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More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in U.S.
An increase in testing for the coronavirus is shedding light on its spread in the U.S., including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility. Authorities announced new cases that rapidly pushed the U.S. total past 100 people across 11 states.
Q&A: What's next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24 — less than five months away.
Authorities announce second coronavirus death in U.S.
Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus.
As testing quickly ramps up, expect more U.S. coronavirus cases
More labs will soon have the ability to test sick people for the novel coronavirus, and experts say they'll finally have more of a sense of how it's spreading through communities in the U.S.
Coronavirus spreads to more than 60 countries; number of cases surges in Italy
Coronavirus cases surged in Italy on Sunday as the deadly outbreak sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry. Delta Air Lines suspended its daily flight between New York and Milan until early May.
Virus fears close down France's famed Louvre Museum
The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France's Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its famous trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of tourists from around the world.