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Published
February 16, 2020

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.
Published
February 16, 2020

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.
Published
February 16, 2020

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.
Published
February 15, 2020

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.'
Published
February 14, 2020

China reports major decline in new virus cases

Saturday marks the second day the number of new COVID-19 cases fell since a spike Thursday.

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Published
February 12, 2020

Fall in new cases raises hopes about virus outbreak in China

But the head of the World Health Organization says it's 'way too early' to predict the beginning of the end to the crisis.
Published
February 12, 2020

Economic toll mounts as world hunts for vaccine against coronavirus

Several existing medications will be tested to see if they can be used to treat Covid-19, as the disease is known, the World Health Organization says.
Published
February 12, 2020

Most coronavirus cases are mild, but number shoots up in China

On Thursday, health officials reported more than 14,000 new cases in Hubei Province alone. A change in diagnostic criteria may be the reason.
Published
February 11, 2020

Global experts study promising drugs, vaccines for new coronavirus

In at least two studies, patients are being treated with a combination HIV drug and another experimental drug.
Published
February 10, 2020

China’s daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time

More than 1,000 total deaths have been recorded, and 42,638 people had been diagnosed as of 9 p.m. Monday.