The CDC on Wednesday confirmed an infection in California that would represent the first U.S. person to contract the virus from an “unknown” origin.
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Italy locks down ‘hot spot’ cities; WHO says coronavirus ‘not yet’ a pandemic despite rising death toll
“Hot spot” cities and towns across northern Italy were in lockdown as authorities battled to contain a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Not in my backyard: Alabama balks at plan to house coronavirus patients as global death toll tops 2,600
A federal plan to house cruise ship passengers who tested positive for the coronavirus at a facility in Alabama was met with a resounding no thanks.
First US patient has fully recovered from coronavirus in Washington state; nearly 800 still under watch
A Washington state man who was the nation’s first confirmed case of the new, deadly coronavirus has made a full recovery and is no longer quarantined.
75,000 ill, 2,000 deaths, many thousands recovered: Can you get coronavirus twice?
With no end to the coronavirus outbreak in sight, health officials grapple with the issue of whether recovered patients can get reinfected.
Iran: US sanctions ‘create some problems’; talks possible with conditions
Iran says it would be willing to negotiate with the US if the Trump administration returns to the Iranian nuclear deal and drops economic sanctions.
Lack of coronavirus info ‘problematic’: China reporting methods under scrutiny as US cases hit 15
Confirmed coronavirus cases boomed this week as China altered its method for counting amid concerns over its handling of the crisis.
43,000+ coronavirus cases may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ as death toll passes 1,000
Chinese health officials said 97 more deaths were reported Sunday, a spike after days of decline, that put the global toll at 910.
Reports of infant coronavirus infections add troubling new element to outbreak
Two chartered flights carrying hundreds of Americans fleeing the coronavirus outbreak in China have landed at Travis Air Force Base in California.
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting rampage on Greyhound bus in California; driver hailed as ‘heroic’
A gunman shot multiple people on a Greyhound bus in California early Monday, authorities said.