Tag: coronavirus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised communities to take precautions in the event that the coronavirus spreads — something officials believe to be inevitable. “Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can’t tell yet how deadly the new virus that’s spreading around the globe really is — and deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even within China. As infections of the…

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but it seemed a jolt to Wall Street is what has spurred White House officials to take up action against the coronavirus. On Monday, the stock market dropped by more…

TOKYO (AP) — You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.  From earnest officials trying to calm a building panic. From your spouse.…

NEW DELHI (AP) — President Donald Trump sought today to minimize fears about coronavirus spreading rampantly throughout the U.S., saying the situation is “very well under control in our country.” At the same time, the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe today, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City research institute became part of the international novel coronavirus story this week when a unique, high-tech biocontainment pod it designed was used in the evacuation of more than…

BOSTON (AP) — Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the humans lacked in sheer speed, they…

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard the vessel, docked in Japan, that failed to stop the spread…

For Moran native Molly McEwan and her boyfriend, returning home to China last week was like stepping into an apocalyptic movie set. Their temperatures were taken repeatedly, both on and off the planes as they…