Feb 17 Watch10:00 How U.S. health officials are responding to the threat of novel coronavirus With the novel coronavirus crisis gripping parts of Asia, thousands of passengers have been quarantined aboard cruise ships. Among them were several hundred Americans, who are now being evacuated back to the U.S., where they will undergo another quarantine in… Continue watching
Feb 17 Apple warns coronavirus outbreak will cut iPhone production, sales ByAssociated Press The Cupertino, California-based company says all of its iPhone manufacturing facilities in China have reopened, but production is ramping up slowly. Continue reading
Feb 15 China sees big drop in new virus cases; France reports death ByYanan Wang, Associated Press China has reported 143 new virus deaths and a decline in new cases while the government announced additional anti-disease measures as businesses reopen following sweeping controls that idled much of the economy. Continue reading
Feb 14 Overwatch esports games moved from China to Seoul amid coronavirus fears ByAssociated Press The league has four Chinese teams and had expected fan turnout to be strong in China, which has a rabid Overwatch fan base.… Continue reading
Feb 14 Coronavirus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals BySam McNeil, Candice Choi, Associated Press Experts say wild animals can carry unknown viruses and that human contact with them needs to more carefully managed as the world's population grows. Continue reading
Feb 14 Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids ByMike Stobbe, Associated Press Health officials Friday said 92 flu-related deaths have already been reported in children. Continue reading
Feb 14 Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die ByKen Moritsugu, Associated Press The health commission is “highly concerned about this issue" and has issued guidelines for the prevention and control of infection within medical institutions, he said. Continue reading
Feb 13 Why the number of novel coronavirus cases just jumped ByLaura Santhanam The number of confirmed cases in China rose by thousands after public health officials changed the way they diagnose people with novel coronavirus in one province. In the U.S., 15 people are being treated for the disease. Continue reading
Feb 13 Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand ByAssociated Press The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall by 435,000 barrels per day in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak from China. Any fall would be the first quarterly decline in a decade. The… Continue reading
Feb 13 U.S. announces 15th virus case, an evacuee in Texas ByAssociated Press The patient, who had been flown to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio last week, is now in isolation at a hospital and was reported in stable condition. Continue reading