China

China Reports Total Of More Than 1,000 Deaths In The Country From Coronavirus

8:07pm February 10, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The Tuesday 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."

Health & Safety

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

8:01am February 09, 2020

by Pien Huang

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.

Health & Safety

Critics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus Outbreak

6:08pm February 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.

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China To Investigate After Whistleblower Doctor Dies From Coronavirus

4:38pm February 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.

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 31,000

8:37pm February 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.

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

5:25pm February 06, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The reduced tariffs are to take effect next Feb. 14. The move comes after the Trump administration agreed to halve tariffs on about $112 billion in Chinese goods.

Business

Viral Outbreak A Concern As High Point Furniture Market Nears

6:20am February 06, 2020

by Paul Garber

Now is the time when furniture executives often travel to China to inspect their products coming to the High Point Market in the spring.

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

7:23pm February 05, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

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.

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

7:58pm February 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.

Employees of the Egyptian Quarantine Authority prepare to scan the body temperature of incoming travelers at Cairo International Airport.

Health & Safety

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

2:33pm February 04, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

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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