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Second unexplained coronavirus case in California raises specter of spread
Officials in California reported today that a second person with no known links to coronavirus had tested positive for infection with the virus. Read more
Officials in California reported today that a second person with no known links to coronavirus had tested positive for infection with the virus. Read more
The advisory committee will include business, labor and government leaders, and will be tasked with identifying short-term and long-term mitigation plans. Read more
A woman tourist in Hawaii tested negative for COVID-19 after being exposed to a case of the new coronavirus in Northern California. Read more
The Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that the drug’s maker recently contacted officials about the shortage, which it blamed on a manufacturing issue with the medicine’s key ingredient. Read more
The head of the World Health Organization said today that the risk of the virus spreading worldwide was “very high.” Read more
Rumors that toilet paper and napkins could be used as masks have emptied store shelves in Asia of paper goods over the past few weeks. Read more
The market clawed back much of its intraday losses in the last 15 minutes of trading. Bond prices soared as investors sought safety, pushing yields to record lows. Read more
The number of visitors to Hawaii increased in January, but the new coronavirus caused a drop in arrivals from the Asia-Pacific, most notably from China and Korea. Read more
State officials are deliberating when to pull the trigger on “social distancing measures” such as canceling public gatherings, closing schools and working remotely in the likely case of a coronavirus outbreak in Hawaii. Read more
Two couples from Hawaii being quarantined at a military base in California for the new coronavirus say workers who give them their meals or take their temperature never touch them directly and always wear gloves, a face mask and a long face shield — making them “over-protected.” Read more
Key state senators Thursday added to Gov. David Ige’s $7.215 million funding request to prepare Hawaii for a potential outbreak of the new coronavirus, bringing the total amount to $10.568 million. Read more
On Thursday, the Dominican Republic turned back Fred Olson Cruise Liner Braemar because some on board showed potential symptoms of the new coronavirus COVID-19. Read more
BTS canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea. Read more
The unprecedented move showed the growing worry about the virus across the Middle East, which has more than 360 confirmed cases. Read more
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong has been found to have a “low level” of the virus, the Hong Kong government said early Friday. Read more
State officials has been eager to test for COVID-19 for weeks but haven’t been able to because the CDC sent defective test kits. Read more
Some of the exposed staff federal health workers moved freely around, with at least one person staying in a nearby hotel and leaving California on a commercial flight, the whistleblower says. Read more
French authorities have reported twenty new cases of people infected with the new virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the country to 38, including two deaths. Read more
Capitol Hill negotiations on emergency spending to combat the coronavirus outbreak are likely to produce a bill that’s double or even triple the $2.5 billion plan requested by President Donald Trump just days ago. Read more
Visitor arrivals from China, the country that’s been hit the hardest by the coronavirus, were down by 20% and spending dropped nearly 2%. Read more
The move to shut schools appeared to be an abrupt reversal of the more cautious stance the Abe administration had taken on the virus. Read more