The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted frontline medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged the American public "to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad." Here are some of the steps you might consider.
Delta said Wednesday it will suspend flights between Minneapolis and Seoul beginning this weekend and lasting until at least April 30. The airline will also reduce the number of flights from Korea to Atlanta, Detroit and Seattle.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says there is "no plan" for potential outbreaks in the U.S. The White House says it has the situation "contained" and has requested emergency funding.
After a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of COVID-19, the Tokyo organizing committee CEO said "our basic thoughts are that we will go ahead with the Olympic and Paralympic Games as scheduled."
"We're doing really well, and Mike is going to be in charge," Trump said, noting the vice president’s experience as governor of Indiana made him adept at working with state and local health authorities
As the new coronavirus has spread in Iran and parts of Europe, Minnesota health officials say it's only a matter of time before the state sees its first confirmed case. Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota is prepared to deal with COVID-19.
The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and is eventually expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the world.