January 30, 2020: Senator Cotton Urges China Travel Ban in Wake of Coronavirus
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WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level
KEY POINTS WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to “very high” across the world. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health officials are seeing “linked epidemics of COVID-19 in several countries, but most cases can still be traced to known contacts or clusters of cases.” World Health Organization officials said…
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US braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran
The United States told Americans on Tuesday to begin preparing for coronavirus to spread within the country as outbreaks in Iran, South Korea, and Italy escalated and fears that the epidemic would hurt global growth rattled markets. Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the most outside China, while Italy reported its 11th…
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Coronavirus: South Korea declares highest alert as infections surge
The South Korean city of Daegu has seen the biggest increase in infections – AFP South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the “highest level” as confirmed case numbers keep rising. President Moon Jae-in said the country faced “a grave turning point”, and the next few days would be crucial in the battle to…
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WHO Calls Iran Coronavirus Deaths ‘Very Concerning’
In just two days, Iran has reported 18 cases of coronavirus and four deaths. A member of a medical team takes the temperature of Iraqi travelers returning from Iran at the Najaf International Airport, Feb. 21, 2020, after Iran announced cases of coronavirus infections in the Islamic republic. (HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) WORLD HEALTH Organization officials are…
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South Korea as virus kills at least 8 in Iran
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Italy and South Korea leaped upward on Sunday, spurring authorities to take new steps in an effort to fight a soaring viral outbreak now blamed for at least eight deaths in Iran. Italian authorities announced they were shutting down carnival events in Venice as at least 133 people have been reported to have been infected with COVID-19 in the…
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Coronavirus Cases Triple In South Korea; WHO Keeps Eye On Africa, Iran
A medical worker takes a look outside a preliminary testing facility at the National Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, where people suspected of having contracted the novel strain of coronavirus are being tested. –Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images The number of new coronavirus cases nearly tripled in South Korea on Saturday, the fourth consecutive day that tally…
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Coronavirus Update: Infections Have Now Spread To The Middle East
KEY POINTS Four people have died from the virus in Iran and 18 cases have been confirmed Most cases in Iran were linked to the city of Qom, where the Chinese are building a solar power plant Lebanon reported its first case of the virus — a woman returning from Qom Health authorities in Iran said…
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Live Updates: Over 150 Million Chinese Are Under Coronavirus Lockdown
More than 10 percent of the country’s population faces restrictions on how often they can leave their homes. Here’s what you need to know: –Half of China’s population is facing new travel restrictions. –Japan says 500 people will be released from cruise ship after more cases confirmed. –Britain prepares to evacuate citizens from cruise ships….
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Coronavirus: No change in outbreak despite China spike, WHO says
Vietnam has put 10,000 people in quarantine after six cases were found in villages north of Hanoi – Reuters Coronavirus cases are not rising dramatically outside China despite a spike in Hubei province, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The only exception was on a cruise liner docked in Japan, where 44 new cases were…
