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US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials offered a reality check Tuesday about the scary new virus from China: They're expanding screenings of international travelers and taking other precautions but for now, they insist the risk to Americans is very...

Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 28, 2020

Shares advanced in most Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street that reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 2.4%, to 27,289.55 after reopening from Lunar New Year holidays, while other Chinese...

Foreigners staying in virus-hit Wuhan now wonder what’s next

By DAKE KANG | January 28, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — As the U.S. evacuates some Americans out of the Chinese city hardest-hit by a viral outbreak, many like Doug Perez are opting to stay.It’s not that he’s unconcerned. Perez and his girlfriend have hunkered down in their apartment for...

Wuhan officials face questions, anger over virus response

By DAKE KANG | January 28, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — Last Wednesday evening, top officials in the central Chinese city of Wuhan settled into their seats at an auditorium for a Lunar New Year gala — even as a new virus that originated in their city was spreading rapidly.Dozens of actors,...

The Latest: AP source: Plane leaves China with Americans

January 28, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local):5:45 a.m.A U.S. State Department official has told The Associated Press that a chartered plane sent...

Bad timing: New virus poses threat to fragile world economy

By PAUL WISEMAN, JOE MCDONALD, and YURI KAGEYAMA | January 28, 2020

This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travelers and delivers profits of around $3,000 a month.But the place is empty. Wuhan, the center...

‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape

By CARA ANNA and ELIAS MESERET | January 28, 2020

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked the aisles and saw just two other shoppers, and fear sank in.“Everybody is scared. Scared of seeing anyone,”...

China wants Danish daily to apologize for virus cartoon

By JAN M. OLSEN | January 28, 2020

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — China demanded Monday that a major Danish newspaper, which angered Muslims worldwide by publishing drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, apologizes for a cartoon on the new virus outbreak in China.Jyllands-Posten’s chief...

Warren offers infectious-disease plan amid China outbreak

By WILL WEISSERT | January 28, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases as a new viral illness spreads in China.The Massachusetts senator on Tuesday unveiled a plan that includes...

US, others prepare evacuations as virus spreads from China

By JOE McDONALD | January 28, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people.Hong Kong's leader said it will cut all rail links to mainland...

China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and ALEXANDRA OLSON | January 28, 2020

Businesses around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their country as the coronavirus spreads.Hotels, airlines,...

The Latest: Fuss over Thai navy officers’ return from China

January 28, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):8:25 p.m.A Thai navy spokesman says 20 officers sent to Wuhan to oversee construction of Thailand's first new submarine have returned home after the Chinese city was...