Europe steps up China virus fight, aims to repatriate 600
PARIS — European officials and business stepped up efforts Wednesday to counter a spreading virus from China that has killed more than 130 people. Air...
Japanese evacuation flight brings back workers from Wuhan
TOKYO — The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday, wearing masks but showing a sense of relief.
Foreigners staying in virus-hit Wuhan now wonder what’s next
BEIJING — As the U.S. evacuates some Americans out of the Chinese city hardest-hit by a viral outbreak, many like Doug Perez are opting to stay.
‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape
JOHANNESBURG — The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked the aisles and saw...
Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus
TOKYO — Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is strainin...
US, others prepare evacuations as virus spreads from China
BEIJING — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak tha...
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Tourism from China was already weakening even before a new virus forced much of the country into a standstill.
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
TOKYO — Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that's the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illness...
China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak
BEIJING — Chinese authorities announced a temporary ban on the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying they will “sev...
Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation
BEIJING — A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while th...
French carmaker to evacuate workers from China amid outbreak
PARIS — France and a major automaker said Saturday that they are moving to get citizens out of a locked-down Chinese city where a deadly outbreak of a...
Xi calls situation grave as China scrambles to contain virus
BEIJING — China's leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak's epicenter in centr...
For businesses, virus in China fans fear and uncertainty
China’s worst health crisis in years has sparked fear and uncertainty for businesses from North America to Asia that depend on trade in the affected r...
China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital
BEIJING — China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-be...
Social controls, SARS experience help China close off cities
BEIJING — Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would c...
Those trapped in China virus lockdown expect lonely holiday
BEIJING — Bai Xue had planned a road trip through China's lush eastern coast to ring in the Lunar New Year, usually a time of lively family reunions a...
China confirms 1st death outside epicenter of viral outbreak
BEIJING — China's National Health Commission says the number of cases of a new respiratory virus has risen to 830 with 25 deaths.
Asian shares higher despite growing impact of China virus
BANGKOK — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday as health authorities around the world moved to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in Chin...
Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus
BEIJING — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that...
Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus
BEIJING — As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's political and legal affairs commis...
China virus outbreak may wallop economy, financial markets
BANGKOK — News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and rai...
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China — Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the ou...
Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus
BEIJING — The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronav...
China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia that has killed two patients and placed other ...
China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two people and promp...
US to screen airline passengers from China for new illness
NEW YORK — Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted wo...
China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities said.
Patient in Japan confirmed as having new virus from China
TOKYO — Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified...