What school looks like for students returning in China's virus epicenter

Seniors file back into class, wearing masks and having their temperatures checked, for the first time in months to prep for exams.

• May 6, 2020

Fauci again dismisses Wuhan lab as source of coronavirus

"If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated," Fauci said.

• May 5, 2020

Trump revises death toll prediction

President Trump is acknowledging the coronavirus death toll may be higher than he had previously predicted, but he is still encouraging states to reopen their economies. In an appearance Sunday on Fox News, the president said as many as 100,000 Americans could die. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN with more on the president's response.

• May 4, 2020
• 08:20

Senior intel official says evidence for "both" virus origin scenarios exists

The intelligence community is examining whether the virus originated from human contact with infected animals or came about as the result of a laboratory accident in Wuhan, China.

• May 1, 2020

Trump says he's seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab

President refuses to offer details but U.S. intel agencies say COVID-19 wasn't manmade.

• May 1, 2020

U.S. intel on origin of COVID-19 outbreak

U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that the novel coronavirus was "not manmade or genetically modified." Officials are now shifting focus in their investigations into the origins of the virus. CBS News' intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN with the latest.

• Apr 30, 2020
• 09:52

Why was America unprepared for coronavirus?

News stories of a mysterious novel coronavirus outbreak spreading in Wuhan, China began appearing in America in early January. So, how did we get from those small but worrying early warnings to now, when our nation leads the world, not in managing the crisis, but in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths? Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett ("The Coming Plague"); Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute; and Beth Cameron, who was once in charge of pandemic preparedness for the National Security Council, about the Trump administration's response to COVID-19.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 08:05

U.S. still investigating origins of COVID-19 outbreak

The notion that the virus itself was human-engineered has been effectively dismissed, officials said.

• Apr 17, 2020

China hikes official Wuhan coronavirus death toll by 50%

Officials are blaming "late or missed reporting" and overwhelmed health workers for the hike, but under mounting pressure from Washington, Beijing insists there was no cover-up.

• Apr 17, 2020

End of Wuhan lockdown could trigger "resurgence in infections"

At the stroke of midnight, the city celebrated "liberation" from its lockdown and honored frontline workers in a light show.

• Apr 8, 2020

Lockdown on Wuhan to be lifted April 8

After more than two months on lockdown, the Chinese city where the outbreak began has a timetable for returning to more normal life.

• Mar 24, 2020

What is the coronavirus and what are the symptoms?

Best practices and how to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic.

• Mar 20, 2020

China reports no new local coronavirus cases for 1st time

The claim appears to be a good sign in the fight against the virus.

• Mar 19, 2020

Trump criticized for calling coronavirus "Chinese virus"

Despite calls to avoid racial labeling, Mr. Trump has repeatedly referred to COVID-19 as the "Chinese virus."

• Mar 19, 2020

Chinese official claims "US Army" brought coronavirus to Wuhan

A Chinese official tweeted a conspiracy theory about coronavirus, while some U.S. lawmakers have hurled accusations of their own.

• Mar 13, 2020

Whistleblower: U.S. workers on coronavirus lacked training

A senior staffer at Health and Human Services said a government team sent to help process American coronavirus evacuees didn't have the training or equipment for the assignment, the Washington Post reported.

• Feb 27, 2020

Coronavirus kills Chinese film director and his family

"Farewell to those I love and to those who loved me!" film director Chang Kai reportedly wrote in goodbye note.

• Feb 19, 2020

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Hundreds of Americans from virus-hit cruise ship flown back to U.S.

Planes carrying more than 300 people arrived at military bases, with some of the evacuees already having tested positive for the new coronavirus.

• Feb 17, 2020

China has reported thousands more coronavirus cases than WHO. Here's why

A spokesman for WHO confirmed the organization will report cases as they're reported by Chinese authorities.

• Feb 17, 2020

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U.S. evacuating Americans stuck on quarantined cruise ship

Outside of China, the Diamond Princess is the site of the biggest coronavirus outbreak.

• Feb 16, 2020

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CDC braces for a long fight as coronavirus toll mounts in China

The CDC says the new coronavirus could be around for at least another year.

• Feb 14, 2020

California student stuck in China during coronavirus outbreak

Samson Adame, a 24-year-old Cal State Northridge student, has been in the Shandong Province of China since the coronavirus epidemic broke out.

• Feb 13, 2020

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15th case confirmed in U.S. as China's cornavirus numbers soar

Chinese officials expanded the way they diagnose the disease, leading to the sudden increase in the figures, as a new case is confirmed in the U.S.

• Feb 13, 2020

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Coronavirus cases top 60,000 as death toll sharply rises

The jump came as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases.

• Feb 12, 2020

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Coronavirus death toll passes 1,100 as China reports new fatalities

The death toll continued to rise as top scientists gathered in Geneva to try and answer questions about the new disease.

• Feb 12, 2020

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