China probes coronavirus alarm doctor death, cruise ships shunned

China's top Communist Party investigators are looking into “relevant issues raised by the public” about a doctor who was threatened by police after publicizing his concerns about the new virus and has now died from it.

Coronavirus: 41 new cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan; China death toll now at 636

Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.

Doctor who sounded alarm on coronavirus dies, hospital says

Li Wenliang, a doctor in China who was allegedly detained for warning others about the coronavirus before he himself was sickened by the illness, has died, according to the hospital treating him.

Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting

There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children. While it might sound like a local recreation center's offerings, it's actually part of daily life for 195 American citizens quarantined on a military base after being evacuated from the heart of a new virus outbreak in China.

Ten more sick with virus on one of two isolated cruise ships

10 passengers are now believed to be infected with the coronavirus as Japanese authorities work to screen all people on board. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections to 33 in Japan.

2 more patients in NYC being tested for coronavirus

Two more people in New York City are under investigation for possible infection with the novel coronavirus, according to the city's Department of Health. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing samples from those people.

Newborn, just 30 hours old, diagnosed with coronavirus in China

At just 30 hours hold, a newborn was been diagnosed with novel coronavirus in China and became the youngest patient fighting the disease.

Wisconsin confirms first case of new coronavirus

A Wisconsin resident has been sickened with a new virus that originated in China and spread across the world, the first case in Wisconsin and the 12th in the country, health officials said Wednesday.

Airline passenger arrested over false coronavirus claim says he did it for 'publicity'

An airline passenger who falsely claimed he had the coronavirus aboard a WestJet flight — and got arrested for it — now feels his prank was “probably not the best thing to do.”

Bizarre coronavirus scare at Illinois Walmart

Police in suburban Chicago were on the hunt for two men who created a coronavirus scare at a Walmart store.

Cruise ship quarantined after passenger tests positive for coronavirus

A Japanese cruise liner with more than 3,000 people on board was in quarantine off the Japanese coast Tuesday after a passenger tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Disney closes parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong amid threat of coronavirus spread

With the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, Disney has announced that it is closing its parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong until further notice in an attempt to help stop the spread of the virus. 

Patient at Bellevue Hospital tests negative for coronavirus

The New York City Health Department said Tuesday that the test results for the first patient under investigation for the 2019 novel coronavirus came back negative

Only one Princeton student still being assessed amid outbreaklating amid China virus

Princeton University says only one student who recently traveled to China is still being assessed among those required to self-isolate amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak in that country.

Thousands sign petition demanding closure of Alhambra schools amid coronavirus outbreak

As fear about novel coronavirus spreads -- much faster than the disease itself -- nearly 14,000 people have signed an online petition, urging Alhambra Unified to cancel all classes until the outbreak ends, it was reported Tuesday. 

Evacuated child quarantined at March Air Reserve Base from Wuhan hospitalized

A child who was among the 195 American passengers evacuated from Wuhan, China to March Air Reserve Base for a 14-day quarantine was hospitalized after developing a fever, the Riverside County Department of Health announced.