Month: March 2020

An outbreak of novel coronavirus that emerged in China about two months ago has now infected more than 93,000 people globally and has claimed over 3,000 lives. Today’s biggest developments: 12 Americans have been killed by virus12 suspected cases within U.S. Department of DefenseUNESCO: Over 290 million students out of school due to coronavirusSwitzerland, UK…

Pat Leiter said areas, typically bustling with activity, are ghost towns.March 10, 2020, 10:41 PM7 min read Pat Leiter, an American living in Bolzano, northern Italy, was returning home from London, where she was on vacation, when the coronavirus outbreak occurred. “We thought, ‘OK, our region is not under lockdown. We’ll go back,'” she told…

An outbreak of the novel coronavirus that began in China about three months ago has now infected more than 9,345 people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The newly identified virus, which causes a respiratory illness known as COVID-19, has killed at least 140 people in the United States, according to…

Cheri Preston of the “Perspective” podcast asks how much worry is too much?March 9, 2020, 8:21 AM5 min read Cheri Preston reports for ABC News Radio’s “Perspective” podcast: How worrying too much may make things worse. As the number of people infected by coronavirus – also known as COVID-19 – continues to grow, so does…

Health officials warned Tuesday coronavirus will likely spread in the U.S. February 25, 2020, 9:30 PM4 min read The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged for the second straight day, tumbling 879 points, as health officials warned the novel coronavirus likely will spread throughout communities in the U.S. The Dow fell more than 3% when trading…

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused the governments of China and Iran of censoring information about the outbreaks in their countries and putting the rest of the world at greater risk of its spread. The top U.S. diplomat’s sharp tone towards Beijing was…

At least 70 staffers at the nursing facility in Washington state that’s become the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak have shown symptoms and been asked to stay home. “We cannot make any promises that further exposure in the center is not happening,” Tim Killian, a spokesperson for Life Care Center, said at a press…