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Police are manning checkpoints around sealed-off towns in Italy’s north as authorities seek to contain the virus from China By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press February 24, 2020, 9:01 AM 3 min read CODOGNO, Italy — Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy‘s north on Monday as authorities sought to contain the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption North Korea is taking precautions to keep the virus out North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in an attempt to stop the coronavirus from breaking out. The foreigners are mostly diplomats stationed in the capital Pyongyang, state media reported. About 200 foreigners had already been confined to their compounds

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 people globally February 24, 2020, 4:42 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus

A judge has put on hold a plan to send up to 50 people infected with a new virus from China to a Southern California city for quarantine February 24, 2020, 3:10 AM 4 min read COSTA MESA, Calif. — A court temporarily blocked the U.S. government from sending up to 50 people infected with

South Korea has reported 161 new cases of the new virus that has spread rapidly in the region surrounding its southwest city of Daegu, bringing its total number of cases to 763 February 24, 2020, 2:07 AM 3 min read SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of a new

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on Saturday Four cruise ship passengers flown to Britain on Saturday have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 13. They were among 30 repatriated Britons and two

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAround 50,000 cannot enter or leave several towns without special permission Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe. Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on

CODOGNO, Italy — Scrambling to contain rapidly rising number of new coronavirus infections in Italy, the largest amount outside Asia, authorities on Sunday stepped up measures to ban public gatherings, including stopping Venice’s famed carnival events, which have drawn tens of thousands of revelers to a region that is now in the heart of the

Japan’s health ministry says a cruise ship passenger who had been hospitalized after testing positive for the new virus has died, the third fatality from the Diamond Princess By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press February 23, 2020, 3:42 PM 3 min read TOKYO — A cruise ship passenger who had been hospitalized after testing positive for

Image copyright AFP Image caption The South Korean city of Daegu has seen the biggest increase in infections 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