February 5, 2020 Coronavirus testing kits to be sent to labs across US to speed up diagnoses: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week granted state laboratories permission to use the rapid coronavirus diagnostic test created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
February 5, 2020 Student group: Cornell's coronavirus concerns stem from ‘xenophobic perceptions of Asian people’ A Cornell University student group declared on Tuesday that the school is “buying into Sinophobic rhetoric” and “racist fear mongering” because it sent a mass email about the coronavirus.
February 5, 2020 Coronavirus in California sparks viral petition for school district to cancel classes until outbreak ends More than 14,000 people are calling for one California school district to temporarily close its doors amid the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus that’s killed nearly 500 people as of Wednesday.
February 5, 2020 Baby born to coronavirus patient tests positive for illness, Chinese state media says The child was born on Feb. 2, and had experienced shortness of breath before testing positive for the virus.
February 5, 2020 Medics treating coronavirus patients share toll illness is taking Medics posted photos of bruising and marks left on their faces by hazmat gear after working round-the-clock to treat coronavirus patients.
February 5, 2020 James Carafano: Coronavirus and China – Beijing's behavior confirms how bad the brand truly is Long before the coronavirus made international headlines, China’s Communist Party had an image problem.
February 4, 2020 Chinese doctor who sounded alarm on coronavirus says he was detained -- then got sick A Chinese doctor who claimed he quietly warned of the coronavirus outbreak that has besieged the country and resulted in hundreds of deaths said he was detained by authorities and eventually sickened.
February 4, 2020 How has coronavirus affected China's and the world’s economy compared to SARS outbreak? The deadly coronavirus, which was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, is sending ripples across the global business community as numerous firms close their doors and employees stay home in an effort to contain the outbreak from spreading.
February 4, 2020 Hong Kong sees thousands of medical workers strike as coronavirus spreads Hospitals in Hong Kong have scaled back services as thousands of medical workers went continued to strike Tuesday to demand the closure of the semi-autonomous region's border with mainland China after reports of its first coronavirus death.
February 4, 2020 Coronavirus: How are different countries responding to the outbreak? The deadly novel coronavirus has killed more than 420 people and infected at least 20,704 globally since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.
