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Coronavirus Studies Are Recruiting First Volunteers

By Alice Park

Responding to Coronavirus Testing Problems, U.S. Government Expands Number of Labs That Can Run Tests

By Alice Park

Inside the Efforts to Prepare African Countries for COVID-19

By Sanya Mansoor

A First-of-its-Kind Library of Potential Coronavirus Drugs

By Alice Park
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Fist Bumps vs. Handshakes: How COVID-19 Spreads

Can the newest coronavirus spread through a handshake? Or by sharing shopping carts or subway hanging straps? Here’s what you need to know about how COVID-19 spreads from person to person

By Alice Park

The Coronavirus Outbreak Should Bring Out the Best in Humanity

A species threatened together fights together

By Jeffrey Kluger

Passengers Describe Cruise Ship Virus Quarantine

Twenty people aboard the Diamond Princess have tested positive for coronavirus

By Hillary Leung

World Enters 'Critical Week' for Understanding Coronavirus

There are around 50 million people on lockdown in China, and experts say that the impact of containment may be visible this week

By Amy Gunia

Inside the Company Working on a Coronavirus Vaccine

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are working with biotech company Moderna Therapeutics to develop and test a vaccine against the latest viral outbreak

By Alice Park

Wuhan Coronavirus Could Test the Trump Administration's Ability to Respond to a Crisis. Experts are Worried

As a new strain of coronavirus moves from the Wuhan province of China to other parts of the world, including the United States, public health leaders are advising government officials to embrace a deliberate, measured...

By Abigail Abrams

Can Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus? Experts Say That Depends

A previous version of this article was based on expert guidance at the time of publication, but as the COVID-19 pandemic has grown in the U.S. in recent weeks, public health thinking around wearing face...

By Mahita Gajanan

Wuhan Coronavirus Sparks Global Economic Fears

China is the world's second largest economy

By Amy Gunia and Abhishyant Kidangoor

Why Coronavirus Seems to Be Striking More Adults Than Kids

More than 8,000 people worldwide have been infected, and 171 have been killed, by a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China last month. But early research out of Wuhan suggests one group has been...

By Jamie Ducharme

Fly From Hong Kong to New York for Just $193 — If You’re Willing to Stop in Wuhan

The coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 200 and it's not clear how long the crisis will last

By Angus Whitley and Janet Paskin / Bloomberg

Misinformation About Coronavirus Is Spreading Fast

As coronavirus continues to infect, medical professionals and big tech giants are fighting the spread of another contagion — misinformation.

By Jasmine Aguilera

Airlines in 3 Continents Cancel Flights to and from China

Airlines in Europe, Asia and North America are cancelling flights to and from China as the new coronavirus has infected at least a few thousand people in China and dozens beyond its borders.

By Sanya Mansoor and Madeleine Carlisle

First Person-to-Person Spread of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in the U.S.

The novel coronavirus spreading rapidly throughout Asia has transmitted from person to person for the first time in the U.S., the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Jan. 30. Earlier this month,...

By Jamie Ducharme

How Long Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Last? Experts Are Scrambling to Find Out

As a novel coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV continues to spread throughout China and to countries across the world, the big question is: How long will the outbreak last—and how bad will it get? While some...

By Jamie Ducharme

Americans Trapped in Wuhan Angry With U.S.

Around 1,000 Americans remain trapped in Wuhan as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread. Some feel abandoned by their government

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai

U.S. Response to Wuhan Coronavirus Grows, But No Emergency Declaration Yet

The Trump Administration has begun scrambling a response to the coronavirus outbreak that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan—but has so far stopped short of declaring the situation a public health emergency. "Americans...

By Tessa Berenson
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