Globally, nearly 78,000 people have been infected in 29 countries, and more than 2,300 have died.
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South Korea reports sixfold jump in number of virus cases
The World Health Organization warns that clusters not directly linked to travel, such as the ones in South Korea and Iran, suggest that time may be running out to contain the outbreak.
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Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDC’s advice
In all, 328 Americans disembarked from the ship in the early hours of Monday, including 14 who tested positive for the virus.
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China’s virus center vows no person is unchecked as cases fall
New findings about the coronavirus add to concern about potential spread of the virus by people who may not know they’re infected.
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Leonard Pitts: Spread of virus shows we can’t wall ourselves off from world’s woes
The idea that America can somehow disengage from the rest of the planet has never seemed more ludicrous.
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Stocks fall as Apple warns of financial hit from virus outbreak
The maker of iPhones said revenue will fall short of previous forecasts in the fiscal second quarter because production has been curtailed.
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Trump’s soft touch with China’s Xi worries advisers who say more is needed to combat coronavirus
President Trump has repeatedly told advisers pushing for a harder line against China could backfire because Xi controls the government “totally” and will not work with the U.S. if they say anything negative about the country.
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44 Americans on cruise ship docked in Japan tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. health official says
Passengers on two cruise ships in Japan and Cambodia are posing logistical and public health challenges for governments as they try to contain the spread of the virus and repatriate citizens.
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Coronavirus strands Maine cruise ship passenger in Cambodia
Opal Staudenmaier, 48, of Gorham is stuck in Phnom Penh after another passenger from her cruise ship tested positive for the disease.
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New virus cases continue to fall; WHO says China bought the world time
The U.N. health agency’s director-general says he’s ‘concerned by the lack of urgency in funding the response from the international community.’