Vanuatu denies entry to cruise ship following influenza diagnoses

The Voyager of the Seas has been denied entry to Vanuatu after three staff members aboard the Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for influenza.

New Mexico officials mobilize to fight spread of coronavirus

Many health care institutions have had pandemic planning in place since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

Coronavirus in Florida: What Treasure Coast officials are doing to prepare

Government agencies, school districts and local health departments are preparing now for the possibility of coronavirus on the Treasure Coast.

Palestinian Authority bars West Bank tourism over coronavirus

A number of suspected coronavirus cases have been detected at a hotel...

Paris Louvre Stays Closed Wednesday As Dozens Of New Coronavirus Cases Hit France

The most visited museum in the world, the Louvre Paris, is closed indefinitely because of the coronavirus threat. As France sees a sudden spike in new cases, many concerts, cultural and sporting events are being cancelled or postponed due to a French government ban on public gatherings of over 5000

Dow drops in volatile trading after Fed slashes rates to combat coronavirus

Stocks fell in volatile trading on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point in an emergency effort to stem slower economic growth from the coronavirus outbreak.

Singapore's healthcare system up to the challenge

Coronavirus Infects 23 Iranian Lawmakers As Ayatollah Orders Military to Help Fight Spread

Iran's coronavirus outbreak is unique in taking hold among Iranian lawmakers and senior regime officials.

How Washington State Ferries Is Combating Coronavirus

Wireless or hands-free ticket scanning is not available at all ferry terminals. Instead, commuters are encouraged to practice good hygiene.

4 More Countries Report First Coronavirus Cases; Italy Closes All Schools

Four more countries are confirming their first coronavirus cases while Italy is shutting down all schools for 10 days. Chile, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia reported their first cases Wednesday. The Hungarian cases involved two Iranian students, while the one in Slovenia involved a patient who had traveled through Morocco and Italy. Italy has Europe's largest number of coronavirus cases — 2,700, with 100 deaths.

EU Ministers to Discuss Coronavirus as Concerns Mount in Europe

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Italy Shuts All Schools to Stem Spread of Coronavirus

Italy’s government ordered all schools in the country to shut until March 15, as part of an escalating effort to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak outside Asia.

CPEC – China’s most ambitious project in Pakistan has become a corridor to nowhere

Almost 7 years after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was established, there’s little evidence of its ambitious and grand vision being realised.

Syrian Arab Republic: Whole of Syria Shelter/NFI Sector Winter Assistance (as of January 2020)

Iran on war footing against coronavirus as outbreak kills 77

Morning Break: Health Stock Bloodbath; Daraprim Generic OK'd; DuPont Gives PFAS Sufferers the Slip?

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Coronavirus Fever: An Infected Priest a Murder Charge and a Shortage of Tests

ROME—It is, by now, impossible to keep up with the fast-changing coronavirus statistics: the number of confirmed cases in new countries seems to roll like ticker tape. The latest confirmations include an American student studying in Italy who reportedly just tested positive for the coronavirus while on a weekend trip to the Czech Republic, one of the first three cases there. Add to that a dozen new cases in the U.K. and an increase by nearly...

China Inc thinks outside the box as coronavirus keeps consumers at home

With Chinese consumers hit by quarantine and travel restrictions as well as just...

Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in southern Finland

Op-Ed: Coronavirus could be a bigger test for the EU than the refugee crisis

Fear and protests over evacuees spark appeal by Church and Epiphanius

Italy's coronavirus outbreak now looks worse than Iran's as infections and deaths keep rising

Italy is now the worst-affected country from the coronavirus outside Asia, overtaking Iran now in terms of the number of deaths and infections from the virus.

US postpones ASEAN summit with Southeast Asia leaders amid coronavirus fears

Arcadia University shuts down all spring break study-abroad trips due to coronavirus

About 270 students were scheduled to travel to Ireland, Italy, and other countries later this month over spring break.

Ex-Denmark star Thomas Kahlenberg tests POSITIVE for Coronavirus after attending a Brondby match... with 13 people quarantined afterwards

Former Denmark player Thomas Kahlenberg has tested positive for Coronavirus. Kahlenberg, who represented the nation at the 2010 World Cup, has been put in quarantine.

Coronavirus latest: Another 'Princess' cruise ship to be checked

California declares emergency after 1st death; mainland China's deaths top 3,000

Thousands sign petition calling on SXSW to cancel 2020 event as coronavirus spreads

As of Saturday afternoon, thousands of people have signed a petition calling on South By Southwest (SXSW) to cancel the event this year thanks to the spread of coronavirus. The two-week festival in March draws hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to Austin. But after more than 80,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed with coronavirus, residents are raising alarm. In the U.S. there are 15 confirmed cases of the virus, with one...

WHO hails ‘good news’ as last Ebola patient in Congo discharged

The patient’s release from hospital in the eastern city of Beni marks the first time there have been no active cases since the outbreak was declared in August 2018

Sophie Countess of Wessex screened for coronavirus on royal trip

Coronavirus outbreak in Italy spurs State Department warning for Americans not to travel to 2 regions

The worst outbreak of coronavirus in Europe has spurred the U.S. government to issue the highest level of warning Sunday to the two Italian regions hardest hit by the virus.

Coronavirus live updates: US reports 91 cases Saudi Arabia confirms first case

Coronavirus live updates: Six dead in Washington state Twitter advises all employees to work from home