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Roads are empty in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, where a strict lockdown is in effect.

Restrictions And Rewards: How China Is Locking Down Half A Billion Citizens

Feb 21, 2020
No one can say whether the tough measures will help defeat coronavirus, But they've definitely changed daily life — and raised concerns.
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Global Health
Local residents protest the plans to quarantine evacuees from coronavirus-hit China at a local hospital, in the settlement of Novi Sanzhary, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Coronavirus Found In China Prisons, As Cases Spike In South Korea

Feb 21, 2020
More than 200 new infections have been identified in a prison in eastern Shandong province. Meanwhile, in South Korea, dozens from the same religious sect have contracted the virus.
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World
An entrance to a dormitory for Foxconn workers. China's factories normally ramp up production right after the Lunar New Year, but few workers have returned so far this year.

The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business

Feb 19, 2020
Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production.
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Asia
A masked paramilitary policeman stands guard alone at a deserted Tiananmen Gate in Beijing following the coronavirus outbreak. China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three U.S. reporters over a headline for an opinion column it d

China Expels 3 'Wall Street Journal' Reporters, Citing 'Racist' Headline

Feb 19, 2020
The move comes a day after the U.S. State Department designated five Chinese state media outlets as foreign government missions, thus treating them as extensions of Beijing.
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Shots - Health News
Checking for signs of COVID-19, a medical worker in a protective suit checks the temperatures of people who were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship as they fly on a chartered evacuation plane from Japan to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Coronavirus Update: 346 Americans Emerge From Quarantine At California Military Bases

Feb 18, 2020
"It is important to know that these people being released from quarantine pose no health risk to the surrounding community," a CDC press officer said in a statement to NPR.
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Food
Stir-fried mantou buns with cumin and chili. Food bloggers Stephanie Li and Christopher Thomas have eaten the small steamed bread often while on lockdown during the coronavirus outbreak. They had been working on a recipe for the buns before the virus hit

In China, Quarantine Tests Cooks To Get Clever

Feb 17, 2020
For food bloggers Christopher Thomas and Stephanie Li, staying indoors during the coronavirus epidemic means getting creative with what's on hand. They tag dishes on Instagram #cookupinlockdown.
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Asia
Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong speaks during a meeting in Beijing in a handout photo from 2013. Xu has been detained in southern China.

Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Arrested In China Amid Crackdown On Dissent

Feb 16, 2020
Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months.
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A bus departs from the dock where the Diamond Princess cruise ship sits under quarantine with its thousands of passengers and crew. Japanese authorities said Friday that some older passengers who tested negative for the coronavirus were allowed to disemb

More Than 1,700 Health Workers In China Have Been Infected With New Coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020
Chinese officials also said that six health workers have died from the disease now known as COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases worldwide rose to more than 64,000.
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Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the U.S., in conversation with NPR's <em>Morning Edition </em>at the Chinese Embassy.

Transcript: NPR's Interview With Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai About The Coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the U.S., about his country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
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A passenger (right) is hugged by Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen after she disembarked from the MS Westerdam at the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Friday.

Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark After Being Stranded At Sea Over Virus Fears

Feb 14, 2020
The MS Westerdam, with nearly 1,500 passengers aboard, was rebuffed by Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Guam before ultimately being allowed to dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville.
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A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked before entering a community hospital in Shanghai on Thursday. China's official death toll and infection numbers from the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities c

A Change In How 1 Chinese Province Reports Coronavirus Adds Thousands Of Cases

Feb 13, 2020
Hubei province has added "clinical cases" to the count — patients who exhibit all the symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but have either not been tested or tested negative.
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The city of Wuhan, epicenter of the current coronavirus outbreak.

Can Coronavirus Be Crushed By Warmer Weather?

Feb 12, 2020
Many respiratory illnesses, such as colds and flus, peak in winter, then die down with warmer weather. Some experts wonder if COVID-19 will follow a similar pattern.
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Medical workers in protective suits tend to coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Wuhan, China.

There's No Specific Drug That Kills Coronavirus. But Doctors Have Ways To Treat It

Feb 11, 2020
They're testing some drugs developed for other diseases. And they're offering supportive care — doing whatever's possible to keep vital organ systems functioning.
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Employees of the Egyptian Quarantine Authority prepare to scan the body temperature of incoming travelers at Cairo International Airport.

New Coronavirus Disease Officially Named COVID-19 By The World Health Organization

Feb 11, 2020
The disease first identified in China in late 2019 was previously called "2019-nCoV."
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People wearing protective masks shopping at a supermarket in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province, on Monday.

Beijing Takes Direct Control Over Coronavirus Response In Hubei Province

Feb 11, 2020
Two senior health officials in the province were fired, leaving Beijing in charge of efforts there to contain the virus which has killed more than 1,000 people since late December.
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Workers disinfect closed shop lots following the coronavirus outbreak in Hubei, China, on Monday. Officials reported the highest single-day death toll since the epidemic began.

China Reports Nearly 100 Deaths In A Single Day From Coronavirus

Feb 10, 2020
The new figures come as the head of the World Health Organization warns that a few cases of 2019-nCoV that have been spread by people who never traveled to China could be "the tip of the iceberg."
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A Chinese horseshoe bat chases a moth.

Bats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don't They Get Sick?

Feb 09, 2020
The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying.
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Flowers and a portrait of Dr. Li Wenliang is left at his hospital in Wuhan, China. Li, regarded a whistleblower in the coronavirus outbreak, died of the infectious disease on Friday.

Critics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus Outbreak

Feb 08, 2020
They charge that news of a new pneumonialike illlness was kept from the public for weeks — and that social media accounts are being shut down if certain types of comments are made.
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A photo of the late ophthalmologist Li Wenliang at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on Friday. Li, who is being hailed for his efforts to alert the medical profession to the new virus, died Friday after becoming infected.

China To Investigate After Whistleblower Doctor Dies From Coronavirus

Feb 07, 2020
Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist working in Wuhan, died Friday, weeks after he sought to warn his colleagues of the outbreak and then became infected himself.
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Economy

China Will Cut Tariffs In Half On $75 Billion Of U.S. Products

Feb 06, 2020
The lower tariffs will take effect next Friday. The move comes after the Trump administration agreed to halve tariffs on Chinese products worth about $112 billion.
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An interior view of the Hongshan Gymnasium, a venue converted into a makeshift hospital to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Mandates Quarantine For Mainland Arrivals; Coronavirus Cases Surpass 28,000

Feb 06, 2020
Hong Kong authorities say that beginning Saturday they are mandating that anyone entering the city from mainland China "self-quarantine" for the 14-day incubation period of the virus.
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Newscast headlines

Church To Remove Missionaries From China Amid Virus Outbreak

Feb 05, 2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will transfer or release all of its missionaries out of two Chinese cities amid concerns over a new virus that originated in the country.
 
The Deseret News reported Tuesday that there are 125 missionaries comb
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Shots - Health News
The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits anchored off the coast of Japan. At least 10 people on the ship have been diagnosed with coronavirus, and more than 3,000 of their fellow passengers remain in quarantine, according to Japan's health minister.

U.S. Evacuees Make It Stateside As Coronavirus Strands Cruises In Asian Waters

Feb 05, 2020
Approximately 350 passengers landed Wednesday in California, where they will be quarantined after leaving China. Worldwide, the number of confirmed cases of the respiratory virus continues to rise.
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A notice advising all staff and visitors to wear protective masks stands outside the closed Ocean Park in Hong Kong, on Monday.

Hong Kong Reports Its 1st Coronavirus Death

Feb 04, 2020
A 39-year-old man is only the second person to have died from the infection outside of China. Hong Kong health workers are striking to demand the border with mainland China be sealed.
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Employees of the Egyptian Quarantine Authority prepare to scan the body temperature of incoming travelers at Cairo International Airport.

Why The World Cares More About The New Coronavirus Than The Flu

Feb 03, 2020
Every year, viruses like influenza kill hundreds of thousands worldwide — yet countries don't respond with lockdowns or airport screenings. Here's why they're doing so over the coronavirus outbreak.

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