With COVID-19 disease upending plans and commerce globally, expert advice on how to think about traveling now.
Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How to Stop a Disease From Crossing Borders
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Global Health Protection talks about the coronavirus and her organization’s efforts to keep people safe when they travel.
Coronavirus Test Kits Sent to States Are Flawed, C.D.C. Says
Some tests distributed by the agency deliver “inconclusive” readings. The C.D.C. will need to ship new ingredients, further delaying results.
First American Dies of Coronavirus, Raising Questions About U.S. Response
The United States has no plans to conduct additional evacuations from China though some Americans are asking for help.
How Not to Get Sick While Traveling
Do masks work? It depends. Health professionals offer some tips on how to stay healthy while on the move.
C.D.C. and W.H.O. Offers to Help China Have Been Ignored for Weeks
Privately, Chinese doctors say they need outside expertise. But Beijing, without saying why, has shown no interest so far.
Hong Kong Reports First Death From Coronavirus Outbreak
The death was the second from the virus outside mainland China. The patient was a 39-year-old man who had visited Wuhan and returned to Hong Kong on Jan. 23.
Wuhan Coronavirus Looks Increasingly Like a Pandemic, Experts Say
Rapidly rising caseloads alarm researchers, who fear the virus may make its way across the globe. But scientists cannot yet predict how many deaths may result.
Coronavirus: Officials Eye First Suspected Case in New York City
A sample was being sent to the federal authorities for confirmation, the city Health Department said.
195 Quarantined in California After Fleeing Coronavirus Epicenter
The U.S. government took the rare step with American evacuees flown home from Wuhan, China, and said it would quarantine others returning from recent travel in the region.