Governments around the world came under scrutiny for their response to the outbreak. In America, Vice President Mike Pence visited Washington State to pledge federal support. In Japan and China, citizens vented their anger.
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Stocks fell as Europe and the U.S. struggled to contain the virus, while the Chinese province at the center of the outbreak reported no new infections outside its capital, Wuhan.
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Congress approved an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to fight the virus, but officials in several countries say the virus will keep spreading fast for some time.
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A cruise ship is held off the California coast as the state declares an emergency. A sense of crisis builds as new cases are detected across the United States and around the globe.
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A cruise liner bound for San Francisco from Hawaii is believed to be linked to two coronavirus cases, one of them fatal. More cases were found in a number of states, including Texas and New Jersey.
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President Trump was weighing more restrictions on travelers arriving from abroad. The U.S. death toll rose to nine, including two who died last week and were later confirmed to have been infected.
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The U.S. is ramping up testing as officials in Washington State reported a sixth death from the virus.
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The epidemic continues to expand rapidly worldwide, topping 90,000 cases and 3,000 deaths. U.S. officials say virus testing kits will soon become widely available.
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The epidemic continues to expand rapidly outside China. All six of the U.S. deaths have been in Washington State, and four of the victims came from a single nursing home.
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The second death was a man in his 70s in the Seattle area who had underlying health conditions.