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South Korea city urges 2.5M to stay home as virus…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help from the central government. Mayor Kwon Young-jin made the request in a

S. Korea set to release 1 more fully recovered coronavirus…

SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Monday it will release one more fully recovered coronavirus patient later in the day

Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

BEIJING (AP) — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in

New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world…

BEIJING (AP) — China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the

China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall

BEIJING (AP) — China’s virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in

Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine

China deaths rise to 490, Japan confirms 10 cases on…

BEIJING (AP) — Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on

Philippines reports 1st virus death outside of China

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities

Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

SEATTLE (AP) — People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus

Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger

EDEN, Australia (AP) — Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby