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Scientists believe they've identified a case where someone infected another person with the coronavirus 2019-nCoV before ever displaying symptoms.

New Research: People Without Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre video shows how Chinese police have started using drones to scream at people who go outside without a safety mask about the coronavirus.

In China, Drones Are Yelling at People About Coronavirus [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

The World Health Organization reversed its previous decision and declared the coronavirus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."

WHO Declares The Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

By Dan Robitzski

China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative.

China Is Arresting People for Writing About Coronavirus Online

By Kristin Houser

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in the United States.

CDC Confirms First US Person-to-Person Coronavirus Transmission

By Victor Tangermann

A cruise ship was stranded off the coast of Italy as officials investigated — and eventually dismissed — a potential case of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

A Cruise Ship Was Stranded at Sea Due to Coronavirus Risk

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. government fast-tracked the development of a vaccine for 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that emerged from China last month. But it could take a year.

Scientists Are Desperately Working on a Coronavirus Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A breakdown of who is getting sick and dying from the coronavirus outbreak shows that elderly people and those who were already sick are getting hit harder.

The Coronavirus Outbreak is Most Dangerous for the Elderly

By Dan Robitzski

The coronavirus outbreak can cause extreme symptoms like coughing up blood or lung infections, but milder cases are more similar to the flu.

These Are the Symptoms of Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

We've tracked the total death toll over time of 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that originated in China last month. The graph will be updated as we learn more.

Here’s the Growing COVID-19 Death Toll in One Chilling Graph

By Dan Robitzski

An October 2019 simulation exercise found that a coronavirus pandemic could cause 65 million deaths and trigger a global financial crisis.

In a Recent Simulation, a Coronavirus Killed 65 Million People

By Kristin Houser

The number of people infected by the coronavirus — and dying from it — is quickly increasing, but has the outbreak reached the level of a pandemic?

Is the Coronavirus a Pandemic? Here’s What Experts Say.

By Kristin Houser

To cut down on risky human contact, doctors in Washington State are using robots and video conferences to monitor their coronavirus patient.

American Doctors Are Treating a Coronavirus Patient With a Robot

By Dan Robitzski

Australia now has five confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, meaning the virus has officially spread from China to a fourth continent.

Reports of Coronavirus Outbreak Hit Every Inhabited Continent

By Dan Robitzski

2019-nCoV, the virus behind a looming pandemic, has officially reached Europe. French officials confirmed the country and continent's first two cases.

The Mysterious Chinese Outbreak Just Reached Europe

By Dan Robitzski

The 2019-nCoV pandemic that began as a viral outbreak in Wuhan, China has rapidly spread to new countries. Here's how it progressed over time.

Here’s a Timeline of How China’s Viral Outbreak Spread Worldwide

By Dan Robitzski

As China struggles to keep a lid on the 2019-nCoV pandemic, it has now quarantined 12 cities and cancelled their public transportation.

China Has Now Quarantined 35 Million People to Prevent Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread, a prominent virologist predicts that it will be at least ten times worse than the 2003 SARS outbreak.

Virologist: China Virus Will Be At Least 10x Worse Than SARS

By Dan Robitzski

The city of Wuhan, China, wants to build an entire 1,000 bed hospital on a 25,000 square meter plot in just six days to treat coronavirus epidemic patients.

China Is Building a 1,000-Bed Hospital Specifically to Treat Mystery Epidemic

By Victor Tangermann

A genetic analysis of the virus behind the Chinese pandemic reveals that it likely originated from a snake at Wuhan's seafood market.

Mysterious Chinese Virus May Have Spread From Snakes

By Dan Robitzski

Now four cities in China are in lockdown quarantines to try and nip the coronavirus pandemic in the bud, trapping a total 20 million residents.

China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

According to a news bulletin, all travel out of Wuhan, China has been suspended in an attempt to contain the spreading 2019-nCoV virus.

China Quarantines Entire City Where Mystery Virus Outbreak Began

By Dan Robitzski

In the face of a worsening public health crisis, the Chinese government is censoring social media and articles about the Wuhan virus.

China Censored Info About Growing Pandemic on Social Media

By Dan Robitzski

The mysterious Chinese pneumonia-like coronavirus that originated from Wuhan, China, has officially reached the US, with one confirmed case in Washington.

Mysterious, Deadly Chinese Virus Officially Reaches the US

By Dan Robitzski

In an attempt to limit the spread of the pneumonia-like virus 2019-nCoV, the government in China is screening passengers on departing flights.

In China, Hazmat Teams Are Searching Flights For Deadly Outbreak

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese officials confirmed that the pneumonia-like virus that first emerged at a Wuhan seafood market can be transmitted from person-to-person.

Chinese Virus Is Spreading Between Humans, Prompting Outbreak Fears

By Dan Robitzski

The mysterious pneumonia-like virus that hit China last month has now spread to Japan and Thailand. Experts still aren't sure how.

China’s Mysterious Virus Spreads to Japan and Thailand

By Dan Robitzski

Last month in China, dozens of people in the city of Wuhan fell ill with a new disease, a strain of the pneumonia virus, and officials worry it may spread.

A Strange Disease Is Sweeping China

By Dan Robitzski