Is Coronavirus the First Climate Plague?

Kim Brown / The Real News Network Feb 17, 2020 Journalists Bryn Nelson and Jane C. Hu explain why rising temperatures will fuel an increase in both deadly outbreaks and xenophobia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Virus Cases Fall; WHO Says China Bought the World Time

YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2020 U.N. agency urges countries to step up preparedness. The U.S. will fly home American passengers quarantined aboard a cruise ship in Japan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Virus Cases Rise as Experts Question China’s Numbers

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2020 Confirmed cases rise to 63,851 in mainland China, an increase of 5,090 from a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Trump the Worst of the Worst?

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 Beyond the big headlines, he is acting on policies that hurt the poor, immigrants, his political enemies and human existence itself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Fall in New Cases Raises Hope in Virus Outbreak in China

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 China's National Health Commission says 2,015 new cases were tallied on Tuesday, down from nearly 3,900 a week ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

British Traveler Illustrates How Easy It Can Be to Spread a Virus

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2020 The businessman comes in contact with dozens of other people, potentially infecting them before he is diagnosed and hospitalized. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hiring Surges in January as Americans Flood Into Job Market

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 Still, the economy faces threats from China’s viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles at Boeing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Coronavirus Panic Exposes the Pathology of Nationalism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 6, 2020 Solidarity, not alienation born of ignorance, is the solution to the health crisis and the racist response to it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chinese Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm About Virus Outbreak Dies

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2020 Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded by authorities in late December for "spreading rumors," succumbs to illness that has killed more than 560. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Reports Virus Death as Workers Strike at Hospitals

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 4, 2020 Medical staff members demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Gives Financial Markets $173 Billion Virus Shot

The Associated Press Feb 2, 2020 The nation's central bank tries to stabilize its economy amid an escalating health crisis, Trading resumes Monday after a 10-day hiatus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China Has to Feed 50 Million People Now on Lockdown

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Residents in the Wuhan area say that supermarkets remain stocked, but keeping them supplied is a massive governmental effort in logistics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )