 2,615-mile border with China, the first human-to-human transmissions have been confirmed in the US and Europe, the number of cases hit 8,249 and the death toll hit 171, and India and the Philippines reported their first cases. Those are just some of Thursday's...

In the US, an Unwanted First With Coronavirus

Chicago woman infects husband, first case of person-to-person transmission here

(Newser) - The latest person to be diagnosed with coronavirus in the US did not travel to China, unlike the first five. Unfortunately for him, his wife did. The CDC said Thursday that the unidentified man's case in Chicago is the first person-to-person transmission in this country, reports WGN . The man'...

Americans Removed From Wuhan Enter Quarantine

They're on a military base in California

(Newser) - Around 200 Americans evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak this week will not be going home immediately. Officials say the US citizens, who were screened before leaving Wuhan and then screened again during a stop in Alaska, will be quarantined at a military base in California for at...

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...

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...

US Has Its 3rd Coronavirus Case
US Has Its 3rd
Coronavirus Case 
Jan 26, 2020 8:11 AM CST

US Has Its 3rd Coronavirus Case

Patient confirmed in Southern California as cases worldwide near 2K

(Newser) - A patient in Southern California is the third person in the US to be diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, reports the AP . The Centers for Disease Control confirmed a traveler from the Chinese city of Wuhan—the epicenter of the outbreak—tested positive for the virus, 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...

Coronavirus Reaches Europe
Coronavirus
Reaches Europe
Jan 25, 2020 5:45 AM CST

Coronavirus Reaches Europe

France confirms 3 cases of Wuhan virus

(Newser) - On the same day the US confirmed its second case of the Wuhan coronavirus, France announced it has three cases—the first three to be confirmed in Europe, France24 reports. One of the patients recently returned from a trip to China during which he stopped in Wuhan. "He's...

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...

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...

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