No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open inRead More

New virus has infected more than 64,000 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 64,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring toRead More

US announces 15th virus case, this one in Texas evacuee

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday announced the country’s 15th confirmed case of the new coronavirus — an evacuee from China who hadRead More

US announces 15th virus case, this one in Texas evacuee

NEW YORK (AP) — Another case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in a U.S. evacuee from China, this one in a person underRead More

Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Fear. Surprising moments of levity. Soul-crushing boredom. Life on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port withRead More

New virus has infected more than 60,000 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 60,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring toRead More

New virus has infected more than 45,100 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 45,100 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring toRead More

China’s new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1,100

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing theRead More

Japan confirms 39 new virus cases, 174 total on cruise ship

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry said Wednesday that 39 new cases of a virus have been confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined at aRead More

‘Sudden and swift’ drop at Chinese eateries amid virus fears in MA

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ restaurant industry is reporting a “sudden and swift” decline in business at Chinese restaurants as a new virus has sickened tensRead More