A day after President Donald Trump declared Vice President Mike Pence the point person on the U.S. government's response to the coronavirus, the administration on Thursday continued to try to stem confusion over its handling of the outbreak. The administration has directed all coronavirus communications
The whistleblower claims they were unfairly reassigned and threatened with termination after flagging their concerns.
Schools in the United States prepare for all manner of disasters and threats, whether hurricanes, mass shooters, tornadoes, influenza or head lice.But this week, a stark new order came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get ready for the coronavirus.Around the nation, school officials
NBC consumer reporter Vicky Nguyen has tips about what to do to protect yourself against a potential coronavirus outbreak and what not to panic about.
Discovery of a California coronavirus patient believed to be the first U.S. case from an unknown, community-spread source is an alarming twist.
Israel denied entry to dozens of foreign nationals who landed on flights from Italy on Thursday, as the Jewish state discouraged travel as part of efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. The interior ministry had announced travellers from Italy would not be granted entry, adding it to
ADEJE, Spain -- Hundreds of guests at a resort on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, were told Wednesday that they would be confined to their hotel for 14 days as authorities tried to prevent the coronavirus from spreading after infections were discovered there this week.News of a quarantine
An oil company and a media group have told hundreds of employees in London to work from home. A television giant is stopping people who have visited certain countries from entering its offices in Europe. A German airline has asked workers to take unpaid leave.For weeks, the coronavirus outbreak in China
In Anyang, China, five members of a family came down with the coronavirus after hosting a guest from Wuhan in early January. But the visitor, a 20-year-old woman, never got sick herself.Some individuals who are infected with the coronavirus can spread it even though they have no symptoms, studies have
DAEGU/SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - An So-young had a gut feeling that the 31st person in South Korea to test positive for the coronavirus might be a member of the controversial religious sect she quit four years ago. The person, dubbed "Patient 31," was the first of an explosive wave of
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended religious tourism to the country including for the pilgrimage Umrah in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
The historic neighborhood has seen business plummet as tourists stay away despite Nancy Pelosi insisting it is ‘very safe’Most days you can’t walk through San Francisco’s historic Chinatown without bumping into a tourist’s extended arm, readying for a camera-phone photo.Lunchtime in particular is usually
Sooner or later, it’s virtually bound to happen.Though novel 2019 coronavirus cases in the United States have so far ticked up in fits and starts, experts on deadly diseases say Americans should be prepared to see an overnight boom in cases that mirror the skyrocketing outbreaks in Italy and South Korea.At
MSC Cruises' Meraviglia has docked in Cozumel after being turned away from ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide on Thursday to close until late March to help control the spread of the new virus in the country. “The coming week or two is an extremely important time,” Abe said. The decision comes amid growing concern about
As the novel coronavirus paralyzes large chunks of China's economy, another possible result from the outbreak could strike closer to home for many Americans: shortages of lifesaving medication. The U.S. relies on China for electronics, clothes, toys and, increasingly, prescription drugs. About
After a veteran IOC member mentioned the possibility of canceling the Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, it became a realistic option. But what's the likelihood it would happen? Are there other alternatives to cancellation?
A woman in Japan who contracted the new coronavirus and was released from hospital after recovering has tested positive again, officials said Thursday. The case is the first time a patient apparently cleared of the virus has subsequently tested positive for it, a local official in Osaka said. The woman
Examining coronavirus patients' CT scans could lead to a quicker diagnosis of those with suspected symptoms, doctors have discoveredA team of researchers in Mount Sinai, New York - the first in the US to analyse CT scans of patients - have said they can identify specific patterns in the lungs as
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.
A city in China's Hubei province, the epicentre of the global coronavirus epidemic, will pay residents as much as 10,000 yuan ($1,425.96) if they proactively report symptoms of the illness and it is confirmed after testing. Qianjiang, a city of around one million people located about 150 km (90
A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time, Osaka's prefectural government said on Wednesday, the first person in the country to do so amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection. The second positive test comes as the number of
Zhang Wendan and her family were celebrating the Lunar New Year when the 27-year-old nurse got a notice from the hospital: Report back to work and join the battle to contain the coronavirus outbreak.Zhang lives in Huanggang, in China's Hubei province, where the virus originated. Two days earlier
Four passengers from the Diamond Princess have died after being quarantined for coronavirus according to reports.
U.S. health officials warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus is likely to spread in communities in the United States. They urged individuals to get themselves and their families ready. But what can you do?Infectious disease experts stressed that people should not panic and offered practical advice."