The contagion “represents a tremendous public health threat,” said one federal health official.
Tag: Hubei Province (China)
As New Cases Surge, Businesses Face Grim Fallout
With four fatalities in Iran and a spike in infections in South Korea, concerns about the virus’s effect on the global economy intensified.
South Korea Confirms a Jump in Coronavirus Infections
The new figures give the country the second largest number of confirmed cases outside mainland China.
‘Now We Are Refugees’: A Family in Limbo Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
The family of Chloe Chang, a Taiwanese woman, is effectively trapped in Hubei Province, and in the middle of a spat between China and Taiwan.
New Cases in China Appear to Be Slowing
The number of confirmed new cases in China appeared again to be slowing.
Rate of New Fatalities Drops in China
China’s National Health Commission on Monday reported 2,048 new cases of coronavirus infections and 105 new deaths over the previous 24 hours.
U.S. Says It Will Evacuate Americans From Cruise Ship
Passengers and crew members quarantined off Japan were told by the American Embassy that a chartered flight would arrive on Sunday to take them back to the United States.
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Reports First Death Outside Asia
The French health minister said the man was an 80-year-old tourist from Hubei who had been hospitalized since Jan. 25.
New Cases Are Reported as Beijing Sets New Rules
The mandate came as the Chinese government disclosed that hundreds of medical workers who had been helping combat the coronavirus outbreak had become infected and at least six had died.
China Expands Chaotic Dragnet in Coronavirus Crackdown
The “wartime” campaign to round up all who might be sick was extended to cities beyond the epicenter, even as it was marred by confusion that has isolated vulnerable patients and left some to die.