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March 4, 2020 4:01 PM

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News coverage and resources related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

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March 4, 2020 3:43 PM

Who faces the greatest risk of severe illness from coronavirus?

The data from China offer insights into the way different age groups are affected after being infected.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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March 4, 2020 2:17 PM

Coronavirus: deaths reported in Calif. and Wash.; Los Angeles declares emergency

Two more people have died from COVID-19, raising the U.S. death toll to 11. The most recent death is connected to a cruise ship that traveled from the U.S. to Mexico.

by Bill Chappell

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March 4, 2020 12:41 PM

MN officials: 2 in self-quarantine after overseas exposure to COVID-19

State health officials are monitoring two people under self-quarantine after they came in close contact with someone confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus while in Europe. Officials say they were checked on the plane and both tested negative.

by Euan Kerr

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March 4, 2020 11:59 AM

The spread of coronavirus and the state of testing

The U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus has raised questions about how to determine who gets tested and when. We check in with an epidemiologist about the latest guidelines on testing for the respiratory virus.

by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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March 4, 2020 10:30 AM

Why the death rate from coronavirus is plunging in China

And what that means for the rest of the world. Researchers have found three likely reasons for the drop in the fatality rate.

by Nurith Aizenman

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March 4, 2020 10:07 AM

White House wants 'greater cooperation' from airlines for coronavirus fight

Vice President Pence has summoned the CEOs of major airlines to the White House on Wednesday to talk about data used to track down the fellow passengers of people later found to have coronavirus.

by Franco Ordoñez