January 28, 2020 Germany confirms first coronavirus case A man confirmed as Germany's first case of the new virus that has emerged in central China is believed to have been infected by a Chinese colleague who visited his workplace, authorities said Tuesday.
January 28, 2020 China demands apology from Danish newspaper for 'satirical' coronavirus cartoon Chinese officials demanded a public apology from a Danish newspaper on Tuesday for publishing a cartoon replacing the five stars on the national flag of the People's Republic of China with drawings of five microscopic particles of the coronavirus.
January 28, 2020 China spurned CDC offer to send team to help contain coronavirus: US Health Secretary Top U.S. health officials on Tuesday provided further details on the nation's "coordinated public health response" to the novel coronavirus that's killed more than 100 people.
January 28, 2020 Coronavirus outbreak prompts CDC to update China travel recommendations The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday announced its updated travel recommendations for China amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.Â
January 28, 2020 Duke University students in China encouraged to go home amid coronavirus outbreak: report Students studying at Duke University’s campus in Kunshan, China are reportedly being offered a $1,000 travel stipend to return home amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak that began at a live animal and seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.Â
January 28, 2020 Canada's first coronavirus cases are confirmed in husband and wife: officials At least two cases of the deadly coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada in a husband and wife who recently traveled to Wuhan, the epicenter of the pneumonia-like illness that’s now killed more than 100 people and sickened thousands of others worldwide.Â
January 27, 2020 Coronavirus outbreak: Major US cities report surgical mask shortages Some pharmacies across the United States have reportedly sold out of their surgical-style mask stock in the midst of the coronavirus that has crippled China and has since spread to several other countries.Â
January 27, 2020 Coronavirus outbreak: US urges Americans to 'reconsider' China travel, plans to move personnel out of Wuhan The State Department on Monday urged Americans to reconsider traveling to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus, and said it ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. personnel and their families out of the country.
January 27, 2020 Coronavirus outbreak: Mongolia closes China border The government of Mongolia said Monday it has closed its large border with China and Malaysia announced that it would bar visitors from the Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak after medical officials warned its ability to spread was growing.
January 27, 2020 Coronavirus outbreak: China issues temporary ban on wildlife trade China has temporarily banned the trade of wild animals as authorities scramble to contain the spread of a pneuma-like virus that has killed at least 80Â people and infected nearly 2,000 others.Â