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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000; 13th U.S. Case Confirmed

The total numbers far exceed the toll of the 2003 SARS outbreak
As millions in China scramble to find and wear face masks they believe will protect them against the new coronavirus

Coronavirus Fears Have U.S. Pharmacies Running Out of Face Masks

Meanwhile, WHO holds meeting on fast-tracking vaccines, treatments for novel virus
A 60-year-old man living in Wuhan

Man Residing in China First U.S. Citizen to Die From Coronavirus

Not clear why man was not able to leave Wuhan on evacuation flights, but may have been too ill to fly
Recognizing individuals at risk for 2019 novel coronavirus infection is a key part of facilitating infection control and prevention and limiting transmission

CDC Outlines U.S. Process of Evaluating Patients for 2019-nCoV

210 symptomatic persons tested for 2019-nCoV; overall, 11 persons had laboratory-confirmed disease
More Americans have been evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China

More Americans Evacuated From China Due to Coronavirus

FDA announced Tuesday that it has fast-tracked a test for the virus to help speed screening efforts
Key computed tomography findings have been characterized for patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus

CT Scan Features Described for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection

Typical chest CT findings were bilateral parenchymal ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities
The Chinese doctor who was silenced by authorities when he was one of the first to sound the alarm about the coronavirus has died from the virus

Chinese Doctor Among First to Warn About Coronavirus Dies From Virus

Dr. Li Wenliang raised concerns about a cluster of illnesses that were similar to SARS
The World Health Organization is seeking $675 million to help countries deal with the expected spread of the new coronavirus that originated in China.

WHO Seeks $675 Million for Coronavirus Fight

In the last 24 hours, agency has recorded the largest increase in cases since the start of the epidemic
While health experts fear that the coronavirus outbreak in China will become a pandemic as infections topped 20

Second Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China

Fearing a pandemic, U.S. has begun to bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China
In a descriptive study published online Jan. 29 in The Lancet

Clinical Characteristics ID’d for 99 Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Second study shows 2019-nCoV closely related to bat-derived SARS-like coronaviruses, with 88 percent identity