A new case of novel coronavirus in Northern California is suspected to be the first known incident of person-to-person transmission in the general public in United States, officials said Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised concerns of a possible pandemic outbreak in the U.S. for the coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people and killed at least 2,700 across the globe. According to the agency, only 60 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the U.S. – none of which were in Florida. However, they are…

This interactive map shows the spread of the COVID-19 virus around the world since late January. Health officials in China first announced they were treating dozens of cases of an unknown illness on Dec. 31 and reported the first known death from the coronavirus on Jan. 11. The data used to compile this map comes from Johns Hopkins University, which…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Florida, but state officials are “carefully monitoring” the situation and are ready to respond to any possible outbreak. At a news conference Thursday, DeSantis said Florida officials are preparing and monitoring the situation along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Health….

A ride-sharing service in Beijing is offering their drivers a plastic sheet to separate the driver from passengers in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Jetblue Airways announced Wednesday it was waiving change and cancellation fees for all newly-booked flights as people grow worried over the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe.

Facebook on Thursday announced its decision to cancel its annual F8 software developer conference due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The conference was scheduled to take place on May 5 and 6 in McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Around 5,000 people attended last year’s event, a company spokeswoman told CNBC. “This was a tough call to…

Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit two weeks ago

With flu season well upon us, and concerns over the coronavirus growing, NBC 5’s Lauren Petty visited Northwestern Hospital and talked to Dr. Igor Koralnik. Koralnik shows us the right way to get your hands clean in 60 seconds.

Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district is preparing for any possible local impacts from coronavirus and has a plan in place to contain the spread of the virus. “@MDCPS has been vigilantly monitoring the #coronavirus since it was first reported. We’re prepared to implement @HealthyFla & @CDCgov recs, quickly activating all resources to inform parents, students &...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends these seven tips to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Saudi Arabia has halted travel to Islam’s holiest sites over fears about a new viral epidemic months ahead of the hajj pilgrimage.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, state surgeon general Dr. Scott Rivkees give an update on coronavirus on Feb. 27, 2020.

Officials say Pope Francis is sick and he skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday

The deadly coronavirus has health professionals around the globe on high alert. Now the disease is also causing problems for one of the world’s largest beverage producers.

As the worst-hit areas of Asia continued to struggle with a new virus, with hundreds more cases reported Thursday in South Korea and China, worries about infection and containment spread across the globe

Latin America saw its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide when Brazil’s government announced that a 61-year-old man who traveled to Italy this month had the virus.

Shares have fallen in Asia after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was stepping up its efforts to combat the virus outbreak that began in China.

President Donald Trump is facing a critical challenge as he tries to grapple with the new coronavirus outbreak: He must ask Americans to believe him even as he and some of his top advisers have contradicted government scientists in playing down the threat.

Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to a remote island in the Pacific, as the world worked to halt the fast-spreading virus that for the first time counted more new cases outside China than inside the country, where the epidemic originated….