California officials are trying to locate everyone who was in contact with a woman thought to be the first known coronavirus case in the U.S. of unknown origin.
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Spread of coronavirus hitting businesses around the world
Companies are suspending production, meetings, events and business travel.
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Stocks slide on Wall Street, extending the week’s heavy losses
The stocks of smaller companies bore the brunt of the selling.
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Trump urges calm even as U.S. reports worrisome new virus case
He puts Vice President Mike Pence in charge of coordinating American efforts against COVID-19 as the CDC says someone in California has been infected who hadn’t traveled abroad or been exposed to another patient.
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‘Time is everything’: World braces for spread of new virus
China bought the world some time, but scientists say countries could be doing more.
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Senators from both parties question U.S. readiness for virus
The Trump administration’s health secretary notes that nearly 2 months after the first alarms were raised, there’s no evidence the virus has spread in the U.S. beyond patients infected overseas and a few close relatives.
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Desperate to stop spread of virus, countries limit travel
Countries desperate to stop the spread of a deadly new virus are erecting police checkpoints, issuing travel warnings and suspending flights
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Stocks sink, bonds soar for 2nd day on fears that virus will stunt global economic growth
More companies warned that the outbreak will hurt their finances, including Mastercard and United Airlines.
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Gorham woman stuck on cruise ship finally returns home from Cambodia
Opal Staudenmaier was a passenger on a cruise to Asian countries that was turned away from several ports over fears of the coronavirus.
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California city granted request to block transfer of quarantined patients
The restraining order prohibits authorities from transporting anyone with coronavirus or exposed to the disease to Costa Mesa before a hearing Monday.