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The number of global infections is largely symbolic, but dwarfs other major outbreaks, such as SARS, MERS and Ebola. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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The Associated PressMar 4, 2020
The coronavirus is changing the way companies do business — in the U.S. and across the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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New fronts in the battle to contain the virus open rapidly, deepening a sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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The president pushes back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressFeb 22, 2020
South Korea reports 433 cases of the new virus; 6 dead in Iran, 2 in Italy. Some outbreaks show no direct link to travel to China. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated PressFeb 19, 2020
The two-week action failed to stop the spread of the new virus, with the Diamond Princess the site of the most infections outside of China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated PressFeb 12, 2020
China's National Health Commission says 2,015 new cases were tallied on Tuesday, down from nearly 3,900 a week ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated PressJan 29, 2020
For a second day, the number of infections of the coronavirus grow dramatically. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG / The Associated PressJan 23, 2020
Seventeen people have died in the outbreak, all of them in and around Wuhan; close to 600 have been infected. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressJan 8, 2020
In first public appearance in Beirut after jumping bail on financial misconduct charges, he leaves out details of daring escape from Japan. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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