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February 29, 2020

Feds won't put quarantined passengers in Southern California

The U.S. government announced Friday that it won’t try to send dozens of cruise ship passengers quarantined amid coronavirus ...

February 29, 2020

China uses dairy factory to show it's getting back to work

As milk bottles and yogurt six-packs zipped past on a conveyor belt at a state-owned dairy, reporters heard a sales pitch ...

February 29, 2020

Geneva auto show canceled as Switzerland bans large events

The Geneva auto show was canceled after the Swiss government put an immediate ban Friday on all public and private events ...

February 29, 2020

Dems joust with Pompeo at hearing, the 1st since impeachment

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus but also faced ...

February 29, 2020

States to get test kits as White House amps up virus effort

Federal health officials scrambled Friday to get coronavirus testing up and running in every state, as the Trump ...

February 29, 2020

NOT REAL NEWS: An outbreak of virus-related misinformation

In this week's roundup of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week, we focus on false and ...

February 29, 2020

Pence says states will receive help if coronavirus spreads

Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the federal government is prepared to assist the states if the coronavirus spreads ...

February 29, 2020

Trump tries to shift blame as virus outbreak rattles markets

As global markets plunged amid growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump and his allies pulled ...

February 28, 2020

Q&A: Emerging picture of virus shows world at critical stage

The global spread of infection from the new virus reached a critical stage this week with the number of new cases reported ...

February 28, 2020

New science panel formed to deal with infectious diseases

The White House and the National Academy of Sciences have established a committee of experts on infectious diseases to build ...

February 28, 2020

US schools start planning for possible spread of coronavirus

Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking “perfect ...

February 28, 2020

US reports first drug shortage tied to virus outbreak

Health officials reported the first U.S. drug shortage tied to the viral outbreak that is disrupting production in China, but ...

February 28, 2020

House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes

Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House approved a bill Friday to ban the sale of flavored ...

February 28, 2020

Nigeria confirms 1st case of new virus in sub-Saharan Africa

Nigerian authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa as the outbreak spread ...

February 28, 2020

Cruise ship sails to St. Maarten after COVID-19 scare

A British cruise ship turned away by the Dominican Republic after passengers suffered flu-like symptoms was awaiting approval ...

February 28, 2020

Wayfaring sea turtles survived cold; now pneumonia threatens

A dozen sea turtles that nearly froze when they were too far north last fall as water temperatures abruptly plunged in New ...

February 28, 2020

Markets slide, auto show canceled as virus impact spreads

Stock markets are heading for their worst week since 2008, Europe's top auto show has been canceled and companies keep ...

February 28, 2020

Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid virus fears

A cruise ship heading to the Dominican Republic to disembark hundreds of passengers after a 14-day tour was searching for a ...