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Coronavirus, Caused by a 'Lab Accident'? Hmmm.

It's not a popular notion among experts who talk to NPR

(Newser) - The coronavirus pandemic was almost certainly not triggered by a lab accident, scientists tell NPR —despite concerns to the contrary floating around Washington. "Every time we get a new virus emerging, we have people that say, 'This could have come from a lab,'" says Peter...

Wuhan Dramatically Raises Virus Death Toll

Almost 1.3K added to official figures

(Newser) - At least 50% more people died in China's virus epicenter of Wuhan than previously counted, with state media on Friday attributing the initial undercount to how overwhelmed the health system was when coping with thousands of sick patients. The addition of 1,290 victims raised Wuhan’s death toll...

Trump Doubts China Death Toll
Trump Comments on
Wuhan Lab Theory
Apr 16, 2020 8:56 AM CDT

Trump Comments on Wuhan Lab Theory

He says US is investigating origin of virus

(Newser) - President Trump targeted China once again in his coronavirus briefing Wednesday, casting doubt on the country's official death toll and addressing reports the virus may have escaped from a lab in Wuhan. "Do you think you're getting honest numbers from some of these countries?" he said when...

Exodus From Wuhan Begins
Exodus From Wuhan Begins
Apr 8, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

Exodus From Wuhan Begins

More than 55K left on trains after lockdown was lifted

(Newser) - For the first time in 11 weeks, people are being allowed to leave the city where the coronavirus pandemic began —and tens of thousands of them rushed to so on Wednesday. Authorities in Wuhan say some 55,000 people left the city by train Wednesday after the lockdown was...

City Where Pandemic Began Ends 11-Week Lockdown

Wuhan residents can now leave city, if smartphone app says it's OK

(Newser) - The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world has ended after 11 weeks: Chinese authorities are allowing residents of Wuhan to once again travel in and out of the sprawling city where the pandemic began, the AP reports. As of just after midnight...

In Wuhan, a Few Test Positive After Recovery

Experts are skeptical that a second infection could happen so soon

(Newser) - A number of patients in Wuhan have tested positive for the second time for the coronavirus after testing negative and making a recovery. That raises a few possibilities, NPR reports. One is that the diagnostic tools aren't 100% accurate. Or there could be another round of infections beginning, just...

At G7, Pompeo's Insistence on 'Wuhan Virus' Caused Rift

No joint declaration could be agreed upon, sources say

(Newser) - The Trump administration has been controversially referring to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 as the "Chinese virus" or "Wuhan virus," and three officials from G7 countries tell the Washington Post that Mike Pompeo's insistence on using the term "Wuhan virus" led to a rift at...

He Tried to Warn China. Now, a Posthumous Apology

Chinese government says Wuhan officials acted 'inadequately' on virus whistleblower Li Wenliang

(Newser) - The ophthalmologist who tried to warn the medical community in Wuhan, China, about the early spread of the novel coronavirus before he succumbed to it himself has now received his due from officials there. NPR and Business Insider report that Chinese authorities have issued an apology and dropped a reprimand...

China Passes Major Milestone in Fight Against Coronavirus

Beijing says there were no new local infections

(Newser) - Three months after reports of a mysterious new virus in Wuhan, China, foreshadowed a global pandemic, the country reported a major milestone in its battle against the coronavirus Thursday. Officials say that for the first time since the outbreak began, there were no new locally transmitted infections and no new...

Coronavirus Kills Hospital Director
Coronavirus Kills
Hospital Director
Feb 18, 2020 5:01 AM CST

Coronavirus Kills Hospital Director

Study finds that most cases are mild

(Newser) - A hospital director on the front line of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in China has become one of its latest victims. Chinese authorities say 51-year-old neurosurgeon Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan died Tuesday morning, the New York Times reports. He was one of the...

China Reports Steep Rise in Virus Deaths, Infections

Lung scans now being used to diagnose coronavirus

(Newser) - China reported a massive surge in coronavirus deaths and infections in Hubei province Wednesday—but that didn't mean the disease now known as COVID-19 had become much deadlier overnight. Officials in the province, which includes Wuhan and the surrounding area, are now using lung scans to diagnose the disease...

Cruise Ship With No Coronavirus Cases Rejected at Multiple Ports

WHO chief on contagious disease: It's 'public enemy No. 1'

(Newser) - Coronavirus now has an official name from the World Health Organization—COVID-19—though the WHO also has been using an unofficial moniker: "public enemy No. 1." That's what Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the group's director-general, called the outbreak Tuesday at a Geneva press conference, per NBC News...

A Coronavirus First: American Reported Dead

It appears to be the first known death of a US citizen, a 60-year-old who died in China's Wuhan

(Newser) - At least 700 people have been killed by the coronavirus in China, and the latest victim in Wuhan appears to be a first: a US citizen. Per a rep from the US Embassy in Beijing, a 60-year-old American died Thursday at Jinyintan Hospital, the first known American to succumb to...

More Virus Evacuees Land at US Bases
More Virus
Evacuees Land in US
Feb 7, 2020 5:35 PM CST

More Virus Evacuees Land in US

All will be quarantined for 14 days, officials say

(Newser) - Hundreds more people evacuated from the virus zone in China began arriving Friday at military bases across the US to begin a two-week quarantine. There were no signs of illness among those who flew into Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, said Dr. Jennifer McQuiston of the Centers for...

What It Looks Like to Build a Hospital in Just 10 Days

7K pairs of hands were involved

(Newser) - How do you manage to build a 645,000-square-foot hospital in just 10 days? According to some of the 7,000 laborers who accomplished the feat, you don't sleep. Chinese state media have said a new 1,000-bed hospital began taking in coronavirus patients just outside Wuhan on Monday,...

US Declares Health Emergency, Limits Arriving Foreigners

Also,195 Americans evacuated from China are ordered to stay in a coronavirus quarantine

(Newser) - The US on Friday declared a public health emergency and announced significant entry restrictions because of the fast-spreading coronavirus. HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that President Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to the US of foreign nationals who have traveled in China in the past 14 days....

Americans Removed From Wuhan Enter Quarantine

They're on a military base in California

(Newser) - Around 200 Americans evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak this week will not be going home immediately. Officials say the US citizens, who were screened before leaving Wuhan and then screened again during a stop in Alaska, will be quarantined at a military base in California for at...

Evacuation Flight Brings Americans Home From Wuhan
Coronavirus Evacuation
Flight Lands in Alaska
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 29, 2020 6:33 AM CST

Coronavirus Evacuation Flight Lands in Alaska

Authorities say all passengers passed screening

(Newser) - A flight evacuating more than 200 American citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, landed in Alaska on Tuesday night—and none of them developed symptoms during the flight. Authorities say the evacuees, who were screened before leaving China, were checked again at Ted...

Feds Issue Level 4 Warning Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Number of coronavirus deaths tops 100

(Newser) - As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, the State Department is warning Americans to avoid going to China. The State Department issued a Level 3 warning Monday, urging US citizens to avoid all nonessential travel to the country. A Level 4 warning—a highest-level alert—warns against travel to Hubei province, which...

US to Evacuate Citizens From City at Heart of Outbreak

Coronavirus death toll hits 80

(Newser) - China continued to step up measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak Sunday—but it may be far too late to stop the virus from spreading widely. The mayor of the city at the center of the outbreak disclosed Sunday that an estimated 5 million people left Wuhan before the...

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