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The Institut Pasteur lab in Paris analyzes patient tests for respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses.

Your Questions About Wuhan Coronavirus, Answered

Jan 30, 2020
Does the virus have an official name yet? Can I get the disease from touching goods shipped from China? How worried should we be in the U.S.? We answer questions from our readers.
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Southern Nevada Health Officials Monitor Possible Case Of Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020

Health officials in Southern Nevada are monitoring a possible case of coronavirus.

The Southern Nevada Health District announced Wednesday that it is monitoring a patient who had recently traveled to the epicenter of the epidemic in Wuhan, China.

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Making sure to frequently give your hands a thorough scrub — with soap and for about as long as it takes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song a couple of times — can significantly cut your chances of catching the flu or other respiratory virus.

Worried About Catching The New Coronavirus? In The U.S., Flu Is A Bigger Threat

Jan 29, 2020
At least 8,000 people have died from the flu in the U.S. this season. The good news: Easy steps you can take now to protect against the flu may also help you steer clear of the new coronavirus.
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A surgical mask and an N95 respirator. Officials in China are urging citizens to wear masks in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But can a mask really keep you from catching the virus?

Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020
Can a mask really keep you from catching the virus? To answer that, it helps to clarify which kinds of masks we're talking about.
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Villagers just outside the city of Nanchang, Jiangxi, erected their own blockade with a sign that says, "Outside people and cars forbidden from entering." Residents say hundreds of migrant workers returned from Wuhan for the Lunar New Year holiday and ar

The Thinking Behind China's Quarantines ... And (Illegal) Village Blockades

Jan 29, 2020
To contain the Wuhan coronavirus, the government is taking official actions. And some villages are taking matters into their own hands.
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In a photo taken in May, customers enjoy their drinks at a Starbucks in Beijing. The U.S.-based coffee chain as decided to close more than half its stores in mainland China due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Starbucks Closes More Than 2,000 Stores In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Jan 28, 2020
The coffee chain has temporarily closed the stores locations to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has sickened more than 4,500 people.
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As the death toll from the new coronavirus tops 100, hospitals in Wuhan, China, are attending to many patients with confirmed or suspected cases of the illness. Public health officials are working to prevent further spread of the outbreak in China and gl

Public Health Efforts Step Up Around The World As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Jan 28, 2020
Globally, health officials are on high alert, implementing airport screenings, evacuations, border controls and other measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Must-Know Vocab For Wuhan Coronavirus: From Droplets To Zoonotic

Jan 28, 2020
The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has its own vocabulary. Here are definitions for some of the keys words and phrases you might be hearing.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a press briefing Tuesday laying out the agency's strategy for preventing the novel form of coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.

As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

Jan 28, 2020
With cases growing quickly abroad, the federal government announced several measures to prevent the new coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.
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Tove Skaftun, the chief nursing officer for the Community Health Center of Snohomish County, points out a sign warning people who could have been exposed to the new coronavirus from China to identify themselves.

Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles

Jan 28, 2020
In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks.
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Arizona, California Cases Push US Tally Of New Virus To 5

Jan 27, 2020
Health officials say the U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China.
 
Two new confirmed cases were announced Sunday — one in Los Angeles County in California and the other in Arizona.
 
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A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center in Atlanta.

Coronavirus Case Confirmed In Arizona, Bringing U.S. Total To 5

Jan 26, 2020
The CDC expects the number of confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the U.S. to increase — but says the overall health risk of disease transmission is the country is low.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's headquarters in Atlanta.

2 New U.S. Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed In California

Jan 26, 2020
Both involve patients who had traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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As more cases continue to be confirmed, health officials and medical works in Wuhan, China, and throughout the country ramp up efforts to contain the spread.

Coronavirus Update: What's New In The Evolving Outbreak

Jan 25, 2020
The number of infections continue to grow in an outbreak spreading throughout China. Cases have been confirmed in the U.S., Europe and Australia as well. Here are the latest updates on the illness.
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PHOTOS: What It's Like Living Through An Outbreak

Jan 25, 2020
Shopping with a face mask, getting screened for fever — they're some of the challenges posed by the Wuhan coronavirus.
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People wear face masks as they wait at Hankou Railway Station earlier this week in Wuhan, China. Experts say there is little evidence that masks prevent infection.

Coronavirus FAQs: Do Masks Help? Is The Disease Really So Mysterious?

Jan 25, 2020
We're answering a few questions that you may be asking about the new coronavirus outbreak. And we invite you to send us your questions.
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A man in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the current coronavirus outbreak, walks by a local mural.

'Please Help Me.' What People In China Are Saying About The Outbreak On Social Media

Jan 24, 2020

Residents in Wuhan and other Chinese cities affected by the Wuhan coronavirus are using platforms like Weibo to share their fears and frustrations.

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A man holding an umbrella walks past excavators at the construction site where a new quarantine and treatment center is being built to treat patients of a new coronavirus.

China Hurriedly Building Quarantine Center In Effort To Contain Wuhan Virus

Jan 24, 2020
Hundreds of workers were told to get the center near the city of Wuhan built in under a week as authorities cope with the new viral pneumonia that has killed 26 people and infected 876 others.
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Wuhan Coronavirus 101: What We Do — And Don't — Know About A Newly Identified Disease

Jan 24, 2020
The virus was identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, and the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing. Here's what we do — and don't — know about coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
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The Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China, was closed as part of a shutdown of public transportation — an effort to control the spread of what's being called the Wuhan coronavirus.

China Halts Transportation Out Of Wuhan To Contain Coronavirus. Could It Backfire?

Jan 23, 2020
Experts say China's move is unprecedented. Here's why they're opposed.
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MAP: Confirmed Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus

Jan 23, 2020
A look at the cities, provinces and countries where the newly identified Wuhan coronavirus has spread.
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Airport officials screen for possible cases of the novel coronavirus at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China, where the illness originated.

Can Airport Screening Help Stop The Spread Of Wuhan Coronavirus?

Jan 23, 2020

A new illness is spreading throughout China and other parts of the world, including one confirmed case in the U.S. As airports ramp up screening efforts, public health experts question if they help.

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A traveler walks past a display board showing a canceled flight from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday. China closed off the city of more than 11 million in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness tha

Chinese Authorities Begin Quarantine Of Wuhan City As Coronavirus Cases Multiply

Jan 23, 2020
Transportation in and out of the city of 11 million is being shut down as cases of the coronavirus are being reported throughout China and abroad. Wuhan is believed to be the contagion's epicenter.
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A bus driver wears a mask on Jan. 22 in Wuhan, China. Public transportation is being suspended as of Thursday morning because of concerns about the spreading coronavirus.

Public Transport In Wuhan Suspended Due To Coronavirus Concerns

Jan 22, 2020
It's the most dramatic change in the wake of the newly discovered virus, which has so far infected some 500 individuals and killed 17. Will it help stem the outbreak?
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Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher on Tuesday by the inpatient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some people infected with a novel coronavirus are being treated in China.

1st Case Of New Coronavirus Detected In U.S.

Jan 21, 2020
The individual had returned to his home in Washington state after a visit to Wuhan, China, where the virus was discovered in December.

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