WHO declares global emergency as coronavirus from China continues to spread

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week.

CDC reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus in Illinois

The latest case - the sixth in the country - is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China.

NJ sets up Coronavirus hotline

 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday his administration has set up a 24-hour hotline to answer the public's questions about the deadly virus that has hit China.

Cruise ship checked for coronavirus

Health authorities were screening passengers aboard a cruise ship after a passenger from Macao came down with flu-like symptoms.

No, Corona beer is not linked to China’s coronavirus outbreak

People online apparently believe Corona beer is linked to the coronavirus outbreak, according to search engine data from Google.

American among airlines canceling some China flights, cutting services due to coronavirus

American Airlines said Wednesday it will suspend flights between Los Angeles and both Shanghai and Beijing from Feb. 9 through Mar. 27. The airline cited "the significant decline in demand for travel to and from China."

Virus cases in China jumps to 5,974, surpassing SARS as evacuations begin

Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS.

Americans evacuated from China cleared of coronavirus

 A plane evacuating 201 Americans from a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak continued Wednesday on to Southern California after everyone aboard passed a health screening test in Anchorage, where the aircraft had stopped to refuel.

China spurned CDC offer to send team to help contain coronavirus: US Health Secretary

Top U.S. health officials this week provided further details on the nation's "coordinated public health response" to the China-linked coronavirus that's killed more than 100 people and sickened thousands of others worldwide.

China reports 25 more Coronavirus deaths as U.S. prepares evacuation

China on Tuesday reported 25 more deaths from a new viral disease, raising the total to at least 106, as the U.S. government prepared to fly Americans out of the city at the center of the outbreak. 

Coronavirus outbreak strands Ohio teacher in Wuhan

An Ohio man who was attempting to return home from China amid a deadly outbreak of novel coronavirus claims he remains stranded in the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak that killed at least 81 people and sickened thousands of others.

CDC: Coronavirus not spreading in U.S.

The new coronavirus does not appear to be spreading in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.