3M ramps up production of masks due to increased demand related to coronavirus

Minnesota-based company 3M is ramping up its production of medical masks as the response to the novel coronavirus outbreak has increased demand.

New coronavirus case in California may be 1st in U.S. with no known connection to travel abroad

A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. community, health officials said.

Japan to close schools nationwide to control spread of coronavirus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is asking all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide to close until late March to help control the spread of the new virus in the country.

Officials confirm 15th U.S. case of coronavirus infection in San Antonio

Officials have confirmed another case of coronavirus infection in the U.S. and this latest one is a U.S. evacuee from China in Texas.

Evacuees at March Air Reserve Base end two-week quarantine

Nearly 200 evacuees Tuesday ended their two-week quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County where they had been living since flying out of China during a deadly viral outbreak.

Royal Caribbean imposes ban following coronavirus scare

At least two dozen people were quarantined aboard a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship that docked in Bayonne Friday morning while they waited to be tested for coronavirus.

China probes coronavirus alarm doctor death, cruise ships shunned

China's top Communist Party investigators are looking into “relevant issues raised by the public” about a doctor who was threatened by police after publicizing his concerns about the new virus and has now died from it.

Coronavirus: 41 new cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan; China death toll now at 636

Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.

Doctor who sounded alarm on coronavirus dies, hospital says

Li Wenliang, a doctor in China who was allegedly detained for warning others about the coronavirus before he himself was sickened by the illness, has died, according to the hospital treating him.

Wisconsin confirms first case of new coronavirus

A Wisconsin resident has been sickened with a new virus that originated in China and spread across the world, the first case in Wisconsin and the 12th in the country, health officials said Wednesday.

Coronavirus death toll rises to 425, total cases now 20,438

The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday.