New York seeking in-state coronavirus tests; fewer Long Island people monitored

The coronavirus appears to be spreading among people in three separate communities. The new cases were confirmed Friday in California and Oregon.

Coronavirus Spreads in U.S. as Rhode Island Confirms State’s First Case

Rhode Island health officials confirmed the state’s first case of coronavirus, signaling a widening spread of the virus a day after the first death in the U.S. was reported in Washington state and the White House imposed additional international travel restrictions.

Rhode Island sees first coronavirus case

Rhode Island has confirmed its first coronavirus case Sunday, a day after the first U.S. fatality was reported.The infected patient, who is in their 40s, had traveled to Italy in mid-February and is being treated at a hospital, a release from Rhode Island Department of Health read.The state's health department said it has prepared for weeks for a coronavirus case. "We fully anticipated having a first case of COVID-19," Nicole Alexander-Scott,...

Rhode Island confirms first case of coronavirus 40 people being monitored

At least 40 people in Rhode Island are being monitored after the state confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, health officials said.

Rhode Island reports first presumptive positive coronavirus case

A Rhode Island person who traveled to Italy last month is the state’s first case of coronavirus, the state announced Sunday. The Rhode Island Department of Health said all infection protocols are being followed for the person only identified in a statement as a man their 40s. The department also said the individual had limited […]

Coronavirus outbreak: US confirms cases in Chicago and Rhode Island

Health secretary Alex Azar says: ‘We will see continued community spreading’

Rhode Island Announces First Coronavirus Patient As Trump Cites Poll Showing 77% Confidence in Government Response

The infected Rhode Island patient, who's in their 40s, is currently being treated in hospital following a trip to Italy last month.

Russia says it's alarmed after a US Air Force visit to a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic

Russia alarmed by U.S. Air Force visit to Norwegian island

Sun Princess cruise passengers heckled by protesters on Reunion Island over coronavirus fears

Coronavirus: Cruise ship with Kiwis aboard met with violent protest at Reunion Island

Coronavirus: Violent protests meet cruise ship full of Kiwis Australians at Réunion Island

Postal worker in Washington state tests positive for coronavirus; Rhode Island announces 1st case

Coronavirus and travel to Philippines: Melbourne man gets entire plane island paradise to himself

Cruise ship with Kiwis on board met with fierce protests at Réunion Island despite no coronavirus

Coronavirus in New England: 2 Rhode Island virus cases stem from same school trip to Italy

School Trip to Italy Is Behind Rhode Island’s First Coronavirus Cases

Two individuals from a private Rhode Island high school who went on a school trip to Europe in mid-February tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the state health department said.

Coronavirus fears fuel violent clashes as cruise ship docks on Indian Ocean island

2 Rhode Island coronavirus cases stem from same Europe school trip

Rhode Island public health officials said they've identified the state's first and second presumptive positive cases of the new coronavirus disease. The Rhode Island Department of Health announced Sunday that an unidentified man in his 40s and a teenager who both had traveled to Europe in mid-February tested positive for the virus. Sign up for our Newsletters The patients tested positive for COVID-19 under testing developed by RIDOH's State...

Coronavirus outbreak: Cruise ship met with violent protests on Reunion Island

Cruise ship met with violent protests on island over coronavirus

Sun Princess passengers threatened by protesters on Réunion Island as coronavirus fears rise

Police use teargas on protesters who tried to block cruise liner, which is full of Australian, New Zealand and British tourists

Indonesia picks Galang island near Singapore to treat coronavirus patients

President Joko Widodo wants to build coronavirus hospital on island near Singapore

Sun Princess cruise ship met by violent protests upon docking at Réunion island amid coronavirus concerns

Yet another cruise ship is finding it hard to dock at foreign ports amid growing COVID-19 concerns.

Violent protests meet cruise ship full of Australians and New Zealanders at Réunion Island

A cruise ship full of Australians and New Zealanders has been refused entry to two countries and met by violent protests at a third over fears the coronavirus could be on-board the ship.

Coronavirus live updates: Postal worker in Washington tests positive; Rhode Island announces 1st case

Washington state officials said Sunday night that a King County resident had died from the coronavirus, making them the second person in the U.S. to die from COVID-19.

Japan shut down an entire island's schools restaurants and stadiums after an uptick in coronavirus cases. Here's what it looks like.

Hokkaido authorities announced a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, putting life on the major island on pause.

The Coronavirus: Long Island doctors share how to protect yourself

How a private school’s trip to Italy became a coronavirus nightmare for Rhode Island

The reaction to the first wave of coronavirus victims is being felt across the state, with state officials trying to stem fears that an outbreak is on the horizon, and schools and businesses taking precautionary measures before a full-fledged panic sets in.

Four new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Republic as total number of cases on the island of Ireland rises to nine

The four patients are understood to have travelled from the same affected area in Northern Italy

Indonesia to deploy people infected with COVID-19 to uninhabited island – reports

Indonesia to deploy people infected with COVID-19