Coronavirus concerns after Brooklyn school’s trip to Italy

Questions are being raised after it was reported that a teacher, 44 students and six staff members from James Madison High School in Sheepshead Bay spent their winter break in one of the so-called “hot zones” of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus days after Pope tested negative

Vatican City was hit by the virus, with the tiny city-state confirming its first coronavirus case Friday but not saying who was infected. The Vatican has insisted Pope Francis, who has been sick, only has a cold. 

US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's timeline.

New Jersey announces 2nd positive case of new coronavirus

A man in his 30s who's hospitalized in Bergen County has New Jersey's first positive test for COVID-19.

Health official licks finger moments after warning people during coronavirus press conference

During a coronavirus press conference, the director of a California county health department did something so many people do every single day, but it was also something she had just warned the public to not do -- she licked her finger before turning a page.

Coronavirus: Here’s why it matters, and how it could affect you

If the flu impacts so many more people each year and has caused more deaths than the coronavirus, why has this new ailment received such significant attention from health and government officials? 

Nurses: Healthcare providers in California, U.S. 'unprepared' to handle coronavirus

The nurses union petitioned the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers, patients, and the public.

Two new presumptive cases of COVID-19 confirmed in greater Houston area, cases total 8

Harris County reports all three COVID-19 infections in the greater Houston metropolitan area, including the Fort Bend County patient, occurred on a trip to Egypt.

State of emergency over coronavirus is not to cause panic; it's to expand resources, receive funding

By declaring a state of emergency, cities will receive funds from the state and federal level. The decision to declare a state of emergency is not to create panic, but rather to allow local health agencies more tools and access to respond to this virus.