U.S.-South Korea military drills postponed as coronavirus spreads faster outside China

Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a looming global pandemic o...

Gwyneth Paltrow star of ‘Contagion’ makes coronavirus joke: ‘I’ve already been in this movie’

Leave it to Hollywood to make light of the deadly serious coronavirus situation.

CDC Reports First U.S. Coronavirus Case of ‘Unknown’ Origin

The UC Davis Medical Center said it took a week for the CDC to test and confirm what could be the first instance of community spread of coronavirus.

Democratic Candidates Take Aim at Trump’s Coronavirus Effort

Elizabeth Warren called for redirecting funds from President Trump’s border wall to fight the virus, and many candidates voiced skepticism of the administration’s leadership.

Trump’s Coronavirus Strategy: ‘Stay Clean’ Wash Hands and Avoid Friends

Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president shared a story about precautions he had taken to avoid illness: “I said, ‘Excuse me,’ and started washing my hands. You have to do this.”

Officials at Trump’s coronavirus briefing focused on preventing the spread of criticism of Trump

Shipping’s Smaller Operators Are Most Susceptible to the Coronavirus Financial Impact

Many companies are struggling to stay afloat as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak sweeps across supply chains, slashing production in China and dealing a blow to global trade and the movement of goods.

Iran Can’t Hide Its Coronavirus Explosion But It’s Trying Hard—and Putting the World in Danger

Iran’s deputy health minister was drenched in sweat at the press conference on Monday where he vehemently denied Tehran was covering up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak. He kept wiping his brow with his handkerchief and was in visible distress as he said quarantines were a “stone-age” way to address the problem, and Iran doesn’t need them. Then, sure enough, that night he tested positive for the virus himself and put himself in quarantine....

Mike Pence was criticized for his handling of Indiana’s HIV outbreak. He will lead the U.S. coronavirus response.

Most Coronavirus Cases Are Mild. That’s Good and Bad News.

More than 80 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases are not severe, according to a large Chinese study. But mild symptoms could also make the epidemic harder to contain.

President Trump’s Coronavirus response highlights a flawed drug pricing system

Standard Chartered Warns on Coronavirus’s Impact on Growth

Asia-focused lender Standard Chartered said the coronavirus epidemic would slow its profit growth this year, adding to the headwinds it faces from social unrest in Hong Kong and the aftermath of the trade war.

Coronavirus Nightmare Could Be the End for Europe’s Borderless Dream

The crown jewel of the E.U., its network of open internal borders, has been hit hard by the refugee crisis. The virus could deliver another blow.

More new coronavirus cases outside China than inside

Coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, with new cluster outbreaks in South Korea, Europe, and the Middle East. Follow here for the latest.

‘We’re definitely all going to die’: Late-night hosts roast Trump’s coronavirus response

The Fed Can’t Inoculate the Economy From Coronavirus

The outbreak is emerging as perhaps the greatest risk the global economy has faced since the 2008 financial crisis.

Coronavirus: Monmouth and Ocean counties quarantine residents back from trips to China

The measures have been strictly precautionary as no one in quarantine — in Monmouth or Ocean counties — has shown symptoms of the illness to date.

South Korean Leader Said Coronavirus Would ‘Disappear.’ It Was a Costly Error.

Opposition politicians are vowing to make what they call Moon Jae-in’s incompetence the top election issue ​for April 15 parliamentary polls.

Wall Street extends losses as spread of coronavirus outside China picks up

Newsletter: What ‘community spread’ means for the coronavirus

The CDC is investigating what could be the first case of community spread of the coronavirus in the U.S.

Coronavirus Creates Dilemma for Europe’s Public Gatherings Open Borders

The threat of the coronavirus spreading across Europe’s open borders has put authorities and others in a bind over whether to call off fashion shows, soccer games and other gatherings.

U.S. Companies in China Warn 2020 Revenue Could Halve If Coronavirus Persists

Some American companies say they could lose as much as half their annual revenue from China if the coronavirus epidemic extends through the summer, a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China finds.

Some discharged coronavirus patients in China test positive for second time: report

Some patients in China’s Guangdong Province who were treated for the coronavirus and were discharged later tested positive again for the novel virus, which has sickened some 82,000 people globally and claimed more than 2,800 lives as of Thursday.

South Korea Reports Faster Coronavirus Spread Than in China

The coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is now spreading faster than the epidemic in China, underscoring the difficulties in containing the spread of a disease that some observers already believe to be a pandemic.

Coronavirus Sends VIX Into Backwardation—Here’s What That Means

Coronavirus Case of Unknown Origin May Mark ‘Community Spread’ in U.S.

Officials don’t know how a California resident became infected with the potentially deadly virus.

Italy’s Response to Coronavirus Outbreak Is Mired in Politics

National and regional leaders are trading blame, with the dispute centered around whether Lombardy had inflated the threat by testing too much.

No matter what happens with the coronavirus I’m sure Trump has it under control

Column: Trump’s response to coronavirus outbreak hasn’t exactly been calming

The runup to the Mike Pence unveiling had not been exactly calming for citizens who wanted to have faith in competent White House oversight.

Trump coronavirus response questioned by Obama-linked WHO official after organization praises China

WHO has been quick to praise China for its coronavirus containment efforts, but experts question whether information coming out of the country can be trusted.

Starbucks reopens most stores in China citing 'early signs of recovery' from coronavirus

The company closed roughly half of its 4,200 locations in China last month over coronavirus concerns, but 85% of its stores are reopening.

California grapples with growing coronavirus threat: ‘Everyone’s concerned’

California is coming to terms with the growing threat posed by coronavirus, as two communities issued emergency orders and a patient in Northern California was described by authorities as potentially the first in the U.S. to contract the disease through community. Officials have stressed that the number of cases in California remain low, and there are no signs of an outbreak. But health ...