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.
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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.
The jump came as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases.
The death toll continued to rise as top scientists gathered in Geneva to try and answer questions about the new disease.
At least 1,018 people have died and more than 42,000 been infected with the new coronavirus, including almost two dozen Americans on a quarantined cruise ship.
Officials in China and around the world are racing to contain the spread of a deadly new strain of virus.
"This measure will rightly make it easier for health professionals to help keep people safe across the country," officials say.
In China, more than 40,000 people have been infected and at least 908 have died, surpassing the number who lost their lives in the SARS epidemic of 2003.
Planes carrying about 300 Americans from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China have arrived in the U.S.
"It is hard to design more perfect conditions for new viruses to emerge than market systems such as that in Wuhan," the Wildlife Conservation Society said.
Roughly 300 more Americans were flown out of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak, on two chartered planes.
Dr. Li Wenliang, who was threatened by Chinese officials after warning fellow clinicians of the virus in December, has died of the coronavirus.
After more than 500 deaths, there are still many unknowns.
Hundreds more Americans evacuated from the city at the center of the outbreak in China have arrived in California and will be under quarantine for two weeks.
Beijing will let an international team of experts, including Americans, into the country to help fight the virus that has now infected more than 24,000 people.
Li Wenliang was threatened by his government to stop "making false comments."
There have now been 2 deaths outside of mainland China, and Beijing has agreed to let an international team of experts into the country to help fight the virus.
Financial markets tumble as jittery investors try to gauge economic impact of global health emergency.
Wuhan is the Chinese city at the center of the global coronavirus outbreak.
The school's University Health Services posted on Instagram that about how to "manage fears and anxiety" about coronavirus, saying xenophobia is a "common reaction."
The 12-member task force, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, is leading the Trump administration's efforts to monitor and mitigate the spread of the virus.
The passengers are staying at an air reserve base near Los Angeles voluntarily for up to 14 days to be checked out.
From Facebook to Goldman Sachs, big companies are taking measures to limit employees' exposure.
The CDC issued its strongest travel warning, urging Americans to cancel all non-essential trips to China.
The United States will evacuate some Americans in Wuhan on a flight out of the quarantined city Wednesday morning.
Emerging impact of China's coronavirus on overseas travel and business wipes out the Dow's gains so far for 2020.