Coronavirus concerns spring break travelers in central Iowa

Travel agents in the metro say they are busy advising worried clients during the global coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines-based travel agent Rick South Jr. said he's been busy helping clients concerned about coronavirus. Sign up for our Newsletters "The big thing is that they don't want to be stranded," South said. South said most concerned clients are spring break travelers. "If you're going down to Mexico for spring break or Florida or...

'Intense preparation': Iowa hospitals prepare for coronavirus with isolation units

Iowa hospitals are preparing in case they receive patients with coronavirus, including Methodist Medical Center. "It has been a month of intense preparation," said Dr. Rossana Rosa, a infectious diseases specialist. Sign up for our Newsletters Rosa said ever since reports came out of China, about a new, potentially deadly virus, she has sprung into action. They've started screening for symptoms like fever or cough. Medical professionals are also...

Middle Eastern Stocks Plunge as Oil Gets Hammered by Coronavirus

Equity markets across the Middle East slumped after the worst week for oil prices since 2008 and as more cases of the coronavirus were announced in the region.

Coronavirus: Case of deadly bug COVID-19 confirmed in 'eastern part of Ireland'

Citing coronavirus University of Iowa cancels study abroad trips to China South Korea

Iowa City man wraps up coronavirus monitoring after trip to Asia

Wally Heitman had to take his temperature twice a day and text the readings to an employee at the Johnson County Public Health department.

Eastern Iowa Airport says no travel impacts from coronavirus yet

The Eastern Iowa Airport is working closely with public health officials monitoring the coronavirus.

Libya’s eastern govt opens embassy in Syria pledges united front against Turkey

Libya’s eastern-based government linked to the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa

Iowa man describes his 'adventure' through coronavirus testing

Police are investigating an alleged race-hate attack on a Singaporean student in London by a group of people who are said to have shouted about the coronavirus before beating him up. Officers said they were looking into reports of an attack on Oxford Street at about 9.30pm last Monday, after Jonathan Mok shared pictures of his battered face and wrote about his ordeal in a Facebook post. Mok said one of the group tried to kick him in the head and...

Iowa schools add Italy Iran to list of off-limits countries during coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus spreads in Italy, sends Rowan University students home early

Coronavirus hasn't reached Iowa but it's already having an effect on the state

Restrictions remain limited, but the coronavirus has the potential, in some cases, to upend Iowans' daily lives.

Iowa universities cancel more international programs as coronavirus concerns grow

In some cases, the schools are offering partial reimbursement to students.

Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo

Officials from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the last Ebola patient has been discharged from a hospital in Beni. The patient’s discharge follows two weeks in which no new cases of Ebola have been reported. The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC started in August 2018. Some 3,300 fell ill from the virus, and about two-thirds of those succumbed to it.