coronavirus
What's Happening: Cruise ship tests, Prisons sanitized
As cases of the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 worldwide, people on a cruise ship tested positive, Tokyo Olympics organizers are adjusting for the torch's arrival in Japan, migrants headed to Europe are facing added hardships and shoppers around the globe continue stocking up.
Nursing home showed few signs it prepared for virus outbreak
In the days before the Life Care Center nursing home became ground zero for coronavirus deaths in the U.S., there were few signs it was girding against an illness spreading rapidly around the world.
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus and 19 of them are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of more than 10 cases during its previous voyage.
Coronavirus: EU ministers tackle risks of shortages
Fearing a possible shortage in protective equipment, health ministers from the European Union are holding an emergency meeting to try to improve their collective response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: As virus cases near 100,000, fear of 'devastation' for poor
The number of people infected with the new virus charged toward 100,000 Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines in its spread.
143 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland, down from the peak of over 15,000
Chinese health authority said Friday it received reports of 143 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 30 deaths on Thursday on the Chinese mainland.
With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus
As papier-mâché hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official in Dubai wordlessly watched over an infrared camera filming all who passed by — including a few scythe-wielding Grim Reapers.
Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus
Musician and composer Brett Dean has been hospitalized in Australia with the new coronavirus.
First coronavirus death recorded in UK
An elderly patient with underlying health conditions has become the first person to die in the UK having been diagnosed with coronavirus, a statement released by Royal Berkshire NHS Trust reveals.
Kuwait-bound passengers must prove they are coronavirus-free
Bangladeshi nationals intending to visit Kuwait must produce a health certificate declaring they are free from coronavirus to enter the country from March 8.